Scientific Digital Imaging to buy Astles Controls Systems for £3.44m
20th Dec 2016 08:05
(ShareCast News) - Scientific Digital Imaging is to buy Astles Controls Systems, a manufacturer of chemical dosing systems, for £3.44m as part of its buy and build strategy, and will also raise £3.1m in equity. The AIM-listed company will by Astles on a debt free cash basis consisting of £3.33m in c
Read moreScientific Digital Imaging sees revenue and earnings rise in final results
22nd Jul 2016 13:46
(ShareCast News) - Scientific and technology products company Scientific Digital Imaging posted its final audited results for the year ended 30 April on Friday, with revenue rising to £8.5m from £7.0m a year earlier. The AIM-traded firm reported an increased gross margin of 61.1%, against 59.2%, and
Read moreScientific Digital Imaging prospects positive after interim results
8th Jan 2016 14:40
(ShareCast News) - Scientific Digital Imaging was in expansion mode this week, after reporting positive interim results and the successful purchase of an electrode manufacturer. The AIM quoted scientific and technology group released its unaudited interim results for the period ended 31 October 2015
Read moreScientific Digital Imaging revenue down due to price competition
11th Aug 2014 12:43
Shares in Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI) on Monday fell after revenue for the year dipped 9.1% to £7m against £7.7m last year. The company says its Syngene product is facing competition from other companies' cheaper alternatives. It also spent more on research and development, which represented
Read moreScientific Digital Imaging acquires Osiris camera manufacturer
14th Feb 2014 11:51
Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI) has acquired Opus Instruments, the manufacturer of the Osiris camera, which has so far been used mainly in the analysis of artworks. The group, which has agreed to pay up to £1.325m for Opus, said it believes that the Osiris cameras will enhance SDI's current produ
Read moreWife of DS Smith CEO sells 5.6m-pound stake
24th Jul 2013 15:53
The wife of DS Smith frontman Miles Roberts sold a substantial sum of shares in the packaging and office supplies firm on the same day it was revealed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) received a big pay increase last year. The move came on Tuesday, the same day DS Smith released its annual report
Read moreScientific Digital Imaging sells to China's food and drug regulator
8th Feb 2013 11:07
Scientific Digital Imaging on Friday said it sold 25 of its ProtoCOL 3 technology to the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration. ProtoCOL 3 is colony counter, an instrument used to count colonies of bacteria and other microorganisms. The government organisation paid $120,000 for the products t
Read moreTravis Perkins divisional chairman sells shares as company reports falling sales
12th Dec 2012 16:27
Joe Mescall, the Divisional Chairman of General Merchanting at Travis Perkins, sold 14,854 shares post-exercise, one day before the company warned that market headwinds have continued, although assured investors the outlook for the year as a whole remains unchanged. Mescall sold the shares at 1,098
Read moreLondon close: Thomas Cook leads the decline
14th Jul 2011 16:47
Stocks closed firmly in the red on a day that saw stocks moving sharply in both directions after a raft of updates. Investors had a keen appetite for shares in Premier Foods. The Hovis bread and Sharwood ready-meals maker unveiled industry veteran Mike Clarke as its new head honcho. Clarke, current
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks move lower
14th Jul 2011 12:10
Stocks are deep in the red following this morning's slide. Associated British Foods is bucking the downward trend. It said its outlook for the full year is in line with expectations as its food arm and budget clothing retail chain Primark continue to perform well. Silver producer Fresnillo is spa
Read moreLondon open: ABF and Fresnillo buck the downward trend
14th Jul 2011 08:29
Stocks have taken a dive following a swoon on Wall Street last night, with worries over the Eurozone crisis continuing to cast a shadow. In the latest twist in that saga, ratings agency Fitch lowered its rating on Greece's long-term debt to CCC. Turning to stocks, Associated British Foods is bucki
Read moreScientific Digital Imaging reveals H1 loss
17th Jan 2011 07:54
Digital imagery firm Scientific Digital Imaging posted a first half pre-tax loss after the economic climate produced an unexpected shift in product mix but it expects new products released in the second half to substantially boost earnings. The group, which develops software that makes it easier to
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Investors toast Marston's profit rise
2nd Dec 2010 14:04
Shares in Marston's rose after the pub group and brewer posted a rise in profits despite tough trading in the year to October 2, helped by its shift towards food-oriented pubs. The company, which operates centrally managed pubs such as the Pitcher and Piano chain as well as leasing premises to lan
Read moreNew 3i chairman buys
19th Jul 2010 16:54
3i's new chairman has acquired his first shares in the private equity company since joining the board. Sir Adrian Montague bought 10,000 shares at 279.2p each, for a total cost of £27,920. Sir Adrian joined the 3i board on 1 June 2010 and became chairman of the FTSE 100 company on 7 July. Sir A
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Access Intelligence Eyes Acquisitions
19th Jul 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 ACCESS INTELLIGENCE PLC (ACC.LN), a software and computer services firm, Monday said it is looking at "two or three" potential acquisition opportunities
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