News And Announcements
Bell Pottinger's Middle Eastern division looks to separate from British parent
Bell Pottinger's Middle Eastern division is in discussions with its London parent in an effort to sever ties between the two as rumours circulate of the public relations firms' demise.
Restore sees FY ahead of expectations, buys two shredding businesses
AIM-listed Restore said full-year results were likely to be ahead of previous expectations as it as it announced the acquisition of two related secure shredding businesses based in Greenwich.
Proxama launches new Location Sciences division
Mobile location and data intelligence specialist Proxama announced on Monday that it has launched a new customer facing business named Location Sciences.
Workspace disposes of Stratford Office Village for £14m
Workspace has exchanged contracts for the disposal of Stratford Office Village, E15, for £14m, which is in line with the 31 March valuation.
Petra Diamonds confirms export parcel from Williamson mine has been blocked
Shares in Petra Diamonds tanked on Monday as it confirmed that a parcel of diamonds from its Williamson mine in Tanzania has been blocked from export to its marketing office in Antwerp and some of its key personnel from Williamson are currently being questioned by the authorities.
React wins contract with 'major' facilities management group
React Group has been awarded a £0. 2m contract with a "major" facilities management company covering the provision of cleaning services at a London hospital.
Sprue launches national carbon monoxide safety campaign
Home safety product developer and supplier Sprue Aegis announced the launch of its 2017 national campaign aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Net asset value rises while profit slides at John Laing Infrastructure
John Laing Infrastructure Fund posted an 11. 5% uplift in its net asset value for its first half on Monday at £1. 204bn, which it said was largely due to investments and the shareholder tap issue, which was accretive to net asset value per share.
Kaz Minerals appoints John Hadfield as CFO
Kaz Minerals has appointed John Hadfield as its new chief financial officer with effect from 1 January 2018.
AstraZeneca upbeat on lung cancer drug test findings
AstraZeneca reported recent trial findings for two of its lung cancer drug candidates on Monday, claiming both Imfinzi and Tagrisso had shown positive effects in the PACIFIC and FLAURA trials.
Derwent London pre-lets most of 80 Charlotte Street
Derwent London has pre-let most of the remaining office space at 80 Charlotte Street in London to The Boston Consulting Group.
Carillion blood-letting sees five more directors axed
Carillion's finance director has left the troubled outsourcing company with immediate effect, with three other directors departing at the end of the month.
Vodafone to spend €2bn on German broadband
Vodafone’s Germany division is to invest around €2bn of “incremental capital expenditure” by the end of the 2021 calendar year in gigabit ultrafast fibre broadband services, it announced on Monday, which it said are expected to deliver around 13. 7 million new gigabit connections to German consumers and enterprises.