Year ended 31 Dec 2017 £m			Note	Half year to 30 June 2018 £m	Half year to 30 June 2017 £m
159.9		Net cash from operating activities	8	71.3	73.0
		Investing activities
(73.3)		Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(31.0)	(28.2)
3.7		Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets		1.1	1.7
(5.2)		Purchases of intangible fixed assets		(1.1)	(3.2)
(14.2)		Acquisition of businesses		(1.3)	(5.2)
(89.0)		Net cash used in investing activities		(32.3)	(34.9)
		Financing activities
0.1		Interest received		0.1	–
(2.1)		Interest paid		(0.9)	(1.2)
(30.6)		Dividends paid		(70.5)	(20.5)
(5.0)		Repayments of bank loans		(20.0)	(5.0)
(0.1)		Payments of obligations under finance leases		–	–
–		Own shares purchased		(1.3)	–
–		New bank loans raised		40.0	–
(37.7)		Net cash used in financing activities		(52.6)	(26.7)
33.2		Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(13.6)	11.4
6.2		Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		39.6	6.2
0.2		Effect of foreign exchange rate changes		(0.4)	0.1
39.6		Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8	25.6	17.7