Construction group Kier says yet to suffer any Brexit impact

Sept 21 (Reuters) - British construction and support services company Kier Group (LSE: KIE.L - news) has so far suffered no material impact from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, it said on Thursday after posting a 44 percent jump in underlying operating profit.

Kier, the activities of which range from building power stations to outsourcing work for local councils, reported underlying operating profit of 150 million pounds ($196 million)for the year to June 30.

Though the June 23 Brexit vote was at the very end of Kier's financial year, the company said its resilience is demonstrated by an order book amounting to 8.7 billion pounds.

The company noted some investor and occupier caution in the property market after the Brexit vote but said there has been no noticeable impact on the performance of its property unit.

"We will continue to provide a network of local, regional and national services and maintain our disciplined risk managed approach to new work," Kier said in a statement. ($1 = 0.7648 pounds) (Reporting by Esha Vaish in Bengaluru; Editing by David Goodman)