Computacenter has reported a 30.8% surge in revenue at constant currency to £3.99bn in its opening half results.

The IT company also recorded a gross profit of £502.4m in H1, which was up by 8.6% against the same period last year.

Computacenter, publishing its figures for the six months to 30 June, recorded a significant jump in its technology sourcing revenue, which climbed to £3.18bn in H1, a figure up by 40.6% on last year on a constant currency basis.

The FTSE 250 listed company, which provides IT services to public and private-sector customers, said its H1 performance had been driven by “good growth” in the UK, as well as “excellent growth” in North America. This helped to offset what it described as “softer performances” in Germany and France.

Computacenter CEO, Mike Norris, commented: “We executed well during the first half delivering growth in both technology sourcing and services against a backdrop of significant macroeconomic and political uncertainty.

“Furthermore, we have significantly expanded our base of major customers over the past year, reinforcing our resilience and positioning ourselves for sustainable growth.”

Norris added: “Looking to the full year, we have a healthy order backlog position and have made a strong start to our third quarter, especially in North America. As a result, we continue to expect growth in adjusted operating profit for the full year.”

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