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Trane bookings up 34% in Q2

IRELAND: Trane Technologies has reported a robust performance in Q2 with huge increases in bookings and revenue in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) segment.  

Overall, the company saw bookings rise 34% to $4.4bn and revenues up 22% to $3.8bn.

Bookings in EMEA were up 67% to $629.8m and revenues up 40% to $523.2m in the quarter to the end of June. Organic bookings and revenues were up 53% and 28%, respectively. 

The Americas, the group’s largest sales area, reported bookings of $3,359m, up 31% on the same period last year. Revenues were up 21% to $2,971.6m.

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