Growth in recycling spurred by EU regulations and increasing environmental awareness on the part of local councils means that AIM-quoted Straight should be one of the few firms working with the public sector that is likely to grow in the incoming age of austerity.
When Sabien Technology’s chief executive, Alan O’Brien, says that his company is going to reach profitability this year, there is compelling evidence to suggest that he is probably right.
Just when people started believing that its turnaround was finally happening, shares in Corin Group came under pressure again, falling 26 per cent in just over a month.
Investors looking for a sustainable income story twinned with exciting long-term growth should investigate touch sensors and optical filters maker Zytronic.
Brewin boasts firm foundations, argues Canaccord
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Developing gold projects in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan has proved a rocky road for Hambledon Mining. But Nick Bridgen, the company’s dogged chief executive, can now look forward to declaring its first annual profits at the end of 2010, six years after floating Hambledon on AIM with ambitions to create a significant mid-tier producer of the beguiling metal.
Peppa Pig producer Entertainment One is lining up takeovers on the Continent after turning a £31 million annual loss into £6.9 million pre-tax profits. Darren Throop, Entertainment One’s Canadian chief executive officer, says the company, whose move to the Full List is imminent, has its eyes on ‘some great acquisition targets in East and West Europe’.
TV gaming concern NetPlay TV continues to successfully change direction through a move into the interactive gaming business.
Having narrowed losses last year, natural pesticides developer TyraTech has now raised £2.2m at 9p in a welcome move boosting its working capital.
Global speciality pharmaceutical group IS Pharma grew pre-tax profits 30% to £2.6m in the year to March, on sales increased 17% to £14.2m.
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Central Asian gold producer Anglo Asian Mining has turned a $2 million (£1.28 million) interim loss into $6.2 million first-half pre-tax profits.
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