Fliway CEO Hawkseby optimistic of bouncing back after 'tough' 2017, shares gain

Fliway CEO Hawkseby optimistic of bouncing back after 'tough' 2017, shares gain
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Oct. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Fliway Group chief executive Duncan Hawkesby expects the transport and logistics firm will bounce back from a "tough" 2017 with all three business lines operating better than a year earlier.  Speaking to shareholders at today's annual meeting in Auckland, Hawkesby said 2017 was "a tough year financially" although a number of those costs were one-offs and the results are starting to improve. Fliway posted a 31 percent decline in annual profit to $3.9 million in 2017, even as revenue edged up 3.4 perc...