keller group plc said thursday that its performance has continued at record levels since the end of the first half and to oct 30 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment and that its performance for the year will be in line with managements expectations the londonlisted geotechnical specialist contractor said this will be supported by a foreignexchange tailwind it said its order book remains at a high level and was supported by a solid flow of orders including a 45 millionpound 536 million initial works order for saudi arabias neom project which encompasses the creation of a 170kilometer or 105mile linear city the company said its performance in north america has been as expected with a continued high level of activity and that the challenges in the foundations business relating to inflation and supplychain issues which hurt firsthalf profitability have started to reverse keller said its performance in europe remained robust despite operational challenges stemming from the disruption and economic uncertainty generated by the war in ukraine the board said it will recommend a 5 increase in the final dividend to 245 pence taking 2022s total dividend to 377 pence from 359 pence the year prior our substantial order book together with the significant potential of the neom project support our confidence in the groups prospects in both the short and medium term the company said shares at 0826 gmt were flat at 695 pence