Shares in Stadium Group plc (LON:SDM) were on a surge in early deals after the electronics firm reported a healthy rise in its order book.
Ahead of a presentation to investors this afternoon, the supplier of connectivity solutions, power supplies, human machine interface products and electronic assemblies said the order book now stood at more than £28mln, up from £25.8mln at the end of 2016.
The shares shot up to 119p on the news from last night's close of 114p.
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The board said Stadium had traded in line with expectations in the first quarter.
It remains confident the company's offering of complementary electronic technologies and specialist design-focused engineering expertise continues to be attractive to customers.
The growing demand already seen in the first quarter is expected to continue, further underpinning 2017 expectations, the company said.
The presentation slides and recorded audio from the investor presentation will be available on the Stadium web site shortly after the event finishes.