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ADHESIVE maker Scapa, which manufactures the sticky part of bandages and plasters as well as industrial tape and cable casing, rose after delivering record sales and profit.

The healthcare side of the business did particularly well, helped along by two acquisitions. The industrials branch suffered from a slowdown in the car manufacturing and cable markets, but overall revenue was still up 7pc to £311.8m.

Shares jumped 13.9pc, or 44p, to 360.5p.