Johnson Service Group shares climb as it cleans up in first half

AIM-listed textile rental specialist Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) has seen its share price climb by 7.10% to 160p (as of 13:30 BST) after it said that it was on track to outperform current market expectations for the financial year.

The company reported that trading through the year to date has been strong with encouraging organic growth and that the construction of its new facility in Leeds was proceeding on schedule and within budget. Results for the first six months of 2019 will be published in September.