Small Caps News
Steppe revenues grow as Kazakh cement prices rise
Kazakh cement company Steppe Cement reported third quarter revenue of KZT 12. 05bn (£21m) on Friday, which was 8% higher year-on-year.
Learning Technologies cleared to acquire GP Strategies
Digital learning and talent management company Learning Technologies announced the receipt of all regulatory clearances required for completing the acquisition of GP Strategies on Friday.
Premier Miton posts healthy growth in AuM
Premier Miton Group reported £13. 9bn in assets under management at the end of its financial year on Friday, up from £10. 6bn year-on-year.
Journeo wins place on Crown procurement framework
Transport technical and information systems company Journeo has been awarded a framework agreement with Crown Commercial Service, it announced on Friday.
Dekel production still improving as crude palm oil prices rise
West Africa-focussed agriculture company Dekel Agri-Vision updated the market on production in September and the third quarter at its wholly-owned Ayenouan palm oil project in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday.
SRT Marine eyes H1 pre-tax loss
Maritime industry services provider SRT Marine Systems said on Friday that group revenues for the six months ended 30 September came to £4. 7m, generating an expected pre-tax loss of £3. 1m.
Strategic Minerals negotiating finance for Leigh Creek
Producing mineral company Strategic Minerals updated the market on funding progress for the Leigh Creek Copper Mine project, as well as addressing the conditional elements of the project's programme for environmental protection and rehabilitation (PEPR), on Friday.
ITM Power hydrogen consortium awarded European grant
Energy storage and clean fuel technology company ITM Power announced on Friday that the ‘Refhyne II’ consortium had been awarded a grant of €32. 4m (£27. 49m) by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency ‘CINEA’ for the development of a 100 MW electrolyser at Shell's Energy and Chemicals Park in Germany’s Rhineland.
Volex agrees acquisitions of Prodamex and TC
Power products and manufacturing services provider Volex has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Prodamex and Terminal & Cable (TC), it announced on Friday, for a total consideration of CAD 22. 5m (£13. 17m).
WH Ireland taps Simon Jackson for CFO
Capital markets company WH Ireland named Simon Jackson as chief financial officer on Friday, subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval.
Secure Income reports rent collection level of 100pc
Secure Income REIT updated the market on the collection of rents due to date on Friday, following the end of the rent collection cycle for the September quarter, and monthly rents due from July to October.
Unite Students lettings running 'slightly below' expectations
Student accommodation specialist Unite Students updated the market on Friday, reporting that in the final stages of the lettings cycle for the 2021-2022 academic year, 94% of bed spaces were now let across its total portfolio, up from 88% last year and compared to 98% two years ago, pre-pandemic.
Hollywood Bowl FY performance underpinned by 'robust rebound' in demand
Ten-pin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl Group said on Friday that its full-year performance reflected the "robust rebound" in customer demand following the reopening of its centres in England and Wales on 17 May and the subsequent lifting of Covid restrictions from 19 July.