Firstpress posts 2009 revenues

Dubai-based Firstpress Middle East, a manufacturer of blow moulded plastic containers and wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based Firstpress Ltd, has said its total revenue at the end of 2009 had increased by 49% to reach in excess of Dhs10m, compared to Dhs6.75m in 2008. The group said that the growth was due to "an increase in local and regional demand, its strategic location, innovation and its recent addition of two more machines, which led to 50% increase in its production capacity."