His n' hers shares for Robert Walters and wife
16th Aug 2011 09:51
Robert Walters, chief executive of the recruitment company he named after himself, and his wife have together spent about £200,000 on shares in the firm. They purchased a combined total of 81,630 shares at 245p each. The transaction brings Robert Walters' total interest to 2,181,480 shares, equi
Read moreEx-Arysta man to nurture Plant Impact
9th Aug 2011 07:55
There has been a rotation of chief executives at ecological crop productivity firm Plant Impact, with industry veteran James Brubaker set to take over at the beginning of September, succeeding Peter Blezard, who has resigned as chief executive with immediate effect. Until recently, Brubaker served
Read morePlant Impact rues vagaries of pesticide registration process
4th Jul 2011 18:32
The share price of ecological crop nutrient developer Plant Impact wilted on Monday as losses widened and revenue came in below expectation. Loss before tax in the year to 31 March was £1.89m, compared with a loss the preceding year of £1.69m. Turnover rose to £1.78m from £1.41m, despite zero cont
Read morePlant Impact shrugs off BugOil hold-up
6th Dec 2010 11:43
Plant Impact posted lower revenue and a bigger loss for the first half, but the crop productivity and organic pesticides firm is convinced it still presents investors with a "buying opportunity". Revenue dropped 34% to £638,409 due to weather conditions in North America, economic problems in Spain
Read morePlant Impact Names Steven Adams Product Development Director
8th Jul 2010 14:22
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Plant Impact PLC (PIM.LN), which develops and markets ecologically friendly crop nutrition and protection products, said Thursday it has appointed Dr Steven Adams as Director of Product Development. MAIN FACTS: -Adams isn't being appoint to the board of Plant Impact at th
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Egdon Resources Up On Production Boost
14th Jun 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps EGDON RESOURCES PLC (EDR.LN), an oil and gas company, Monday said it intends to revive plans to generate electricity from gas produced from its Keddingto
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Majestic Wine Plans 12 Openings For FY11
14th Jun 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps MAJESTIC WINE PLC (MJW.LN), a U.K. wine warehouse chain, said Monday it expects to open 12 new stores this fiscal year, doubling the number it opened in
Read moreCORRECT: Plant Impact Loss Narrows On BugOil License Deal
14th Jun 2010 10:11
("Crop Technology Loss Narrows On BugOil License Deal," published at 0904 GMT, misstated the company name in the headline. The correct version follows:) LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crop technology company Plant Impact PLC (PIM.LN) Monday reported a narrower fiscal-year loss after license payments boos
Read morePlant Impact continues to grow
14th Jun 2010 08:01
Turnover has burst through the million mark at ecologically friendly crop productivity firm Plant Impact, while losses have been slashed. Turnover in the year to 31 March 2010 rose to £1.41m from £0.83m the year before while loss before tax narrowed to £1.69m from £2.48m. Net cash at the end of Ma
Read moreSmall caps: Trafficmaster confirms bid approach
28th Apr 2010 08:13
Satnav systems supplier Trafficmaster is in discussion over a possible bid, it said today. Shares in the group have risen by nearly a quarter over the past week and in a statement today it noted the rise in the share price and confirmed it is in discussions which may or may not lead to an offer bei
Read morePlant Impact issues shares at deep discount
25th Feb 2010 14:15
The share price of crop productivity specialist Plant Impact slumped on Thursday after the company placed 14.22m shares at 15p each, a substantial discount to the prevailing market price. The company is raising £2.1m before expenses from the placing. The newly issued shares represent 31.2% of the
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie falls as miners switch sides
3rd Feb 2010 14:32
Mining stocks headed south over the lunch time session, taking the blue-chip index with them. Antofagasta is the worst performer in the mining sector. The copper miner produced 442,500 tonnes of the red metal in 2009, ahead of its original forecast of 433,000 tonnes but lower than the 477,700 tonne
Read moreLondon midday: Merrills takes a shine to banks
3rd Feb 2010 12:08
Footsie ended the morning at an intra-day high, driven by a strong performance from financial stocks and miners. Standard Life is the top riser after it announced a 'significant increase' in flows and sales in the fourth quarter. Life and pensions net inflows more than tripled to £1.3bn from £0.4bn
Read morePlant Impact hails bentgrass study results
3rd Feb 2010 08:18
Environmentally friendly crop productivity firm Plant Impact said its nitrogen release technology, known as PiNT, has produced positive results in US Department of Agriculture studies. The studies compared Plant Impact’s PiNT+K technology against traditional Nitrogen:Potassium analogue fertiliser o
Read morePlant Impact ramps up sales effort
7th Dec 2009 15:02
The share price of crop productivity technology company Plant Impact blossomed Monday morning after the company announced sharply reduced losses. Boosted by milestone payments for its BugOil benign pesticide and increased sales of nutrient products in the USA, revenue in the six months to 30 Septem
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