Northern Petroleum Chief makes modest investment
3rd Feb 2014 16:59
Northern Petroleum on Monday announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Keith Bush, had the same day purchased 85,000 ordinary shares. Costing 31.18p each, Bush spent a total of £26,503 on the shares. The purchase marks his only holding in the group. Meanwhile, fellow board member, Stewart Gibs
Read morePorvair expects annual results ahead of forecasts
4th Dec 2013 09:00
Filtration and environmental technologies group Porvair said it expects to report full-year results ahead of expectations. Revenue for the year through November, at constant exchange rates, is 10% higher than the prior year, according to a trading update on Wednesday. The Microfiltration division
Read moreFive board members stock up at Chariot Oil & Gas
25th Sep 2013 16:14
Chariot Oil & Gas announced on Wednesday that five of its directors had collectively purchased just over one million shares of the group, just a few days after it posted results for the first half of the year. Non-Executive Chairman George Candar purchased 159,000 shares for a total of £29,892, wh
Read morePorvair trading ahead of expectations
17th Sep 2013 08:02
Filtration and environmental technology group Porvair said pre-tax profit in the nine months ended August 31st was ahead of current management expectations and now anticipates the full year to be ahead of previous targets. The AIM-listed firm, which specialises in the design and manufacture of fil
Read morePorvair first half profits spike, sees lull in US market
24th Jun 2013 07:41
Environmental technology firm Porvair ramped up first half pre-tax profit as demand in its niche markets continues to grow but said its US markets have been quieter in the year to date and it remains cautious about the general economic outlook. Pre-tax profit jumped 27% to £3.1m for the six months
Read morePorvair sees profits well ahead of last year, snaps up US firm
5th Jun 2013 08:04
Shares of environmental technology firm Porvair rose after it confirmed that it had made a good start to the year and expects to report interim profits well ahead of last year. The Norfolk based company, which makes fuel and coolant filters for commercial aircraft such as the Airbus and Boeing mode
Read moreBright outlook for Porvair
16th Apr 2013 07:20
Environmental technology group Porvair said 2013 had started well with revenue and profit in the last four months both ahead on the previous year. The Norfolk based firm, which makes fuel and coolant filters for commercial aircraft such as the Airbus and Boeing models, said revenue was up 6% in the
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: SThree, Porvair
29th Jan 2013 07:39
Porvair is another of those British industrial companies doing all the right things on the global stage. It makes filters for aviation and energy markets and metals foundries and has increased revenues by an average of 11 per cent a year through the recession. More than half its production is in the
Read morePorvair profit soars in record year
28th Jan 2013 07:29
Environmental technology group Porvair reported a 40 per cent increase in annual pre-tax profit but said while 2013 has started well, with healthy order books, it remains cautious about the general economic outlook. For the year ended November 30th 2012 revenues grew by 12% to a record £76.5m compa
Read morePorvair lifts profit forecasts
26th Sep 2012 11:27
Porvair, the filtration and environmental tech group, has lifted its full year profit forecast as its metals filtration business continues to win market share. The division saw sales 13% ahead of the prior year in the nine months to the end of August, although the growth rate may slow as tougher co
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Autologic, Netcall, Animalcare ...
24th May 2012 13:28
Vehicle services and distribution firm Autologic Holdings is in talks with logistics giant Stobart Group regarding a possible cash offer for Autologic. Netcall, a customer engagement software provider, has continued to trade strongly in the second half of the year, seeing growth across all markets
Read morePorvair hails strong four months
11th Apr 2012 09:30
Environmental technology group, Porvair, said it had made a good start to its 2012 financial year, with pre-tax profits ahead of its expectations. In the four months to the end of March, revenues were 12% ahead of the same period in the prior year. The firm added that during the period order book
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Carnival, Debenhams, Porvair...
21st Sep 2011 06:41
Carnival revealed higher revenues for its third quarter yesterday, as the cruise operator's North American brands booked strong growth, notes the Investment Column in the Independent. That strength, which saw yields at those brands climb by almost six per cent, helped offset weakness elsewhere. Yet,
Read morePorvair eyes strong interim profit
2nd Jun 2011 07:22
Filter and environmental technologies group Porvair said it had started the year well and expects to report interim profits well ahead of 2010. Revenue growth in the first six months of the financial year is expected to be 6% at constant currency rates, the group said in a company update. Order
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Home Retail, Cambium, Amlin
6th Apr 2011 06:33
Home Retail was back in the spotlight yesterday after it emerged that a US private equity investor had bought a 4.25% stake in the owner of Argos and Homebase. But with consumer spending likely to be in the doldrums for the rest of this year, the Independent thinks a bid is unlikely and Home Retail
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