XP Power Chairman keeps the faith
23rd Jul 2012 16:32
James Peters, the Deputy Chairman of XP Power, which makes power control components for the electronics industry, underlined his support of the company with the purchase of 11,000 shares on the same day the company posted declining half year revenue and profits. Peters handed over 1,010.50p per sh
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Treveria, Leaf Clean, Goals...
20th Jul 2012 14:17
Treveria, a German retail-focused real estate investment company, has entered into a standstill agreement with Deutsche Bank to facilitate discussions relating to an existing debt facility with the bank. In July last year the firm signed a one year loan extension the debt facility. Leaf Clean Ener
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Caza, Tower Resources, Noventa...
2nd Feb 2012 12:17
Mining firm Noventa says that operations have suffered from a "plague" of beetles as a result of tropical storms which have hit the firm's Marropino site in Mozambique over the past 10 days. The Rove Beetle is very poisonous and around 30% of the workforce at Marropino have been affected by the seve
Read moreColt boss buys on weakness
22nd Jul 2011 15:18
Colt chief executive Rakesh Bhasin took advantage of a sharp drop in the communications company's share price to buy a big stake. The firm, which used to be called City of London Communications, yesterday announced a revenue decline of 3.5% in the first half of the year, mainly driven by a decline
Read moreAmphion takes bath on sale of Myconostica stake
24th May 2011 13:54
Penny stock Amphion Innovations, the developer of medical and technology businesses, saw its share price dive after its net asset value was shaved by a penny as a result of a disposal. The company has sold its stake partner company, Myconostica to Lab21, a privately owned medical diagnostics busine
Read moreAmphion revenues hit by IP programme shake-up
28th Feb 2011 10:01
Full-year revenues at Amphion Innovations, a developer of medical and technology businesses, fell by 53% to $4.09m in 2010, after a reorganisation at its intellectual property (IP) licensing programme. The shares fell 13%. Gross profit for the 12 months to 31 December fell from $5.79m to $3.08m a
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Costain, Nostra Terra Oil, EG Solutions
5th Jan 2011 11:11
Construction and engineering group Costain has been appointed by Lewisham Council to rebuild four more schools worth £71m after reaching financial close on the fourth phase of its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project. "Costain is delighted to have reached financial close on the fourth ph
Read moreAsia Citrus director makes juicy share sale
18th Oct 2010 17:35
Cheung Wai Sun, an executive director Asian Citrus, the largest orange plantation owner in China, has pocketed more than £6.7m from a share sale. He sold 60,000 shares at HK$9.34 (75.5p) and 30,000 at $9.25. He still has options over 1.32m shares. Asian Citrus has two plantations, one of about 30.
Read moreAmphion banking on IP programme recovery
10th Sep 2010 16:05
Amphion Innovations, developer of medical and technology businesses, saw loss before tax broaden to $2.74m in the first half of 2010 from $0.11m the year before. Revenue slumped to $1.63m from $4.01m the year before, with the entire decrease attributable to the shortfall in licensing revenue. Am
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Havelock Europa, imJack, Oxus Gold...
8th Jun 2010 11:22
Shopfitter and point of sale printing group Havelock Europa plunged Tuesday after it announced its intention to give up its full stock market listing and move to AIM. The decision to drop down to the junior market was driven by cost and the simplification of the company's administrative and regulat
Read moreAmphion Innovations: Markets Remain Challenging
8th Jun 2010 07:22
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Amphion Innovations Plc (AMP.LN), a developer of companies in the medical and technology sectors, announced Tuesday that markets remain challenging, particularly the sourcing of capital for early stage technology companies. MAIN FACTS: -Amphion has responded through gener
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Amphion, Bioquell, Ablon...
16th Mar 2010 10:50
Shares in Amphion Innovations jumped after the medical and technology sector said it was cautious but confident in the strength of its model following a year which saw revenue increase to $8.6m from $7.1m in 2008, but losses increase to $2.9m from $1.8m. Shares in Bioquell moved in the other direct
Read moreSmall caps round up: Mirada, Turbotec, GBG ...
15th Mar 2010 12:22
Shares in Mirada jumped after the audio-visual interaction specialist said it had won a research and development contract with an unnamed European telecommunications operator. Heat exchanger manufacturer Turbotec is to expand its manufacturing activities in Hickory, North Carolina as it relocates i
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Ceramic Fuel, Cosalt, e2v, ...
2nd Feb 2010 11:12
Alternative energy firm Ceramic Fuel Cells has won an order for its BlueGen power and heating unit from Kiwa Gas Technology in fthe Netherlands for delivery in the second quarter of 2010. The company also welcomed the government's unveiling of its feed-in tariffs for small scale low carbon electric
Read moreAnglo Pacific chiefs bank £2m
21st Sep 2009 16:05
The top men at miner Anglo Pacific have sold over £2m of stock after the price doubled inside six months. Chairman Peter Boycott and chief executive Brian Wides both got rid of 500,000 shares at 210p a go, netting each just over £1m. Boycott still owns 2.83m shares, or 2.65% of the company, worth
Read more