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Big Yellow getting bigger
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
The slump in the UK housing market is hobbling growth in occupancy levels at self storage firm Big Yellow though the company is still growing revenues.
Plantic to miss targets in '08
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
News of higher than expected full year losses and weaker than forecast sales sent biodegradable plastics firm Plantic down to its lowest since the end of February.
Optimistic Air Music keeps boosting revenue
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Entertainment products distributor and former bid target Air Music & Media rallied to its best in over three weeks after reporting a big hike in revenue and an increase in underlying profit.
Smoking ban slows Booker sales
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
The UK smoking ban is cramping growth at Booker, though the wholesaler is trading in line with expectations.
Business Post turnover up 16%
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Parcels and mail firm Business Post has made a good start to the year with all three divisions showing improvement.
Balfour Beatty wins Islington schools contract
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Engineer Balfour Beatty has secured its second Public/Private Partnership contract in the “Building Schools for the Future” programme.
Upbeat Interserve wins Thames Water contract
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Building maintenance group Interserve saw healthy growth in the first half of 2008 in line with expecations.
Telecom Plus trading "exceptionally good"
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Multi-utility group Telecom Plus reports "exceptionally good trading" in the first quarter to June with turnover, profits, customer numbers, new services and new distributor recruitment all running substantially ahead of last year.
Begbies Traynor profits slip
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor posted lower full year profits but expects a recovery this year as the impact of the credit crunch sends more firms to the wall.
Centrica buys Norwegian production assets
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
British Gas owner Centrica has expanded its production capabilities in Norway as part of its strategy to secure additional upstream assets.
Avocet Mining profit bounces
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Indonesia and Malaysia focused gold miner Avocet Mining said pre-tax profit rose as demand and prices for the precious metal increased.
Mid-market still active, 3i says
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Private equity firm 3i said the mid-market remained healthy in the second quarter of 2008, providing both investment opportunities and chances to realise investments.
Alliance & Leicester appoints Gillespie to chair
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Alliance & Leicester has confirmed the appointment of Alan Gillespie as its new chairman from 8 September.
Information services shine at LSE
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Sharp increases in information and post-trade services revenues compensated for lacklustre growth at the issuer and trading services divisions of the London Stock Exchange in the three months to the end of June.
Redrow on track, cuts 40% of workforce
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Housebuilder Redrow says it expects to meet expectations for the full year despite a sharp increase in cancellations and as it slashes 40% of its workforce.
Bovis sheds 40% of staff
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Housebuilder Bovis is to shed 40% of its staff and cut its interim dividend by 75% to 5p to counter what it says is the worst market backdrop it has seen for many years.
WPP launches TNS bid
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Advertising giant WPP has formally launched its hostile billion pounds bid for market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres.
Tullow Oil performs 'exceptionally well' in H1
Wednesday 09 Jul 2008
Africa focused Tullow Oil says reserves at its Jubilee field in Ghana could be as much as 1.8bn barrels and is "on track to achieve first oil target of 2010."
Wednesday preview: Tullow Oil, LSE, M&S
Tuesday 08 Jul 2008
The surge in oil and gas prices has contributed to the strong share price performance of Tullow Oil this year, though what the company termed “exceptional exploration and appraisal results in Ghana and Uganda” have also played their part.
Trouble in store for Rose at M&S AGM
Tuesday 08 Jul 2008
In much the same way that Gordon Brown is probably wishing he called a General Election last Autumn when the going was (relatively) good, so must Sir Stuart Rose be wishing that the vote on his controversial elevation to executive chairman of Marks & Spencer had taken place before last week’s profit warning took some of the gloss off his reputation.

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