Christie opens Polish office
4th Oct 2012 10:28
Christie Group, a business services firm, has opened a new office in Warsaw as it seeks to expand its presence in the Polish and Ukrainian markets. Christie & Co, the group's specialist property advice subsidiary, now has 14 offices across the globe. It has appointed Warsaw native Adam Konieczny a
Read moreChristie Group creates largest UK specialist pharmacy agent
1st May 2012 15:40
Christie Group, a business services firm, has acquired specialist pharmacy business agents Orridge Business Sales for an undisclosed sum, creating the UK's largest specialist pharmacy agency and advisory practice. The acquisition of is being made to enable the group to further exploit opportunitie
Read moreChristie Group takes a hit after profits fall
4th Apr 2012 09:21
Shares in business services firm Christie Group fell on Wednesday after the firm said profits were down and it was cutting its dividend. The company, which focuses on the retail, leisure and care sectors, posted a pre-tax profit of £0.6m for 2011, down from £0.9m the year before. However, a one-of
Read moreChristie chief exec tops up
30th Sep 2011 14:20
The chief executive of surveying, valuation and rent review group Christie, David Rugg, has upped his stake in the company, spending £60,000 on shares. He took 100,000 at 60p a time and now has about 2.6m or 10.3% of the company. Christie works with the retail, leisure and care sectors and has off
Read moreChristie in profit for the year
28th Mar 2011 08:20
Christie Group, back in the black at the half-way stage, kept up its recovery through the rest of the year, making its first annual profit since 2007. The company, which provides structuring and finance, valuation and rent reviews, made £939,000 before tax in 2010 compared with a loss of £3.7m the
Read moreSmall caps round-up: BP Marsh, Christie
14th Feb 2011 13:03
Venture capital provider BP Marsh said all the companies in which it has invested are developing to the board's satisfaction. The group ended its financial year (31/1/11) with net cash of £0.5m, down from £0.6m at the end of July. Christie Group's transaction and advisory practice has completed the
Read moreChristie completes £7m restaurant sale
25th Nov 2010 07:58
Christie Group has sold the leasehold interests of 28 non-core eateries for Paramount Restaurants at an average of more than £250,000 each - over £7m in total. The company, which also provides structuring and finance, valuation and rent reviews, offloaded 12 Brasserie Gerards, eight Caffè Unos, fou
Read moreNewly appointed QinetiQ non-exec buys
18th Nov 2010 17:22
Recently appointed non-executive director Paul Murray has invested nearly £50,000 in defence group QinetiQ following the release of its interim figures. Murray bought 44,377 shares at 112.08p a share. This is his total holding in QinetiQ. He was appointed to the board on 25 October. Murray is al
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Networkers International, Chrisite, i-design
13th Sep 2010 18:55
Telecoms and IT recruitment firm Networkers International has increased its underlying profit by 23% to £2.32m in the first half of 2010. Net fee income was 5% higher at £12.1m. Trading is better than it was in 2009 but it is some way off a full recovery. Net debt was £7.38m at the end of June 2010.
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Acta, Hampson, Leni Gas & Oil ...
20th Jul 2010 12:35
Clean energy products group Acta has signed an agreement to supply generators that produce clean hydrogen to Girelli Bruni, a company that installs equipment on forecourts of petrol stations in Italy. Aerospace group Hampson has appointed US national Norman Jordan, chairman and chief executive of L
Read moreUPDATE: Going, Going, Gone...Vintage Wall & Broad Sign Sells
22nd Jun 2010 21:22
(Adds information on bidder, background, in the second, third and fourth paragraphs.) By Joe Bel Bruno Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The vintage street sign marking the corner of Wall Street and Broad Street that legendary financier John Pierpont Morgan saw every day on hi
Read moreChristie Group Returns To Profit, Backs Full-Year View
16th Jun 2010 11:23
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Christie Group PLC (CTG.LN), a provider of business services, said Wednesday it has returned to profit and has seen transaction volumes in the professional business services division building steadily from the low experienced a year ago, matched by a healthy increase in the numbe
Read moreChristie Group reduces losses, positive outlook
29th Mar 2010 08:37
Christie Group said it entered 2010 in better shape with an outlook 'a good deal more positive' than at this time last year. The group, which provides surveys, valuations, insurance and stock control for the leisure, retail and care sectors, said loss before tax was reduced to £3.7m for the year en
Read moreChristie Group FD bids farewell
23rd Mar 2010 16:14
Christie Group is promoting from within after finance director Robert Zenker left the loss-making professional business services company today after 16 years. The company, which provides surveys, valuations, insurance and stock control for the leisure, retail and care sectors, said Zenker's respons
Read morePunch pubs go under the hammer at Christie
25th Sep 2009 16:28
Heavily indebted Punch Taverns is to try a new tack in its asset disposal programme by putting more than 300 of its pubs up for auction with Christie & Co. The up for sale pubs are spread throughout the UK and range in price from nil premium leases to £0.5m. More than 90% of the sites are freehold,
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