Johnson Service confident for H2
1st Sep 2010 07:17
Dry cleaning to workwear hire group Johnson Service reported a 17% increase in half-year profit and said it is well placed for a successful second half. Adjusted pre-tax profit climbed to £6.2m in the six months ended 30 June 2010 compared to £5.3m a year earlier. Revenue for the period fell to £1
Read moreMARKET TALK: Johnson Service On Track To Meet FY Expectations
30th Jun 2010 09:53
0853 GMT [Dow Jones] Johnson Service Group (JSG.LN) is on course to meet expectations for the FY, says Investec Securities. Although trading has been mixed in 1H, the group has performed satisfactorily. Says dry cleaning has had a very difficult trading period, but should benefit from a restructurin
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES LOSING
30th Jun 2010 09:53
Stocks on the fall in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0853 GMT [Dow Jones] Johnson Service Group (JSG.LN) is on course to meet expectations for the FY, says Investec Securities
Read moreJohnson Service picks up Jarvis contracts
30th Jun 2010 07:58
Not much has changed since laundry and textile rental group Johnson Service Group released its full year results in March, with the company continuing to trade in line with expectations. The company has, however, been active on the acquisitions front and announced the completion of three private fi
Read moreJohnson Service 1H Trading In Line, FY To Meet Board Expectations
30th Jun 2010 07:39
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Johnson Service Group PLC (JSG.LN), which provides workwear and textile rental, drycleaning and facilities to consumer and businesses, said Wednesday that trading conditions in the first half remain in line with comments made at the time of the preliminary results in March and it
Read moreJohnson Service Grp. Acquisitions And Trading Update
30th Jun 2010 07:02
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Read moreLondon close: Late rally limits losses
9th Mar 2010 16:36
A strong early performance from US shares helped Footsie recover from earlier weakness to close only slightly lower on a U-shaped day for the leading share index. Sentiment had earlier been dented by weak economic news. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed the UK's deficit on trade i
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie meanders in the red
9th Mar 2010 14:18
Disappointing UK trade figures knocked Footsie early with little help likely from the US as futures point to a weak start on Wall Street. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed the UK's deficit on trade in goods widened to £7.99bn from £7.01bn the previous month, about £1bn more than
Read moreLondon midday:Trade figures derail rally
9th Mar 2010 12:05
Disappointing trade figures announced at 9:30 nipped an attempted rally in the bud and shares spent the rest of the morning in retreat. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed the UK's deficit on trade in goods widened to £7.99bn from £7.01bn the previous month, about £1bn more than ec
Read moreJohnson Services profit doubles
9th Mar 2010 09:15
Shares in laundry and textile rental group Johnson Services firmed in early dealings after it said 2009 profit doubled and it reinstated a final dividend. Adjusted pre-tax profit rose to £12.2m for the financial year ending 31 December 2009 from £6m the year before. Revenue for the year fell to £23
Read moreLondon afternoon: US jobs sour sentiment
8th Jan 2010 13:54
Footsie has turned down after a worse than expected US monthly jobs number. Job losses were 85,000 in December against the more optimistic forecasts of a large positive number. In the UK, Kazakhi companies Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) and Kazakhmys are on the up while Randgold Resources and B
Read moreLondon midday: Waiting for US jobs data
8th Jan 2010 11:58
The market remains in wait-and-see mode ahead of the release of the change in US non-farm payrolls at 1:30pm. The December figure could be significant in that some economists are expecting it to show the trend for job losses evident since December 2007 has finally ended. Back in the UK leading sha
Read moreCold spell knocks Johnson Service
8th Jan 2010 08:29
Shares in laundry and textile rental group Johnson Services fell back as it cautioned profits at its dry cleaning business had been hit by the cold weather in December. Overall, the group still expects to hit its 2009 targets, but despite management action to reduce costs, dry cleaning profits were
Read moreJohnson Service returns to the black
9th Sep 2009 07:59
Shares in drycleaner and work wear provider Johnson Service soared as it swung into a first half profit and resumed dividend payments following good performances at two of its key divisions. The group's Stalbridge Linen subsidiary returned to profit while results at dry cleaners Johnson Cleaners ca
Read moreHallin Marine director splashes out
9th Jul 2009 16:50
Jon Attenburrow, a director at Hallin Marine, which makes underwater equipment for the oil and gas industries, has spent £49,000 upping his stake in the firm. He bought 50,000 shares at 98p a time and now has 475,000, or 1.15% of the firm. Attenburrow heads Hallin's eastern division. The company h
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