Double-glazing and conservatories business CR Smith has revealed plans to expand into the English market after reporting a fifth consecutive year of turnover growth by its core business.

The Fife-based firm’s CR Smith Glaziers arm reached £21.4 million for the year to end-February, up from £19.6m in the previous year. Its operating profit fell to £169,000 from £2.6m, but the latter benefited from a one-off payment of £4.3m.

Separate entity CR Smith Manufacturing also saw its operating profit fall, again to about £169,000 from £273,000, as turnover edged up to £7.3m from £7.1m.

Executive chairman Gerard Eadie told The Scotsman that CR Smith expects to start selling products in England in the coming year, highlighting the potential appeal of markets in areas such as Manchester and Cheshire.

“I’m delighted with the way things are going,” he said.

Eadie highlighted a “huge” expansion programme, with investment in the likes of high-tech machinery, and said he planned to increase the group’s headcount, at about 430 currently, in line with company growth.

He said: “We’ve got an established Scottish business but we’ve got to expand geographically.”

Eadie added that growing into England was “something that we’ve got to actively pursue”.

“We need to move out of Scotland and the potential is there,” said Mr Eadie.