A new sector, this one won by Glasgow-based temporary power provider Aggreko, riding high thanks to global demand for its generators for everything from music festivals to mining exploration. Shares have risen 540% in five years and it expects profits of £320m this year. Credit reference business Experian’s first-half revenues were up 11% to $2.3bn, and it bought Colombian oppo Computec for $400m. There were smiles all round at Babcock, where first-half profits rose 96% to £80m, due in part to the South African mining boom. Supplier of carrier bags to coffee cups in 23 countries, Bunzl has £300m to spend on growth. Outgoing Tesco chairman David Reid is expected to join Intertek as its new chairman early in 2012.
BMAC 2011 by sector: Business support services
| QMan | Rank | FS | Rank | QG&S | Rank | AAT | Rank | |
| Aggreko | 8.8 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 8.9 | 1 | 8.1 | 1 |
| Babcock International | 7.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 7 | 7.4 | 5 | 7.4 | 3 |
| Bunzl | 7.9 | 2 | 8.3 | 2 | 7.8 | 3 | 6.5 | 7 |
| Capita Group | 7.0 | 6 | 7.4 | 5 | 6.8 | 7 | 7.1 | 5 |
| Experian Group | 7.3 | 5 | 8.1 | 3 | 8.0 | 2 | 7.6 | 2 |
| G4S | 7.0 | 7 | 6.9 | 9 | 6.3 | 9 | 6.0 | 9 |
| Homeserve | 7.4 | 4 | 7.7 | 4 | 6.7 | 8 | 6.5 | 7 |
| Intertek | 6.9 | 8 | 7.3 | 6 | 7.6 | 4 | 7.1 | 4 |
| Rentokil Initial | 5.6 | 10 | 5.6 | 10 | 4.8 | 10 | 5.6 | 10 |
| Serco Group | 6.7 | 9 | 7.0 | 8 | 7.1 | 6 | 6.8 | 6 |
| 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
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| VLTI | Rank | CI | Rank | QMar | Rank | C&ER | Rank | UCA | Rank | TOTAL | Rank | |
| Aggreko | 8.2 | 1 | 7.4 | 3 | 7.1 | 3 | 5.8 | 10 | 8.5 | 1 | 71.2 | 1 |
| Babcock International | 7.9 | 2 | 7.1 | 5 | 7.0 | 4 | 6.3 | 5 | 7.6 | 3 | 65.6 | 3 |
| Bunzl | 7.4 | 3 | 6.2 | 8 | 6.4 | 7 | 6.6 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 65.2 | 4 |
| Capita Group | 5.9 | 9 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.8 | 6 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 6 | 60.9 | 7 |
| Experian Group | 7.3 | 6 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 9 | 6.9 | 5 | 66.2 | 2 |
| G4S | 6.6 | 7 | 5.9 | 9 | 6.0 | 8 | 6.6 | 2 | 6.2 | 9 | 57.3 | 9 |
| Homeserve | 7.4 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.6 | 1 | 6.2 | 7 | 6.3 | 8 | 63.4 | 6 |
| Intertek | 7.3 | 5 | 7.2 | 4 | 6.8 | 5 | 6.4 | 3 | 7.2 | 4 | 63.8 | 5 |
| Rentokil Initial | 4.9 | 10 | 5.1 | 10 | 5.5 | 10 | 6.2 | 8 | 5.5 | 10 | 48.6 | 10 |
| Serco Group | 6.5 | 8 | 6.3 | 7 | 6.0 | 8 | 6.3 | 4 | 6.6 | 7 | 59.4 | 8 |
| 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 621.6 |
Key |
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| QMan FS QG&S AAT VLTI CI Q Mar C&ER UCA |
Quality of Management Financial Soundness Quality of Goods & Services Ability to Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent Value as a Long Term Investment Capacity to Innovate Quality of Marketing Community and Environmental Responsibility Use of Corporate Assets |
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