Small caps round-up: Photonstar, Petards, Creon Resources
20th Sep 2012 12:19
PhotonStar LED Group, the British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions, has been awarded a rolling one year exclusive supply contract with a major UK house builder to supply LED lighting fixtures for all of the developer's new homes. The products will be supplied through UK whol
Read morePetards under scrutiny by investors
13th Sep 2012 16:39
Surveillance systems firm Petards took a knock after it said some new contracts would not contribute as much to 2012 revenues it had hoped. The firm also said other contracts it had been expecting to receive in the third quarter now seemed likely to be delayed into 2013. As a result the firm exp
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Byotrol, sareum, KDD ...
19th Jul 2012 12:07
Byotrol, an anti-microbial hygiene company, has continued to make progress and has maintained the momentum seen in the second half of last year into the current financial year. The balance sheet continues to remain strong and is well positioned to its objective of positive cash generation at the ear
Read morePetards sees profit jump despite tough conditions
1st Jun 2012 13:14
Petards Group, the AIM-listed supplier of security, surveillance and engineering solutions, saw pre-tax profit more than quadruple in 2011, helped by a rise in revenue and a fall in admin costs. Pre-tax profit came in at £215,000 in the year to December 31st 2011, up from £53,000 the previous year
Read moreSector movers: Petards CCTV deal boosts support services
2nd Dec 2010 14:29
The support services sector is going well today with the surveillance systems group Petards the best performer after announcing that its CCTV systems will be installed on southeast trains. Elsewhere in the sector, engineering support services group Redhall is wanted after its full year results. Pro
Read morePetards profit more than halves
22nd Sep 2010 08:07
Shares in security and surveillance systems firm Petards tumbled after it revealed a decline in half year profit and said results for the second half are expected to be weaker still. Pre-tax profit fell to £115,000 the six months to 30 June 2010 compared to £242,000 before. Revenues fell to £5.3m d
Read morePetards Group FY Remains In Line With Board's Expectations
24th Jun 2010 15:40
LONDON (Dow Jones)-- Petards Group Plc (PEG.LN), an AIM quoted developer of advanced security and surveillance systems, announced Thursday that despite the uncertainty relating to the outcome of the U.K. government's public spending review the anticipated results for 2010 remain in line with the Boa
Read moreWater Hall Group To Sell Lloyds Banking Shares >WTH.LN
24th Jun 2010 12:12
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Water Hall Group PLC (WTH.LN), a holding company, said Thursday that its residual investment of 0.8 million shares in Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LLOY.LN) is regarded as non-core and it will therefore be sold at an opportune time. MAIN FACTS: -The U.K. planning system, esp
Read moreWater Hall Group: Petards Tender Offer Oversubscribed
21st Jun 2010 08:10
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Water Hall Group PLC (WTH.LN), which provides quarrying and waste management services, said Monday that at 1200 GMT on June 18, the tender offer to buy up to 104.5 million Ordinary shares in Petards Group PLC (PEG.LN) was over-subscribed by Petards shareholders. MAIN FACTS:
Read moreLondon close: Eurozone worries batter Footsie
19th May 2010 16:36
European concerns were behind sharp falls in shares today as plans by Germany to slap a ban on short-selling of European bonds, credit default swaps and ten of Germany's biggest financial groups spooked investors. German chancellor Angela Merkel's warning that Europe is facing its greatest crisis i
Read moreLondon afternoon: Experian provides isolated cheer
19th May 2010 14:13
Leading shares trimmed their losses over the lunchtime session but the predominant colour on the Footsie leaderboard remains red. Mining companies lead the retreat on fears that Germany's decision to impose an immediate ban on "naked short selling" of euro-denominated government bonds and also cred
Read moreLondon midday: Markets on short fuse
19th May 2010 12:20
Water utility company Severn Trent was the only FTSE 100 constituent to advance during the morning session, as all of the others ended the morning underwater. If the move by Germany's financial regulator to impose an immediate ban on "naked short selling" of corporate debt last night was intended t
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Chaucer, Ricardo, Trafficmaster...
19th May 2010 11:20
Underwriter Chaucer has reported a 3% dip in first quarter total gross written premium income to £250.1m, which KBC Peel Hunt said shows discipline. "Despite a high level of losses to the Chilean and Deepwater catastrophes in Q1, the tone of Chaucer's IMS is positive," said the broker. "The group i
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Impax, Liberty, Petards
19th May 2010 10:29
Impax, the investment manager focused on environmental sector, saw its assets under management rise by 40% in the six months to March 31 as markets improved. 'Evidence of improving macroeconomic conditions, particularly in the United States and in the Asia-Pacific region, has resulted in continued
Read morePetards magnifies FY profit
26th Apr 2010 08:17
Shares in security and surveillance systems firm Petards jumped as it reported a 45% surge in full year pre-tax profit and said it remains confident for the future. Profit before tax rose to £1.0m for the year ended 31 December 2009 from £0.7m the same time a year before. "We are confident that t
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