Small caps round-up: Carr's Milling, Hawtin, Manroy...

11th Jan 2011 10:58

Agriculture and engineering firm Carr's Milling traded ahead of expectations during the 18 weeks to 1 January, helped by the successful integration of the acquisitions made during 2010. The agriculture division - feed blocks, fertilisers and fuels - was strong, while engineering and the food unit were better than last year.Wales-based retail property group Hawtin has let all of The Gateway industrial/warehouse development in Abercynon, South Wales.Furniture and glassware maker Furniture Origins (UK) Limited has taken a 10-year lease on the entire building at a rent rising to £200,000 a year by year five.Heavy machine gun manufacturer Manroy has sealed a £1.3m spare parts contract with "a Government in the Middle East" and a three-year technical support contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.Sefton Resources, which has assets in the East Ventura Basin of California and the Forest City Basin of eastern Kansas, grew 2010 oil sales revenues by over 40% to $4.13m.It shipped about 3,940 barrels of crude oil during December yielding an estimated $325,000 in gross revenue thanks to an increase in the oil price since November.