Packaging manufacturer Robinson predicts revenue decline for 2012
21st Jan 2013 09:38
Robinson, the manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging, expects its revenue to decline by one per cent over 2012, the company has announced in a pre-close trading statement ahead of its release of final results for the year due out in March. The company stated that it was expecting revenues
Read more3i Chief Executive buys four million shares
31st May 2012 15:50
Simon Borrows, the new Chief Executive of FTSE 250 private equity infrastructure and debt management group 3i, has celebrated his new position with the purchase of four million shares. The director, who clearly has faith in his own ability to overcome the company's challenges, handed over £6.9m fo
Read moreRobinson rockets on profits growth
23rd Mar 2012 07:43
Plastic packaging maker Robinson has seen revenues and profits beat expectations during 2011 after it managed to sell its underperforming paperboard tube business. Group revenue increased by 10% over 2010 to £21.5m, better than than the consensus forecast of £21.4m. Profits before tax rose 23% to h
Read moreRBS off US hook
28th Dec 2011 14:46
The US Department of Justice is dropping a deferred prosecution against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) that has been hanging over the group's American operations since 2007. The news means the authorities in the US now believe RBS complies with banking secrecy and dollar clearing laws that have a
Read moreHiscox directors take stakes
6th Apr 2011 16:22
Two directors at Hiscox have invested in stakes in the FTSE 250-listed specialist insurer. Andrea Rosen, who is also a director of Canadian energy group Emera, took 5,473 shares at 380.5p a time, paying more than £20,000. Ernst Jansen, who joined Hiscox in 2008 after a career in the European chemi
Read moreRobinson soars after 78% profit increase
25th Mar 2011 17:42
Robinson shares soared over 16% after the packaging manufacturer revealed a 78% profit increase in 2010 on sales that grew 13%. Pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 31 December surged to £1.71m, from £0.96m in 2009, as a better customer mix and lower labour and electricity costs resulted in a gross
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