TT races ahead
17th Mar 2011 17:03
Sensor and electronic component technology firm TT Electronics bounced firmly back into the black in 2010, and took a machete to its debt pile. Profit before tax in 2010 was £25.2m compared to a loss of £16.6m the year before. With exceptional items included, profit before tax was £20.7m, against £
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Superglass, Akers Biosciences, TT electronics...
14th Jan 2011 14:00
Insulation products maker Superglass is experiencing solid trading with specialist distributors and builders' merchants, but, as anticipated, there has been a slow start to the newly extended carbon emissions reduction target (CERT) programme. The expectation is that the company's trading performa
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Amerisur Resources, Laura Ashley, Begbies...
16th Dec 2010 13:13
South America focused Amerisur Resources made a $1m profit in the six months ended 30 September compared with a $1.1m loss the year before. "Post period end, the extremely adverse weather conditions have led to a delay in the 3D3C seismic programme at Platanillo, however we still remain on track
Read moreC&W Communications recovers as boss buys shares
5th Nov 2010 11:22
News that Cable & Wireless Communications' chief executive bought shares in the company the day it released disappointing results has sparked a recovery in the telecommunications company's share price. Tony Rice spent nearly £500,000 on shares yesterday taking 1m shares at 49.7p a time, the company
Read moreMelrose non-exec invests £126,000
2nd Nov 2010 16:37
Melrose non-executive director Miles Templeman has invested a further £126,000 in the engineer and industrial products supplier. Templeman bought 44,665 shares at 281.89p each. That takes his stake to 398,787 shares. The last time a Melrose director bought shares was back in March 2009. That was
Read moreRound-up: DTZ, Rugby, Pace...
28th Oct 2010 15:05
Shares in global estate agent DTZ tumbled 10% as it warned ongoing problems in the UK & Ireland, Europe and Africa will mean results to April 2011 coming in below current market expectations and the group posting a small loss for the year. Property group Rugby Estates will return a further 100p ear
Read moreFiberweb boss buys
13th Sep 2010 17:07
Chief executive Daniel Dayan has increased his stake in nonwoven products supplier Fiberweb. Dayan has invested nearly £80,000 in 129,000 shares at 62p each. That takes his stake to just over 1.14m shares. Finance director Daniel Adams acquired 96,000 shares at the same price - an investment of
Read moreTT electronics Sales To Date Ahead Of Year Earlier >TTG.LN
1st Jul 2010 07:44
LONDON (Dow Jones)--TT electronics PLC (TTG.LN), the global electronics group supplying leading manufacturers in the defense, aerospace, medical, automotive and industrial electronics markets, said Thursday that the improved trading conditions reported in the interim management statement of May 12,
Read moreGreggs directors swap half of their bonuses for shares
14th Apr 2010 16:58
The chief executive and retail director of bakery and sandwich chain Greggs have foregone half of their bonuses in return for shares that will be held in trust for three years. Chief executive Kennedy McMeikan has invested £33,696 in 6,821 shares at 494p each. This takes McMeikan's shareholding in
Read moreNon-exec sells stake in Twilight distributor
26th Mar 2010 16:30
Non-executive Robert Lantos has sold his entire holding of ordinary shares in Entertainment One, which owns distribution rights to the Twilight vampire films. The Entertainment One share price has almost quintupled in the past year. Lantos gained his stake and board position after he sold his Cana
Read moreLondon midday: London lethargy lingers
15th Mar 2010 12:10
With the glut of end-2009 results announcements out of the way London looks in the mood to put its feet up and take a rest. In terms of hard news relating to FTSE 100 companies that is restricted to distribution group Bunzl and mining stock Rio Tinto. Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has
Read moreLondon open: Footsie drifts lower
15th Mar 2010 08:48
It's a quiet start for Footsie with little company news and buyers again largely sitting on the sidelines. British Telecom and Cable & Wireless are pushing on helping to offset a dull morning for the miners. Xstrata, Vedanta and Kazakhmys are the worst affected. BSkyB is down after Friday's excite
Read moreLondon pre-open: Dull start in store
15th Mar 2010 07:44
London looks set to get the week off to a quiet start with City traders predicting the FTSE 100 will open around 10 points lower than it's closing level on Friday. Investment trust giant Witan’s investment performance beat its benchmark index in 2009 after calling the bottom of the market a month e
Read moreTT electronics continues to improve
15th Mar 2010 07:09
Sensor and electronic components firm TT electronics has been hit hard by the recession, but put in a "creditable" performance in 2009 and has continued a better fourth quarter performance into the new year. The group traded in the black during the second half, resulting in a profit before exceptio
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Work Group, Trafficmaster, Ransom...
12th Jan 2010 12:03
Marketing services company Work Group remains confident that full-year results will be in line with expectations, and says the net cash position at year end is over £2m. 'We lived through extraordinary times in 2009, but we finished the year in line with our forecasts and in a strong cash position,
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