UPDATE 1-British equipment hire firm Ashtead results on track after Q3 profit rise
March 07, 2017 at 03:01 AM EST
March 7 (Reuters) - Britain's Ashtead Group Plc stuck by its annual earnings forecast on Tuesday as strong growth in the industrial equipment hire company's main North American market and a weaker British pound helped it to an 8 percent rise in third-quarter profits.