Safestyle announces 19.7% increase in sales giving expected H1 revenue of £83.5 million and increases cash at hand by £8.7 million year on year.
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Independent Report On The Economic Effects Of Brexit
This independent report commissioned by Woodford Investment Management LLP on the effects of Brexit is insightful. Woodford is one of the UK’s most successful investment mangers and has returned significant gains for investors over the years so this view of the economic landscape is worth a read. In summary the conclusion is short term instability but on the whole the macro economic environment in the UK should be neutral or…
Chris Ball talks to The Renegade Conservatory Guy
Our MD Chris Ball speaks with Matthew Glover about the world, the window industry and about why and how MBA Associates was formed as well as the principles and ethics that guide our business. The interview a takes a look forward to what we think the fenestration market will look like in the future. No confidences broken but straight talking and honest opinion, its what MBA has been built…
Safestyle sales up 24% in the Q1 of 2016
Safestyle UK has had a strong start to 2016 with order intake 24% upon the same period last year and ahead of management expectations Chairman Steve Halbert said in his statement to the AGM on the 19th May. Safestyle attribute this to a number of factors including an increased product range, investment in the brand and “market leading promotional finance” We can all see a distinct change in the style…
Linkedin and inaccurate profiles on our company page Caveat Emptor !!
We are having problems with LinkedIn showing profiles for people who are not employees of MBA Associates Ltd on our LinkedIn company page and reported this to them on the 24th of April 2016, despite this there are still today (9th May) multiple profiles on our page for people listed as our employees who are not. Apparently LinkedIn can just add your profile to a company without your knowledge or…
Epwin plans dividend increase on the back of solid 2015 results
Epwin plc has announced a rise in the dividend off the back of a second year of profit growth. Jon Bednall, Chief Executive, said: “We have made good progress with our core strategy of focusing on operational improvements, leveraging our capital assets and targeting acquisitions to broaden our product portfolio and capabilities. Shareholder returns in our near two years since becoming a public company have been ahead of expectations at…
SIG’s CEO is “disappointed” with 2015 performance- Hopes for better 2016
Full Statement on SIG’s website here http://bit.ly/1M6mzJd Commenting on the results and outlook, Stuart Mitchell, Chief Executive, said: “While making good progress on the Strategic Initiatives and infill acquisition programme, we were disappointed by the Group’s 2015 performance, having been adversely affected by weak trading conditions in Mainland Europe and the UK RMI market, as well as movements in foreign exchange. “We have already taken a number of actions to improve…
Safestyle Returns solid numbers with year end £16.5M cash on hand
25 January 2016 Safestyle UK plc (“Safestyle” or the “Company”) Year End Trading Update Safestyle UK plc (AIM: SFE), the leading UK-focused retailer and manufacturer of PVCu windows and doors for the homeowner replacement market, is pleased to provide a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2015. The Company has continued to trade well, with revenue for the year increasing 9.5% to approximately £148.9 million (2014: £136.0 million).…
Epwin acquires Stormking
RNS Number : 6361K Epwin Group PLC 04 January 2016 Epwin Group Plc (“Epwin” or the “Company” or the “Group”) Acquisition of Stormking Plastics Limited and Trading Update Epwin Group Plc (AIM: EPWN), the vertically integrated manufacturer of extrusions, mouldings and fabricated low maintenance building products, supplying the Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (“RMI”), new build and social housing sectors, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share…
Just in time for Halloween
Well, we use assessments all the time so this new film caught our eye……. looks like it’s worth a watch, we want to understand behaviour …… but what if work really knew what you thought even before you did ?