1 Finning Ltd. has reported record revenue and net earnings for 1994.
2 The Vancouver-based equipment dealer, with Caterpillar dealerships in Canada, the United Kingdom, Poland and Chile, said revenue for the year ended Dec. 31, 1994, was up nearly 40 per cent.
3 Revenue was $1,457,538,000 compared to $1,042,957,000 in 1993, the company said in a news release Wednesday.
4 Net income increased to $61,421,000 or $1.60 a share from $22,271,000 or 60 cents a share in 1993.
5 Consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 was a record $380,052,000, up more than 12 per cent from the same period a year ago.
6 Earnings increased 85 per cent to $15,581,000.
7 Company president James Shepard credited the improvement in revenue to strong equipment and product support sales and financing activities.
8 The forestry market saw a recovery in pulp and paper to complement the continued strength of the solid wood sector and demand for natural gas maintained momentum for pipeline installations, he said.

Consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec . 31 was a record $ 380 , 052 , 000 , up more than 12 per cent from the same period a year ago .
up more than 12 per cent
Why was it up so  much?