Treatt sales jump on back of rising prices
15th Feb 2011 17:16
Flavour and fragrance ingredients supplier Treatt says that the current financial year has started strongly with sales well ahead of the same time last year. Investec forecasts a profit of £5m in the year to September 2011, up from £4.6m in 2009-10, and Treatt says that it is on course to achieve
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6th Dec 2010 15:37
Shares in IPSA fell by a quarter after the Southern Africa-focused power generation group said that Sasol Gas, the South African gas producer and supplier, is suing IPSA's subsidiary Newcastle Cogeneration, for about £4m. IPSA said the sum relates to penalties incurred as a result of a plant not ru
Read moreTreatt H1 profit blossoms
24th May 2010 08:15
Ingredients supplier to the flavour and fragrance industries Treatt reported a 7% increase in half year profit as customers started to 'tentatively re-stock'. Profit before tax for the six months ended 31 March 2010 rose to £1.5m from £1.4m the year before. EBITDA increased slightly to £2.2m. Group
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7th Dec 2009 09:56
Shares in Watermark Global jumped after the acid mine drainage treatment company said it had signed a co-operation agreement worth R5m (£406,000) for its subsidiary Western Utilities Corporation to provide engineering work for South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation. The strong US dollar
Read moreHalfords director doubles stake
28th Sep 2009 16:20
Nigel Wilson, a senior independent director at the car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords, has nearly doubled his stake in the firm, spending just less than £70,000 on shares. He took 20,000 at 349p a time and now has 41,000. Wilson, who is also chief financial officer at the business publisher U
Read moreTreatt presents bigger profits
26th May 2009 07:54
Treatt, which makes ingredients for the flavour, fragrance and cosmetic industries, has lifted half year pre-tax profit by 6% and revenue by nearly a third despite the recession. Profit before tax for the six months ended 31 March 2009 rose to £1.39m from £1.32m a year ago on revenue 31% higher at
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