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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Polymetal announced an initial investment of $0.5m in exchange for a 35% stake in a joint venture with a junior on Tuesday, holding an exploration license for the Pekinskaya area of Russia’s Taimyr Peninsula, which adjoins the existing Taimyr joint venture. The FTSE 100 company said it may acquire up …
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It was a grim day for the UK retail sector as beleaguered department store chain Debenhams was set to be liquidated following failed rescue talks with JD Sports, just hours after Philip Green’s Arcadia retail group went into administration. Debenhams said on Tuesday that it will continue to trade through …
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The Governor of the Bank of England said risks to Britain’s economy were “very much on the downside” and that the BoE was ready to take aggressive action to limit the impact of a resurgence in coronavirus cases. “There is an unprecedented level of uncertainty at the moment. And the …
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Intellectual property investment company Tekcapital announced on Wednesday that its portfolio company Salarius has signed a distribution agreement with Gehring-Montgomery, a United States ingredient distributor, in a bid to expand business-to-business sales of ‘MicroSalt’ across the US. The AIM-traded firm described Gehring-Montgomery as a “leading distributor” of food and raw …
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