Asian Citrus directors buy after interims
1st Mar 2011 16:40
Two directors of AIM-quoted and Hong Kong-listed Asian Citrus have made significant investments in the Chinese orange grower. Non-executive director Hon Peregrine Moncreiffe has invested nearly £294,000 by acquiring 400,000 shares at an average price of 73.39p each. That takes his shareholding to
Read moreLondon close: Rally falls short as Libya casts shadow
22nd Feb 2011 17:00
Strong consumer confidence figures in the US sparked an impressive rally from the top share index this afternoon following earlier gloom over the Libyan turmoil and the higher oil price, but worries re-emerged and the FTSE 100 finished below 6,000. BHP Billiton is one of those that has limped into
Read moreLondon afternoon: Modest rally continues
22nd Feb 2011 14:12
Shares continued to pare the morning's losses over the lunch time trading session, and from a position at the mid-morning stage where only five FTSE 100 constituents were in positive territory, by 2pm that number had grown to around 20. BHP Billiton is one of those that has limped into the black. T
Read moreOMG Sensing defence growth
22nd Feb 2011 12:11
Imaging software provider OMG is paying up to $8.5m (£5.3m) for Sensing Systems Inc. AIM-quoted OMG believes a combination of the technologies of 2d3 and Sensing, which began trading in 2000, will provide a much stronger business in the aerial imaging market. OMG targeted the defence sector in 200
Read moreLondon close: Market jumps 125 points
2nd Dec 2010 16:33
Blue chips staged an impressive late rally to finish more than 100 points higher for the second day running. There was no big bond repurchase programme today from the European Central Bank, but a decision to extend the current one for three months was enough to get buyers in a lather again. "We ex
Read moreLondon afternoon: ECB inaction deflates market
2nd Dec 2010 14:28
The absence of any mention of plans to launch a bond purchase in the European Central Bank (ECB) press conference this afternoon has taken some of the glow off equities. "We expect the governments to follow what they are committed to, they all have their adjustment and stabilisation programmes," E
Read moreOMG pats itself on the back
2nd Dec 2010 14:17
The share price of motion capture specialist OMG moved to a 52-week high after its "best ever year". Both sales and profits were ahead of expectations. Revenue for the year ended 30 September jumped to £31.17m from £26.19m the year before, while profit before tax surged to £0.95m from £0.61m. Adjus
Read moreOMG wins Nottingham contract
13th Oct 2010 11:07
OMG's Yotta DCL subsidiary has won a contract with Nottingham County Council. Yotta uses OMG's motion capture software to survey highways and pavements plus the assets related to them. Yotta will be surveying Nottingham CC's whole road network over the coming year. This will provide an inventory of
Read moreOMG helps Scots train for 2012 Olympics
11th Aug 2010 11:51
The organisation responsible for training Scottish athletes for the 2012 Olympics hopes hi-tech cameras bought from image technology firm Oxford Metrics Group (OMG) will help deliver plenty of gold medals in two years time. A 10-camera Vicon T20 system has been acquired by the sportscotland institu
Read moreOMG Subsidiary Wins Contracts Worth Over GBP1.3M >OMG.LN
9th Jun 2010 09:08
LONDON (Dow Jones)--OMG PLC (OMG.LN), a technology group, said Wednesday its subsidiary Yotta DCL, a highways surveying business, has signed contracts for its SCANNER, CVI, DVI and asset inventory surveys with 36 different local authorities in the first four months of 2010 worth over GBP1.3 million.
Read moreSmall caps-round up: Chime, OMG, Pinewood Shepperton,...
12th May 2010 13:27
Marketing services group Chime Communications expects operating income and operating profit to be ahead of both budget and market expectations. Image technology group OMG reported slightly higher half year pre-tax profits of £1.4m compared with £1.2m last time and said it is cautiously optimistic t
Read moreSmall caps round-up: OMG, Oakley, Noble...
28th Apr 2010 11:24
Oxford Metrics Group (OMG) rallied Wednesday after the image technology company flagged half-year revenue of £14.4m and predicted a pre-tax profit ahead of the market's current forecast for the full year. The firm says it is in "robust financial health", which pleases Daniel Stewart. The broker poi
Read moreOMG hails contract wins
10th Dec 2009 13:45
Image technology group Oxford Metrics Group (OMG) announced two contract wins for its subsidiaries today. The Welsh Assembly Government has awarded a contract to undertake condition surveys across the total road network in Wales to OMG subsidiary Yotta, expected to be worth £4m to £5m over our year
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Real Office, Equest Investment, African Eagle...
1st Dec 2009 13:13
Real Office is in need of additional cash and is early stage discussions with its company's bankers, the outcome of which are uncertain at this time, it says A combination of lower than projected sales for the first quarter to 31 October 2009, increased credit taken by certain customers, the addi
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Timis eyes Sound Oil...
20th Oct 2009 09:52
Sound Oil is in discussions about a possible takeover of a private company majority-owned by a trust connected with Frank Timis with oil assets offshore West Africa. The transaction under discussion is expected to represent a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules and Sound has requested that trading
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