Operator

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today, the Weir Group PLC Q1 IMS. My name is Sammy, and I'll be coordinating your call today. [Operator Instructions] I'll now hand over to your host, Jon Stanton, Chief Executive Officer, to begin. Please go ahead, Jon.

Jon Stanton
CEO & Director

Thanks, Sammy, and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today for our first quarter 2026 trading update. As usual, I'm joined by our CFO, Brian Puffer, and after my remarks, we'll be pleased to take your questions.

First, I'll talk about the Q1 statement and then come back to today's other news at the end. So starting with the external environment, demand fundamentals in mining remain positive, underpinned by structural growth in critical metals such as copper, iron ore and gold. Our customers continue to prioritize productivity, debottlenecking, and expansion projects at existing sites alongside investment in technologies that improve sustainability and reduce total cost of ownership.

Demand for large equipment projects is picking up pace. In the quarter, we picked a GBP 20 million order for GEHO pumps in India, further evidence of our market-leading slurry transportation solutions and the pipeline of larger expansion opportunities is really encouraging. Adding to our larger wins, we booked a number of smaller strategic orders in the quarter. We continue to see market share gains in our core WARMAN pump and ESCO GET brands and the pipeline