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Hill & Smith poaches Ibstock CFO Chris McLeish to be new finance chief
(Alliance News) - Hill & Smith PLC on Wednesday said it has poached the chief financial officer of building products peer Ibstock PLC to be its own new CFO. Hill & Smith, a West Midlands, ...
Bunzl buys Chile healthcare products distributor, Dutch packaging firm
(Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy a healthcare distribution business in Chile, while completing the acquisition of a packaging business in the Netherlands. The ...
Melrose on track as acts to tackle "additional complexity" of tariffs
Regarding tariffs, Dilnot said the introduction has created "additional complexity" across the aerospace industry. He added Melrose has "acted swiftly" to evaluate the potential effects and has a ...
GSK confirms 2025 guidance as Specialty Medicines leads profit jump
GSK declared a 16p dividend for the first quarter, the same as for the fourth quarter of 2025 and in line with its total expected payout for 2025 of 64p. GSK paid out 61p in dividends in 2024. It also ...
Haleon first-quarter revenue down slightly amid price promotions
(Alliance News) - Haleon PLC on Wednesday announced a decline in first-quarter revenue, mostly reflecting promotional activity in North America, while revenue in its Oral Health segment, which ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: GENinCode works to fix "deficiencies" with FDA
GENinCode PLC, down 38% at 1.45p, 12-month range 1.45p-9.625p. The Oxford, England-based genomic testing company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease updates on its US Food & Drug ...
Segro warns on constrained new space supply, CFO Soumen Das to retire
(Alliance News) - Segro PLC on Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year and noted that the supply of new space remains constrained.
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: DZ Bank raises BP, HSBC cuts THG
Deutsche Bank cuts DCC to 'hold' (buy) - price target 5,500 (6,000) pence Goldman Sachs raises Associated British Foods price target to 2,400 (2,200) pence - 'neutral' Barclays cuts Associated British ...
Pinewood Technologies shares jump as wins contract with Volkswagen
(Alliance News) - Pinewood Technologies PLC on Tuesday said has won a five-year contract with car maker Volkswagen AG in Japan. Pinewood is a Birmingham, England-based provider of retailing software ...
LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks higher as carmakers get tariff relief
The FTSE 100 was set to open higher on Wednesday, with optimism increased somewhat after a move from Donald Trump to soften tariffs on carmakers. Still, Pepperstone's Michael Brown commented: "We ...
UK house price growth slows in April, market set to "remain soft"
The annual rate of UK house price growth slowed to 3.4% in April, from 3.9% in March, and house prices decreased on-month by 0.6% to GBP270,752 from GBP271,316. The monthly decrease surpassed the ...
Canal+ reports lower 1st quarter revenue but organic growth continues
Canal+ is the result of a four-way split of media conglomerate Vivendi SA into Canal+, publisher Louis Hachette, and advertising firm Havas. Hachette now is listed in Paris, while Havas is listed in ...