Tenon's Raynor upbeat despite downturn threat

Tenon boss remains bullish on mid-tier firm's prospects as signs of an economic slowdown loom large

Written by David Jetuah

Tenon boss Andy Raynor has put his faith in the opportunism of British business owners to ride out a predicted economic downturn.

'Entrepreneurs scrap. They are tough. They will probably view a downturn as much as an opportunity to increase performance,' he told The Sunday Telegraph.

The firm, which has less than £20m of debt, focuses on the entrepeneurial market to generate the bulk of its revenues. Raynor is curently spearheading Tenon's ambitious push to become a £250m turnover business by 2012.

Tenon had sales of £137.5m and profits before tax of £12.4m in the year to June 2007. Brokers at Numis forecast an increase in pre-tax profits to £14.2m this year.

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