LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British support services firmCarillion said it had seen a significant rise infirst-half revenue, putting it on track to meet marketexpectations for 2015 and beyond.
The company, which maintains railways, roads and militarybases, said the pace of new order intake slowed in the firsthalf as the British national election delayed public-sectorcontract awards, but the value of its secured and probableorders remained strong at about 17 billion pounds ($26.3billion).
Analysts on average expect Carillion to report full-yearpretax profit of 178.2 million pounds, according to a ThomsonReuters poll of 10.($1 = 0.6470 pounds) (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)