Sector movers: Weir leads industrial engineers higher
20th Jan 2014 15:07
Industrial engineers were making decent gains on Monday with sector heavyweight Weir among the best performers on the back of upbeat comments from analysts. The oil and gas engineer was up 4.2% at 2,227p in afternoon trade with a 'buy' rating from Redburn helping sentiment. "Weir's valuation compa
Read moreCarpetright Chairman trades in 416,500 shares
17th Oct 2013 16:32
Lord Harris of Peckham, the Executive Chairman of Carpetright, this week reduced his stake in the flooring specialist with the sale of 416,500 shares. The sale was made through his company Harris Ventures, which is also connected with Martin Harris, Carpetright's Group Development Director. Harr
Read moreSoon-to-retire G4S CFO sells up
17th Apr 2013 16:31
Trevor Dighton, the outgoing Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of security group G4S, on Wednesday reduced his stake by 400,000 shares ahead of his departure at the end of April. Dighton, who announced his plans to retire from the company last month, traded in the shares at 295.80p each, resulting in
Read moreGoodwin reports revenue increase in first half
19th Dec 2012 09:19
Engineering firm Goodwin revealed a considerable climb in revenue in its half-yearly results Wednesday following an increase in turnover and growth in the market. The group reported revenue of £68m for the six months ended October 31st, up 26% from £54.3m in the comparative period the year before.
Read moreSmall caps round-up: ReNeuron, Havelock, Goodwin
11th Sep 2012 14:25
Clinical-stage stem cell group ReNeuron has achieved further significant milestones with its ReN001 and ReN009 programmes in stroke and critical limb ischaemia, with the filing of two further clinical trial applications to progress the clinical development of these novel therapies. Michael Hunt, Chi
Read moreGoodwin MD ditches 5,000 shares as profits leap
30th Jul 2012 15:29
Richard Goodwin, the Managing Director of Goodwin, sold just over 5,000 shares in the company on Friday, the same day the engineering and steel castings firm reported strong growth in profits. The director traded in the shares at 1,330p a pop, earnings himself £67,404 and reducing his stake to 31,3
Read moreGoodwin profits surge, priority remains investment
27th Jul 2012 11:19
Engineering and steel castings firm Goodwin has reported strong growth in profits but has restricted its dividend to allow for greater investment. In the 12 months to the end of April, pre-tax profits at the Stoke headquartered firm were £12.3m an increase of 51% on 2010/11. Revenues for the full
Read moreGlaxoSmithKline director sells off shares
22nd Dec 2011 14:42
Jean Stéphenne, president and general manager of Biologicals at GlaxoSmithKline, has sold off 20,000 shares just days after the firm off-loaded its Consumer Healthcare Consumer Healthcare over-the-counter brands. The director, who sold the shares at £14.408, has overseen Biologicals since 1991. E
Read moreSoaring overheads hit Goodwin's profits
26th Aug 2011 12:57
Mechanical engineering firm Goodwin lost almost a tenth of its value on Friday morning after full-year results revealed a 38% slump in profits. Pre-tax profit fell from £13.3m to £8.2m, while profit after taxation more than halved to £4.2m. Part of the £5.1m drop in pre tax profit relates to incr
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Forte Energy, Discovery Metals Proximagen...
21st Dec 2010 09:59
Uranium company Forte Energy has been testing for rare earth elements (REE) in Guinea and the latest assay results indicate "provide a higher level of encouragement that a substantial body of REE mineralisation may exist within the company's 100% owned Firawa uranium project." "REE assays from thes
Read moreORA non-exec adds to stake
19th Oct 2010 16:52
An ORA Capital Partners non-exec has invested more than £15,000 in the company. James Ede-Golightly bought 19,176 shares for his SIPP at 80p each. This takes his stake in AIM-quoted ORA to 199,176 shares. Cambridge graduate Ede-Golightly is a former analyst with Merrill Lynch and Commerzbank.
Read moreBP non-exec increases stake
31st Mar 2010 16:27
On Monday, BP non-executive director George David acquired 18,815 ADSs in the oil and gas giant for $56.89 each, followed by a further 1,185 ADSs at the same price the following day. This equates to 120,000 ordinary shares in total. The equivalent share price is 568.9p. This takes David's stake in
Read moreLegal & General finance chief invests £670,000
19th Oct 2009 16:00
Legal & General's new chief financial officer Dr Nigel Wilson has bought £670,000 worth of shares less than seven weeks after joining the board of the insurer. Dr Wilson tookup his appointment on 1 September 2009. He did not own any shares at the time. Dr Wilson bought 760,948 shares at 88p each o
Read moreHalfords director doubles stake
28th Sep 2009 16:20
Nigel Wilson, a senior independent director at the car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords, has nearly doubled his stake in the firm, spending just less than £70,000 on shares. He took 20,000 at 349p a time and now has 41,000. Wilson, who is also chief financial officer at the business publisher U
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