Chariot has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Rotterdam, it announced on Wednesday, as part of its planned green hydrogen project in Mauritania. The AIM-traded firm said the memorandum was a “first step” towards establishing supply chains to import green hydrogen and ammonia to meet expected demand …
Read More »Xaar on track for profitable growth as results improve
Xaar said it was on track to return to profitable growth after the inkjet printer head group’s adjusted annual loss narrowed sharply. The adjusted pretax loss for the year to the end of December from continuing operations shrank to £0.6m from £3.9m a year earlier as revenue rose 23% to …
Read More »Royal Mail sells last 3 Nine Elm plots for £112m
Royal Mail on Monday said it had exchanged contracts to sell the last three remaining plots on its Nine Elms Park site to London Square for £111.2m. Profits from the sale would be used in line with Royal Mail’s capital allocation policy, with around £35m to be reinvested into the …
Read More »Thursday preview: Philly Fed, Royal Mail in the spotlight
The key data release on Thursday was expected to be the Philly Fed´s regional manufacturing index, which economists believed would reveal a small improvement in activity levels for the month of November. As ever, investors would likely also be keeping close tabs on the latest weekly unemployment claims figures. The …
Read More »Royal Mail sees higher H1 profit as revenues rise 8%
Royal Mail said it expected a rise in first half profits despite rising costs as the pandemic-driven boom in parcel delivery from online shopping continued to drive revenue growth. The letter and parcel carrier said revenues climbed 8.2% to £5.1bn in the five months to August. It added that it …
Read More »MediaZest winning new business at ‘encouraging’ rate
Audio-visual creative company MediaZest updated the market on new business wins on Tuesday, reporting that it had continued to secure new project work since its last update on 11 February at “an encouraging rate”. The AIM-traded firm, which was holding its annual general meeting, said more than £0.25m of confirmed …
Read More »Conroy Gold reports positive results from Ireland zinc sampling
Ireland and Finland-focussed exploration and development company Conroy Gold announced results from an infill zinc-in-soil sampling programme on the northern Aughnagurgan section of the 20 square kilometre zinc zone it discovered in the Longford-Down Massif in Ireland on Tuesday. The AIM-traded firm said 23 of the 65 samples collected recorded …
Read More »Sabien Technology establishes US subsidiary
Heating, cooling and transportation technology company Sabien has incorporated a wholly-owned United States subsidiary Sabien, Inc in the state of Delaware, it announced on Wednesday. The AIM-traded firm said US investor and technology company operator Danny Mills was appointed as president and Richard Parris as chairman and company secretary of …
Read More »Bonhill has $1.1m US paycheck loan forgiven
Bonhill Group updated the market on its US Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on Tuesday, having received the $1.1m loan on 29 May. The AIM-traded business information, events and data company said the loan was made to protect US jobs and, provided it used it for employee retention, payroll and …
Read More »Surface Transforms flags solid 2020 despite pandemic
Carbon fibre brake disc manufacturer Surface Transforms updated the market on its trading for the year ended 31 December on Tuesday, reporting that revenue for the year rose to £2m from £1.9m. The AIM-traded firm said cash at the end of the year stood at £1.1m, up from £0.8m, and …
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