Contracts round-up: Puricore, Lo-Q, Ocean Wilsons
9th Oct 2012 07:54
PuriCore, the water-based clean technology company, has signed two new sales agreements with leading US supermarket retailers. The first of these contracts, expected to generate around $7m over four years, has been agreed with an existing customer, a top-five US supermarket retailer, to implement
Read moreTracsis tech officer ditches shares
6th Jun 2012 15:54
Raymond Kwan, the Chief Technical Officer of Tracsis ditched 750,000 shares on the same day the firm announced that it considers it likely that the company will exceed current market expectations for the year ended July 31st 2012. Tracsis is a developer, supplier and aggregator of resource optimis
Read more3i director invests in 100,000 shares
30th May 2012 16:15
A Non-Executive Director of 3i, a private equity, infrastructure and debt management group, has taken advantage of the company's declining share price to buy up 100,000 shares. Willem Mesdag, who joined the firm in 2007, bought the shares at 175p a pop for a total of £175,000. Two weeks ago the
Read moreOcean Wilsons shares drop as profits halve
26th Mar 2012 11:18
Ocean Wilsons Holdings, a Bermuda based investment holding company, saw pre-tax profits halve for the year ended December 31st, despite a rise in revenues. Revenue rose from $575.6m to $698.1m year-on-year, while pre-tax profits plunged from $117.2m to $58.6m. A $29m increase in operating profit
Read moreSector movers: GKN drags auto stocks lower
2nd Mar 2012 16:05
The automobiles and parts sector was the worst performing sector of the day on Friday, despite only one constituent being in the red. Automotive and aerospace engineer GKN, the FTSE 100 stock with a market capitalisation of well over £3bn, was falling 1.7% before the close of trade, a big enough f
Read moreFirst half sales jump 34% at Ocean Wilsons
15th Aug 2011 09:46
Increases in port terminal, logistics and shipyard revenue drove a 34% improvement in group sales at Ocean Wilsons in the half year ended 30 June. Ocean Wilsons is Bermuda-based investment firm and through its subsidiary, Wilson Sons, operates as a maritime services company in Brazil. Revenue in t
Read moreOcean Wilsons director splashes out
30th Jun 2011 17:35
Board member Alex Cooper has upped his stake in Ocean Wilsons, spending nearly £50,000 on shares in the Brazil-focused shipping services group. Cooper, a lawyer and resident of Bermuda, bought 3,550 shares at 1,360p a share, and now has 46,450. The shares have risen sharply since the company issue
Read moreOcean Wilsons' real problem
28th Mar 2011 16:45
Shipping services provider Ocean Wilsons grew its revenues in 2010 but currency movements and higher costs led to a drop in profit. Brazil is the focus of the company's activities. Revenues grew by one-fifth to $575.6m as port and logistics revenues grew. However, there was a decline in profit fro
Read moreRound-up: Kingspan, JKX, Ocean Wilson...
15th Nov 2010 14:38
Insulation board specialist Kingspan expects operating profits this year to come in little changed, even though sales picked up in the last three months. Group turnover in the 9 months to 30 September was €865m, up 6% year on year, with third quarter sales up 15%. The UK and Europe outside Ireland
Read moreOcean Wilsons Hldgs Re Agreement
2nd Jul 2010 15:56
TIDMOCN RNS Number : 7674O Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ld 02 July 2010 ? Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited Our principal operating subsidiary, Wilson Sons Limited announced to the Brazilian and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges the following announcement. Wilson Sons Limited ("Wilson, S
Read moreOcean Wilsons: Wilson Sons Buys Remaining 25% Stake In Brasco
18th Jun 2010 08:12
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd (OCN.LN), said Friday that it's operating subsidiary, Wilson Sons Ltd has, acquired the minority 25% share participation in Brasco Logistica Offshore Ltd. MAIN FACTS: -As a result of this transaction, wilson Sons Ltd becomes the sole owner of Br
Read moreOcean Wilsons Hldgs Acquisition Of Interest
18th Jun 2010 08:02
TIDMOCN RNS Number : 8483N Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ld 18 June 2010 ? Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited Our principal operating subsidiary, Wilson Sons Limited announced to the Brazilian and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges the following announcement. WILSON SONS LIMITED (BM&FBoves
Read moreOcean Wilsons set for solid year
24th Mar 2010 16:24
Bermuda based investment company Ocean Wilsons saw pre-tax profits float higher in 2009, though the company acknowledged that 'policy settings could not have been more supportive' for investors in 2009. While revenue in 2009 dipped to $477.9m from $498.3m the year before, profit before tax surged t
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Ocean Wilsons, Fortune Oil, Freshwater...
16th Nov 2009 11:54
PR and marketing group Freshwater's profits fell sharply last year, but the fourth quarter saw an improvement that has continued into the current year. Pre-tax profit fell to £0.24m from £1.17m, on sales of £9.1m down from £9.5m. "Profitability improved in the second half, and we have gone into th
Read moreLondon close: Footsie climbs higher
18th May 2009 16:50
Footsie closed with strong gains after steady advances throughout the afternoon, supported by a good showing on Wall Street. It was India that stole the show among world markets though in the wake of the Congress party's election victory. Vedanta, which mines for copper in the country, shrugged off
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