strix group plc said wednesday that revenue and adjusted pretax profit rose in 2021 driven by organic growth and the acquisition of laica the uk kettlesafetycontrols supplier said that adjusted pretax profitwhich strips out exceptional and other oneoff itemswas 322 million pounds 422 million compared with gbp309 million a year earlier pretax profit was gbp215 million compared with gbp255 million a year earlier revenue for the period was gbp1194 million compared with gbp953 million in 2020 despite the positive demand backdrop headwinds include increases in commodity prices freight cost inflation supply chain and adverse foreign exchange rates it said the company proposed an increased final dividend of 560 pence a share compared with 525 pence a year earlier shares in strix group at 0805 gmt were down 1900 pence or 79 at 22100 pence