i didnt get that same prob shaun -

WR-03-QQ- 00006.0 / 3 , 4 /

=F39&G39&H39&I39&J39&K39&L39

produced

WR-03-QQ-00006.0/3,4/

the cells F39 to L39 i have formatted as TEXT & the formula cell as GENERAL,