In interim figures released the morning, the Cambridge digital specialist posted sales of 92.0m for the first six months of the year, and pre-tax profit of 12.4m.

Domino group managing director Nigel Bond said that the 7% growth in sterling turnover translated to 9% in local currencies, of which 3% was added by "organic growth".

The other 6% came from the group's three recently-acquired businesses, German firms Wiedenbach and Pri-Ma-Tech and fume extraction specialist Purex.

Bond also revealed that the firm has signed the first orders for its K-series high-speed ink-jet printers, but declined to say who had bought the machines, which were launched last week.