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Notes to the accounts

13 Property, plant and equipment

 

Land and
buildings
£m

Plant and
machinery
£m

Fixtures,
fittings,
tools and
equipment
£m

Total
£m

Cost or valuation

       

At 6 August 2006

245.1

653.0

337.3

1,235.4

Exchange adjustments

(5.0)

(13.8)

(4.6)

(23.4)

Reclassification

 

14.6

(14.6)

 

Business combinations

 

1.0

1.0

2.0

Additions *

9.4

40.3

23.2

72.9

Transfers to disposal groups held for sale at year end

(0.7)

 

(6.6)

(7.3)

Transfer to disposal group sold by the year end

(89.1)

(338.5)

(161.5)

(589.1)

Disposals

(4.2)

(13.7)

(14.7)

(32.6)

At 31 July 2007

155.5

342.9

159.5

657.9

Exchange adjustments

8.4

18.1

10.8

37.3

Reclassification

1.0

(1.8)

0.8

 

Business combinations

2.8

2.9

2.2

7.9

Additions

9.9

31.2

23.1

64.2

Disposals

(4.8)

(10.1)

(7.2)

(22.1)

Adjustments to acquisitions and disposals in prior years

(1.4)

6.7

 

5.3

At 31 July 2008

171.4

389.9

189.2

750.5

Depreciation

       

At 6 August 2006

78.3

407.0

252.3

737.6

Exchange adjustments

(2.3)

(8.2)

(3.5)

(14.0)

Reclassification

 

10.4

(10.4)

 

Charge for the period *

5.4

28.6

18.2

52.2

Impairment charge

5.9

2.2

 

8.1

Transfers to disposal groups held for sale at year end

(0.2)

 

(4.2)

(4.4)

Transfer to disposal group sold by the year end

(23.7)

(210.7)

(128.5)

(362.9)

Disposals

(0.3)

(10.1)

(9.2)

(19.6)

At 31 July 2007

63.1

219.2

114.7

397.0

Exchange adjustments

2.6

12.1

7.7

22.4

Reclassification

0.8

(1.1)

0.3

 

Charge for the year

5.4

28.9

18.9

53.2

Impairment charge

0.3

   

0.3

Disposals

(3.7)

(7.3)

(6.6)

(17.6)

Adjustments to acquisitions and disposals in prior years

(7.8)

6.7

 

(1.1)

At 31 July 2008

60.7

258.5

135.0

454.2

Net book value at 31 July 2008

110.7

131.4

54.2

296.3

Net book value at 31 July 2007

92.4

123.7

44.8

260.9

Net book value at 6 August 2006

166.8

246.0

85.0

497.8

* For the period ending 31 July 2007 the additions and the depreciation charge include the respective costs and charge for discontinued operations and disposal groups for the period prior to becoming a disposal group.

The impairment charge of £8.1m in the period ended 31 July 2007 arose when property, plant and equipment was written down to fair value less costs to sell prior to being classified as being held for sale. The charge has been recognised in the results of John Crane.

 

2008
£m

2007
£m

Capital expenditure commitments – contracted but not provided for

11.5

16.9


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