Furthermore, the company claimed that it was beginning to see anecdotal evidence that business in the UK may also be picking up.

UK managing director Quen Baum said: "I had a salesman call me last week and say he had three unprompted phone calls in one day, I don't think that has happened in nine months."

Its US subsidiary, Morgana USA,  posted a 7% increase in sales in 2009 compared to the previous year, marking five continuous years of growth, despite a tough year of trading.

Morgana’s overall results will be announced at the end of June, but Baum said he is confident that sales would continue to show an upward trend.