Directors dealings: Norcros finance chief picks up shares
15th Jul 2016 16:31
(ShareCast News) - Norcros's finance chief Shaun Smith picked some shares in the Bathroom products company following the recent sharp drop in the stock price in the wake of the EU referendum vote. Smith, who was appointed to his post in April 2016, bought 20,000 shares at an individual price of 157p
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: house builders in focus as mid caps sour
4th Jul 2016 18:25
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 stocks ended on a sour note with residential property-linked stocks figuring prominently among the fallers as UK construction data disappointed. Clarkson led to the downside as it warned full-year 2016 profits would be "materially lower" on the year due to lower freight r
Read moreKier Group works to reassure investors after Brexit vote
4th Jul 2016 08:07
(ShareCast News) - Property, residential, construction and services group Kier did its best to reassure investors over the company's viability on Monday, in the wake of the EU referendum. Since the announcement of its interim results on 17 March, the FTSE 250 group said its underlying trading perfor
Read moreKier Group awarded East Midlands highways contract
23rd Mar 2016 08:02
(ShareCast News) - Another Highways England contract went Kier Group's way on Wednesday, with the firm being selected by the government-owned roads operator as the preferred supplier for design services in 'Area 7', covering the East Midlands. The FTSE 250 property, residential, construction and ser
Read moreExpanded Kier Group lifts revenue, underlying profit
17th Mar 2016 07:45
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group saw revenue and underlying profit rise sizeably in the last six months of 2015, with its interim results on Thursday showing a 32% increase in revenue to £2.1bn. Like-for-like revenue rose 9%. The FTSE 250 firm's underlying operating profit was up 27% to £57.1m. Reporte
Read moreJustin Atkinson promoted within Kier Group board
16th Mar 2016 08:28
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group gave one of its directors a swift promotion on Wednesday, appointing Justin Atkinson as its senior independent director with immediate effect. The FTSE 250 company appointed Atkinson to the board of directors on 1 October last year. He was previously the chief executive
Read moreKier Group awarded extension to Surrey highways contract
10th Feb 2016 07:54
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group's road maintenance contract with Surrey County Council has been extended. The FTSE 250 property, residential, construction and services group said on Wednesday that the four-year extension to the current contract that began in 2011 is worth approximately £160m and will
Read moreLondon close: Stocks end lower on lacklustre UK GDP
28th Jan 2016 16:07
(ShareCast News) - London stocks ended lower on Thursday after uninspiring UK fourth quarter economic growth data. The Office for National Statistics said UK gross domestic product rose 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2015, up from 0.4% in the third quarter, as expected by analy
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Oil stocks surge as crude prices rise
28th Jan 2016 14:43
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was back in the red by mid-afternoon on Thursday, down 12.76 points (0.08%) to 16,268.22. Melrose Industries was the biggest faller after it returned around £2.4bn in cash back to shareholders. The company gave 240p for each share held after the £3.3bn disposal of its
Read moreKier Group says full-year results in line with expectations
28th Jan 2016 09:51
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group said full-year trading is in line with expectations, sending shares surging. The FTSE 250 company said in a trading update on Thursday that the group's underlying performance has remained in line with management's expectations since its last trading update in November.
Read moreKier Group announces boardroom changes
23rd Dec 2015 07:46
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group unveiled boardroom changes on Wednesday, with the news that one of its senior members was to retire. The FTSE 250 construction and property group announced that Richard Bailey would be retiring from the board on 31 January 2016. Bailey was appointed to the board in Oct
Read moreKier Group announces £300m of new contracts
16th Dec 2015 07:48
(ShareCast News) - Property and construction services company Kier Group announced £300m of new contracts on Wednesday. Kier said it has secured a 20-month extension up to June 2017 to the existing managing agent contractor contract covering Devon and Cornwall and a 17-month extension to March 2017
Read moreKier Group on track to meet expectations for the year
12th Nov 2015 09:35
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group said it is on track to meet is expectations for the current financial year, with results weighed towards the second half. The property, residential, construction and services group said good progress has been made on the integration of the Mouchel acquisition, completed
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Kier Group rebounds from last week; Rotork falls after downgrade
21st Sep 2015 14:03
(ShareCast News) - After a slow morning on Monday, the FTSE 250 was up 0.25% or 43.22 points to 16,993.95. Kier Group has started to bounce back after last week's fall from grace. The stock slumped despite reporting a jump in pre-tax profit for the year ended 30 June as revenue rose thanks to a soli
Read moreFriday newspaper share tips: Premier Farnell and Kier Group
18th Sep 2015 11:45
(ShareCast News) - Premier Farnell is in a bit of a mess at the moment, according to The Times' Tempus, after a 13.7% fall in interim pre-tax profits, and a warning second half operating profits could be lower than forecasts. Tempus said the stock is a good indicator of global economic trends, but i
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