Cadcentre Group Plc, the Cambridge UK design software supplier to the process and power industries, has seen revenue climb 30% in the first quarter of the current year. There has been strong growth in the German market and a noticeable improvement in Japan and Korea, chairman Richard King told the company’s annual meeting. The shares rose 8.5% to 190 pence after he reported a 20% increase in underlying revenue with the balance made up from the customer base acquired from AEA Technology Plc in April (CI No 3,643).