ENGINEERING group Meggitt, which operates two sites in East Lancashire, has made a strong start to the year.

Chairman Ken Coates told the group's annual general meeting that sales in the first four months of 1997 were up nine per cent on last year.

Meggitt operates fuel management firm Meggitt Petroleum and rubber specialists Silicone Engineering in Blackburn.

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