Aukett Swanke Group's chairman buys new shares

7th Jul 2015 15:58

Aukett Swanke Group announced on Tuesday its chairman has purchased new shares in the company.Anthony Simmonds, the non executive chairman of Aukett since 2012, bought 50,000 shares for an individual price of 7.12p, spending £35,000.After the transaction, Simmonds holds 450,000 shares in the architectural and design services provider.Last month, the group lifted its pre-tax profit by 9% and said it would look to the Middle East for growth."The run up to the general election in the UK caused some softening in the UK market in the first half whilst Russia and Turkey were impacted by, variously, currency volatility and political uncertainty which deferred local client decision-making," chief executive Nicholas Thompson said at the time.