Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Military decoy flare and mine detection firm Chemring has agreed to acquire the Detection Systems operations and certain related assets of General Dynamics Armament, a subsidiary of US based General D... Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Shares in Bowleven dived after the AIM-listed oil explorer announced drilling results from the Sapele-1ST well offshore Cameroon. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Global diamond producer Gem Diamonds increased production from its Letseng mine in Lesotho in the first quarter of 2011 and benefited from higher prices. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Falkland Islands Holdings, the AIM-quoted retail, transport and logistics services group with an 8.2% stake in Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd, says that trading in the year ended 31 March has been ahead of ... Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
@UK, the cloud ecommerce marketplace, saw shares jump on Wednesday after winning a “ground-breaking” five year contract to supply its services to UK universities worth £1m. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Oil and gas engineer Lamprell has appointed Jonathan Cooper as its new chief financial officer, who will replace Scott Doak at the end of the year. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Recycled packaging group DS Smith says that the year ending 30 April is progressing ‘in line’ with good improvements in return on sales and “significant” earnings growth, as the group has been able to... Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Sports Direct International, the sportswear retailer controlled by colourful businessman Mike Ashley, has sought to calm investors fears that the group might become embroiled in an investigation into ... Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Industrial fastenings firm Trifast said it expects profit before tax, pre-exceptionals to be ahead of current market expectations and remains confident about future trading. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Information technology infrastructure services provider Computacenter has seen revenue growth in Germany and France offset weaker demand in the UK in 2011. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
The finance director at light commercial vehicle hirer Northgate can sleep a bit easier now that the company has concluded a comprehensive debt refinancing. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
International energy services group Hunting said first quarter trading remains in line with company expectations as it continues to expand its operational footprint. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
A change to the executive team at accounting software giant Sage has been forced on the company by the decision of Paul Stobart, head of the group's Northern Europe operations, to move on. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Initial estimates by insurance underwriter Catlin put the cost of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan at about US$200m (£122m). Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Pinewood Shepperton today confirmed that it had received another bid offer not even two weeks after a takeover approach from its biggest shareholder. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
The copper division of mining giant Xstrata is expanding its copper production capacity in Queensland, Australia with the purchase of assets from Exco Resources for A$175m (£113m). Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Trading systems developer Fidessa said it recorded good growth since the start of the year but warned that overall markets are still expected to remain difficult for 2011. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Home products retailer Home Retail Group announced the departure of Argos’s managing director as it unveiled a sharp fall in profits due to lower sales at the catalogue-based chain and predicted furth... Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
Mining leviathan BHP Billiton enjoyed record iron ore production and sales in the first nine months of its financial year. Read More
Wednesday 20 Apr 2011
The UK & Ireland are letting the side down at distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl, which has otherwise seen good revenue growth this year. Read More
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