Small caps round-up: Solo Oil, Plant Impact, ROC Oil...
22nd Oct 2009 13:12
Solo Oil has reacted to a sharp rise in the oil and gas firm's share price by saying that it is 'in negotiations to make an investment in accordance with its investing policy.' Crop productivity technology group Plant Impact has been awarded a €1m grant by the European Union to develop technology f
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Education Development, Greenko, Indivdual Restaurant...
28th Sep 2009 13:08
Vocational qualifications group Education Development reports the strong rate of growth seen at the interim stage has been maintained. It now expects to at least meet market expectations this year. UK vocational qualifications sales continue to drive growth. International sales also continue to ma
Read moreLondon close: Footsie closes flat
18th Jun 2009 16:34
A late afternoon rally fizzled out to leave Footsie little changed after a volatile day. Economic stories dominated the news with mixed data in the UK offset by better than expected intial jobless figures in the US. UK mortgage lending eased in May from the month before and was 58% lower than the
Read moreLondon afternoon: US rally lifts Footsie
18th Jun 2009 15:03
Better than expected US dole queue figures have lifted Footsie in the afternoon session, despite very mixed economic data here at home. Mortgage lending eased in May from the month before and was 58% lower than the same time last year, figures showed today. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) s
Read morePlant Impact refutes chat room gossip
18th Jun 2009 14:49
The share price of Plant Impact put on a growth spurt Thursday after the crop productivity technology company responded to Internet message board speculation about its financial position. The board reiterated its belief that the company has sufficient working capital for its existing needs followin
Read moreLondon midday: Economic data knocks retailers
18th Jun 2009 12:02
Leading shares drift lower after disappointing retail sales and weaker mortgage lending in May. The economic data proved to be a double-whammy for DIY retailers Home Retail and Kingfisher, which feature prominently among the main fallers. Elsewhere in the retail sector fashion chain Next and Currys
Read morePlant Impact triples sales
15th Jun 2009 16:42
Environmentally friendly crop productivity firm Plant Impact saw revenue virtually triple last year, and is expecting rapid top line growth to continue as its licensing deal with Japanese crop protection giant Arysta LifeScience kicks in. Turnover in the year to 31 March 2009 soared to £0.83m from
Read moreFriday preview: John Lewis, Polar Capital, Plant Impact
11th Jun 2009 17:25
Friday looks set to be the quietest day of a quiet week for company results, with weekly sales figures from Waitrose owner John Lewis likely to be the main focus in the morning, as investors look for trends that may give a clue to how the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury, Wm. Morrison and Debenhams are far
Read moreUS Dept. of Agriculture to test Plant Impact product
10th Jun 2009 09:45
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to undertake extensive trials of PiNT, the nitrogen delivery technology developed by environmentally friendly crop productivity company Plant Impact. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement PiNT will be evaluated alongside other commercial nitrogen
Read morePlant Impact growing fast
1st Jun 2009 15:37
Fast growth, in more than one sense of the phrase, were the watchwords of crop productivity technology company Plant Impact on Monday as the company inked a licensing agreement with Japanese crop protection giant Arysta LifeScience. The deal makes official a provisional agreement announced in Febru
Read morePlant Impact hails test results
21st May 2009 11:42
The share price of Plant Impact, the company which produces environmentally friendly crop boosting products, put on a growth spurt on Thursday on the back of results from an independent trial of its InCa calcium nutrition product. The early indications are that standard use programmes of the InCa t
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