DUBLIN, June 20 (Reuters) - Building insulation specialist Kingspan said on Monday it had seen the mood in most end markets deteriorate over the last two months with order intake volume down significantly year-on-year in May and June.

Orders were still up this month and last on the same pre-pandemic period in 2019 and the Irish firm said on Monday that it expects to report a record first-half trading profit in the region of 415 million euros ($436.66 million), up around 26% year-on-year.

That was driven by a strong first quarter when sales jumped 47% year-on-year.

Kingspan, which has 129 manufacturing sites in more than 70 countries around the world, said its global backlog of orders on hand in insulated panels, by far is largest product, was down 2% in volume at the end of May having been 19% ahead at end-March.

"Kingspan is positioned strongly overall for medium term and beyond," it said in a statement. ($1 = 0.9504 euros) (Reporting by Padraic Halpin, Editing by Louise Heavens)