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Feedback awarded one-year NHS trust contract
Medical imaging technology company Feedback has been awarded a one-year contract worth £84,000 with the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, it announced on Wednesday.
Fox Marble signs another municipal supply contract
Kosovo and Balkans-focussed marble quarrying and processing company Fox Marble has signed its fourth contract in less than a year, it announced on Wednesday, to supply a major municipal construction project in Kosovo.
DeepVerge signs full agreement with Microsaic Systems
Environmental and life sciences artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepVerge has signed a full technical and commercial agreement with Microsaic Systems, it announced on Wednesday.
ECSC records adjusted profit even as organic revenue falls
Cybersecurity service provider ECSC Group reported a 4% fall in organic revenue in its final results on Wednesday, to £5. 66m, which it put down to the short-term impact of Covid-19 in the second quarter.
Surface Transforms agrees £1m Merseyside growth loan
Carbon fibre-reinforced ceramic brake technology company Surface Transforms has agreed to a £1m Flexible Growth Fund loan from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), it announced on Wednesday.
Hargreaves Services secures HS2 earthworks contract
Engineering services company Hargreaves Services said on Wednesday that its specialist earthworks business, Blackwell, had been appointed by the EKFB joint venture to carry out earthworks on part of the HS2 rail project.
CPPGroup to resume dividend payments after 10 years
Insurance and personal protection provider CPPGroup reported a 2% improvement in group revenue in its final results on Wednesday, to £141. 1m, as it announced its first dividend in a decade.
Arden Partners trading strongly in new financial year
Arden Partners updated the market on its trading on Wednesday, reporting that since its 2020 results on 16 February, progress had remained “strong”, with all areas of the business performing well.
Bahamas Petroleum makes progress in Bahamas and Uruguay
Caribbean and Atlantic-focussed oil and gas company Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) updated the market on its high-impact exploration assets in the Bahamas and Uruguay on Wednesday, reporting that since it completed drilling on Perseverance #1, it had held discussions with industry counterparties over a potential farm-out of its licences in the Bahamas.
Strix ends year 'significantly ahead' of Covid-19 planning expectations
Kettle control and water filtration technology company Strix reported a 1. 6% decline in revenue in 2020 on Wednesday, to £95. 3m, which it said was “significantly ahead” of its Covid-19 scenario planning expectations, with a “marked recovery” in the second half.
Titon Holdings names Matthew Norris as CEO
Ventilation systems manufacturer Titon Holdings said on Wednesday that former Jim Lawrence Lighting and Home operations director Matthew Norris would join the group as chief executive officer on 12 July.
Novacyt launches CE-marked rapid Covid-19 variant test
Clinical diagnostics specialist Novacyt announced the launch of ‘SNPsig VariPLEX’ on Wednesday, as a CE-marked polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay panel, able to detect the four currently-recognised Covid-19 variants of concern, and the two most biologically significant mutations, in a single kit.
Adjusted earnings improve as Telit focuses on cash generation
Internet-of-things (IoT) technology company Telit reported a 10. 2% fall in group revenues in its preliminary results on Wednesday, to $343. 6m (£250. 54m).
St James House shares resume trading on AIM following publication of interim report
Shares in IT services management company St James House resumed trading on AIM on Wednesday after the group said that for the six months ended 31 July 2020, it had seen an improvement in its overall performance, resulting in interim pre-tax losses narrowing from £1. 31m to £567,000.
Keywords Studios FY profits surge amid pandemic-fuelled industry boom
Video game industry services company Keywords Studios said on Wednesday that profits had surged in 2020 on the back of an industry boom amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Property Franchise Group performs 'very well' in 2020
British property franchisor Property Franchise Group said on Wednesday that the group as a whole had "performed very well" in 2020 despite it being "a volatile year" for the estate and lettings agency industry.