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Aferian H1 profits grow amid 'significant progress'
Media technology group Aferian said on Tuesday that interim profits had improved and that it had made "significant progress" against its 2025 strategic goals.
Aeorema H1 revenues expected to be best ever
Live-events agency Aeorema said on Tuesday that the outlook for the start of the new financial year was "very strong", with first-half revenues anticipated to be greater than any previous interim period on record.
Cambridge Cognition turns in 'strong financial performance' in H1
Software firm Cambridge Cognition said on Tuesday that it had put on a "strong financial performance" in the six months ended 30 June, with both revenue and sales growth during the period.
Immotion strikes deal for VR theatre at Sea Life Orlando
Virtual reality (VR) company Immotion announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to install a new 16-seat theatre-style installation at the Sea Life Orlando aquarium in Florida, part of the Merlin Entertainments group.
Seed Innovations puts another £0.22m into hemp firm Yooma
Medical cannabis and health and wellness-focussed investor Seed Innovations has participated in the latest financing round of $9. 7m (£6. 96m) by its portfolio company Yooma Wellness, it announced on Tuesday.
Allergy Therapeutics upbeat on ex-vivo study of peanut allergy vaccine
Pharmaceutical biotechnology company Allergy Therapeutics announced positive primary results from an ex-vivo biomarker study on Tuesday, evaluating its novel virus-like particle (VLP)-based peanut allergy vaccine candidate, VLP Peanut.
Europa Oil launches farmout initiative at Inezgane
UK, Ireland and Morocco-focussed oil and gas exploration, development and production company Europa Oil & Gas announced the formal launch of a farmout initiative on its Inezgane Offshore Permit in Morocco’s Agadir Basin on Tuesday, which it was awarded in 2019.
'Exceptionally strong' trading continues for Belvoir
Franchised property and financial services company Belvoir Group said in an update on Tuesday that trading had continued to be “exceptionally strong” in the first half, with group revenue up 41% on 2020, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and 53% higher than 2019.
Flowtech Fluidpower still performing below pre-pandemic levels
Specialist technical fluid power products supplier Flowtech Fluidpower updated the market on its first-half performance on Tuesday, reporting an 18. 9% improvement in revenue year-on-year, to £55. 3m, although that was still a 7. 2% decline on the 2019 result, pre-pandemic.
NWF hikes dividend after meeting pre-Covid expectations
Food, fuel and feed distributor NWF Group reported a 1. 7% decline in revenue in its final results on Tuesday, to £675. 6m, as its headline operating profit slid 9. 8% to £12. 9m.
Filtronic swings to operating profit despite lower revenue
Aerospace, defence, telecoms and communications technology company Filtronic reported revenue of £15. 6m in its full-year results on Tuesday, down from £17. 2m year-on-year.
Brandshield scores contract with unnamed financial services firm
Cybersecurity firm Brandshield Systems said on Tuesday that it had secured a contract with an unnamed customer in the financial services sector.
Joules swings to FY profit as online sales jump
Fashion brand Joules said on Tuesday that it swung to a full-year profit as solid online sales and the contribution from recently-acquired Garden Trading more than offset store closures.