Vestas, the energy firm hit by protests in the UK over job cuts, has posted lower-than-expected quarterly profits.
Earnings before interest and tax in June to April were €78 million (£70 million), down from €92 million (£79 million) in the corresponding period in 2008.
The Danish firm has been hit by job cuts across its facilities and a drop in orders.
The most high profile protest at the losses came on the Isle of Wight, where hundreds of sacked workers refused to leave the factory they worked in.
In Denmark 1,142 jobs were lost and 12 per cent fewer wind turbines shipped during the last quarter.
But Vestas said it still expected to finish the year with sales of €7.2 billion (£6.2 billion) and an operating profit margin of up to 13 per cent.
'In spite of the weak order intake since the onset of the credit crisis, Vestas retains its forecast for 2009,' a statement said.
Earnings before interest and tax in June to April were €78 million (£70 million), down from €92 million (£79 million) in the corresponding period in 2008.
The Danish firm has been hit by job cuts across its facilities and a drop in orders.
The most high profile protest at the losses came on the Isle of Wight, where hundreds of sacked workers refused to leave the factory they worked in.
In Denmark 1,142 jobs were lost and 12 per cent fewer wind turbines shipped during the last quarter.
But Vestas said it still expected to finish the year with sales of €7.2 billion (£6.2 billion) and an operating profit margin of up to 13 per cent.
'In spite of the weak order intake since the onset of the credit crisis, Vestas retains its forecast for 2009,' a statement said.
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