sig said wednesday that its firsthalf reported revenue rose 5 and it expects to deliver fullyear underlying operating profit toward the lower end of the range of market expectations the ukbased buildingmaterials supplier said that reported revenue rose to 142 billion pounds 181 billion though this was roughly flat on a likeforlike revenue basis reflecting volume declines offset by input price inflation the company said market conditions remained challenging and variable with a notable softening in demand in france and germany in the last two months of the period it said it expects weak and uncertain demand conditions to continue for the rest of the year along with a continued albeit moderating revenue tailwind from input price inflation however sig expects the second half to benefit from productivity initiatives and a profit on a single specific property move as well as progress on strategic and operational initiatives it expects to deliver a 2023 underlying operating profit within the range of analyst expectations which it provided as being gbp653 million to gbp840 million with a consensus of gbp742 million though towards the lower end of that range