Macfarlane sells labels business for £6.4m
4th Jan 2022 08:17
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane said on Tuesday that it has sold its specialist labels business to Reflex for £6.4m.
Read moreMacfarlane sees annual profit broadly unchanged
19th Nov 2020 11:17
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane Group said it expected annual profit would be broadly in line with the year before after sales were better than expected.
Read moreMacfarlane Q2 sales 'more resilient' than anticipated
6th Jul 2020 09:20
(Sharecast News) - Packaging and labelling company Macfarlane Group said on Monday that sales had been "more resilient" than previously anticipated throughout the second quarter of its trading year.
Read moreMacfarlane to stay profitable despite demand slump
12th May 2020 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane said it expected to stay profitable in 2020 despite demand for its packaging products falling by up to a quarter during the Covid-19 crisis.
Read moreMacfarlane Group wraps up first half of sales and profit growth
22nd Aug 2019 11:30
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane Group reported a 5.4% improvement in its group turnover for the first half on Thursday, to £107.54m.
Read moreMacfarlane buys packaging distribution business Ecopac for up to ?3.9m
7th May 2019 13:48
(Sharecast News) - Packaging and label company Macfarlane has bought Buckinghamshire-based protective packaging distribution business Ecopac for up to £3.9m in cash.
Read moreMacfarlane Group shares slip after profits improve
21st Feb 2019 10:19
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane Group shares were down on Thursday morning, after it reported another year of "significant growth" in its 2018 annual results, with sales up 11% to £217.3m.
Read moreMacfarlane profit jumps on demand at distribution business
23rd Aug 2018 10:17
(Sharecast News) - Macfarlane Group's first-half profit jumped 39% as strong growth at the company's packaging distribution business offset lower manufacturing profit.
Read moreMacfarlane on track to meet full year goals
17th Nov 2015 10:00
(ShareCast News) - Labels and packaging company Macfarlane Group said it was on track to meet its expectations for 2015, as it maintained its trading momentum in the second six months of the year. The London-listed company said sales in its manufacturing operations were down 2% in the year to date,
Read moreMacfarlane Group acquires One Packaging for £2.75m
5th Aug 2015 11:23
(ShareCast News) - Macfarlane Group has acquired One Packaging for £2.75m in a bid to develop its packaging distribution businesses. The initial £2m will be paid in cash from its borrowing facilities and the remaining £0.75m will be paid in the third quarter of 2016 depending on trading targets bein
Read moreOcado CFO builds stake after fifth of shareholders oppose remuneration report
8th May 2014 15:45
Duncan Tatton-Brown, the Chief Financial Officer of Ocado Group, has acquired 145,988 pounds-worth of shares in the grocery delivery group. The CFO, who joined the board in September 2012, bought a total of 47,865 shares at 305p each, increasing his stake in the company to 107,865 shares. That c
Read moreSunday share tips: M&S, Debenhams, RSA
13th Apr 2014 10:10
Stick with shares of Marks & Spencer and consider what the company could achieve if all its businesses performed well, Questor said in the Sunday Telegraph. M&S's food business has continued to do well while supermarket rivals face price pressure. M&S reported clothing separately from its other non-
Read moreGalliford Try CEO reduces stake in company after upbeat update
15th Nov 2012 16:48
Greg Fitzgerald, the Chief Executive of Galliford Try, the FTSE 250 building group, has reduced his stake in the company by 300,000 shares just a week after announcing the group is now 'well positioned to deliver further profitable growth'. Fitzgerald, who has occupied the role of CEO since 2005,
Read moreCapital Shopping Deputy Chairman fills his basket
10th Apr 2012 15:54
John Whittaker, Deputy Chairman of Capital Shopping Centres, the FTSE 100 shopping centre operator, has taken 28,250 shares to the till. His purchases, 324.80p each, cost him a total of £124,236. Whittaker may have been making the most of the firm's share price, which is down 68p or 17.5% over th
Read moreSaudi businesswoman opens WPP account
7th Jun 2011 16:08
Non-executive director Lubna Olayan has opened her account in the advertising and marketing giant WPP. The Saudi businesswoman took 10,000 shares 738.5p a pop, paying a total of £73,850. Olayan, the daughter of entrepreneur Sulaiman Olayan, has been with WPP since 2005. In an update last week,
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