Headlam ShareCast News (HEAD)

Headlam buys up Welsh brand Flooring Accessories

Headlam, a Europe wide floor coverings distributor, has bought up Welsh outfit Flooring Accessories.
[3 Sep '12]

Headlam boasts strong results

Floor coverings distributor Headlam Group has reported a rise in revenue, operating profit and pre-tax profit for the full year ended December 31st.
[9 Mar '12]

Wednesday tips round-up: Johnson Matthey, Smiths Group, Headlam...

Johnson Matthey's investors have become accustomed to the company making all the right noises when it updates the market. And yesterday it did not disappoint, writes the Independent. The speciality chemicals operation, which refines platinum and is the world's biggest maker of catalytic converters, has enjoyed a buoyant start to its financial year - sales (excluding precious metals) motored ahead by 12 per cent to £617m while underlying profit before tax jumped by 19 per cent to £98.2m.What we particularly liked about yesterday's statement was the group's confidence that the first-quarter performance will continue through the rest of the year - and this has been a company that usually delivers on such predictions.
[20 Jul '11]

Headlam sees strong UK performance

Floorcoverings distributor Headlam Group saw revenue increase by 3.9% in the four months ended 30 April, as a poor performance in Europe was offset by strong growth in the UK.
[18 May '11]

Pearson's Penguin boss picks up £2.2m

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
[8 Apr '11]

London close: Japan gloom stifles rally

The devastating earthquake in Japan this morning overshadowed today's trading but shares struggled to climb into the blue and finished just a few points short.
[11 Mar '11]

London afternoon: Rally runs out of steam

An attempt at continuing the late-morning rally fizzled out over the lunch time session, but prices are not as soft as might be expected given the array of bad news out there, such as the Japanese earthquake, the Libyan situation and the continuing concerns about European sovereign debt.
[11 Mar '11]

London midday: Japan earthquake casts shadow

The earthquake in Japan is casting a shadow over trading today and the FTSE 100 sits just a few points above 5,800 now.
[11 Mar '11]