Fiberweb 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,
Read moreLondon open: Footsie bounds ahead
1st Dec 2009 08:44
London's top stocks have opened strongly as concern over the situation in Dubai eases a little. Miners and banks are leading the rally following a strong performance by both groups on on Wall Street overnight. Royal Bank of Scotland is among the best performers this morning. It has been affected b
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: G4S, IMI, Hiscox
10th Nov 2009 06:05
Security firm G4S reported organic growth, which excludes the impact of acquisitions, down slightly to 4.2pc for the first nine months of the year, compared with 4.8pc in the first half. This is still a good result considering the current climate. They still look good value at around 12 times next y
Read moreTT Group still watching the pennies
28th Oct 2009 08:09
Electronic sensor company TT Group continues to trade profitably, despite lower sales, thanks to its cost cutting measures. The economic downturn continues to hit sales, with revenue in the second half of the year below that seen in the corresponding period of last year, although turnover was at le
Read moreHuntsworth's Puttnam doubles holdings
28th Aug 2009 16:06
Huntsworth non-executive director Lord Puttnam has doubled his holdings in the public relations and healthcare communications firm. The group said Lord Puttnam bought 90,000 ordinary shares at 65.5p each, taking his holdings to 180,000 shares or 0.1% of the issued class. Top Director Buys Huntsw
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Rio Tinto, ENRC, SIG
21st Aug 2009 06:13
Rio Tinto's earnings were hit in the first half with big losses in aluminium and diamonds while iron ore and copper profits were scythed. But Rio is cutting $1 billion in costs from its aluminium portfolio and the iron ore JV should deliver more cost savings. If you have a patient long-cycle view of
Read moreTT trading profitably since May
20th Aug 2009 14:34
Recovery play TT Electronics advanced Thursday after it said some of its markets are showing signs of stabilising. The sensor and electronic component technology group reported a loss before tax of £3.9m, excluding exceptional items, in the first half of 2009 compared to a pre-tax profit of £15m a
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