Thanks to the revamping of its main site at Schwertberg in Austria, injection moulding machinery manufacturer Engel (www.engel.at) was able to lift sales by 27% in the first half of financial year 2003 (1 April-30 September) and expand its market share further, Peter Neumann, chairman of the Engel holding told journalists attending the "Fakuma" trade fair. Although earnings were running an estimated 10-15% below 2001, Neumann said operations were solidly in the black. Engel is banking on new technologies and expansion in packaging machinery to keep business on track despite a difficult market environment.