Ferguson profit rises as margins grow amid cost cuts

Plumbing group Ferguson said it expected to continue to outperform in the US market in the second half of the year after efforts to boost...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:46


Shanta Gold reports positive exploration drilling results at Luika play in Tanzania

Shanta Gold reported positive surface exploration drilling results from ongoing exploration programmes within its existing mining licences at the New Luika gold mine in Tanzania....

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:42


Next Fifteen profit falls; acquires Health Unlimited for up to $45m

Digital communications group Next Fifteen Communications booked a 73% fall in first-half profit, owing to exceptional expenses including acquisition and restructuring costs.

The company also...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:38


JD Sports' deal to buy Footasylum to come under in-depth investigation

The UK competition regulator referred JD Sports' deal to buy Footasylum to an in-depth investigation amid concerns that the deal to buy its smaller rival...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:34


Manolete CFO Patrick Lineen to stand down

Insolvency litigation financing company Manolete said chief financial officer Patrick Lineen had decided to retire at the end of December, following the company's IPO last...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:27


MXC Capital invests £4.9m into Channel Islands Media

Technology-focused adviser and investor MXC Capital said it had made a £4.9m investment into Channel Islands Media Group, it's newly-established venture with Bailiwick Investment.

The...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:24


Share welcomes transfer of J.P. Morgan Asset Management accounts to company

Stock broking group Share said a book of accounts that it had acquired from J.P. Morgan Asset Management had been transfered to the company.

Share,...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:19


Greggs like-for-like sales moderates amid stronger comparative

Greggs said like-for-like sales moderated in the third quarter against a stronger comparative a year earlier, though higher growth in customer numbers supported growth.

In...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:19


John Menzies secures contract wins, extensions at UK airports

Aviation services group John Menzies said it had secured a number of contracts wins and renewals across is UK operations.

They included a three-year contract...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:14


WPP poaches Argos head John Rogers from Sainsbury's to be its new CFO

Advertising company WPP said it had appointed John Rogers at its new chief financial officer.

Rogers was currently the head of Sainsbury's recently-acquired Argos general...

Tue, 01/10/2019 - 07:08


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