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Amiad Awarded USD1.1 Million Contract For Water Provision In Angolan Province

LONDON (Alliance News) - Amiad Water Systems Ltd Thursday said it has been awarded a USD1.1 million contract for the supply and installation of water filtration systems for the provision of drinking water in the Angolan province of Moxico as part of Mitrelli Group's 'Water for All' project. Read more

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Amiad unveils results for its 'best year ever'

Israel-based filtration company Amiad Water Systems said 2012 was its "best year ever" as revenues and profits climbed on the back of robust growth in municipal, ballast water and oil and gas segments. The AIM-listed water treatment group reported an 11.8% increase in revenues to $131.1m for the y

dotDigital directors sell to satisfy institutional demand

Three directors at dotDigital, which provides digital software services to marketing professionals, have each sold four million shares in the company to partially satisfy demand for 22m shares from 'a major institution', at a price of 13p each. Chief Executive and Finance Director Peter Simmonds c

Small caps round-up: Netcall, @UK, Belgravium ...

Details of the UK government's G-Cloud framework agreement are out and companies that have been picked as approved suppliers have lost little time in announcing the fact. The G-Cloud is a UK government initiative designed to bring together a collective resource of cloud-based information technology

Amiad warns of currency pressures

Israeli water filter supplier Amiad Filtration Systems announced 2010 revenues and net profit slightly ahead of market expectations, but warned of mounting currency pressures as the Israeli shekel appreciates against the US dollar. Revenue in 2010 increased by 29% to $89.4m from $69.1m in 2009, wit

Kesa non-exec buys

Alan Parker has bought his first shares in consumer electronics retailer Kesa Electricals since being appointed a non-executive director last October. Parker has acquired 20,000 shares in the owner retailer Comet for 133p each - a total outlay of £26,600. Parker was previously chief executive of

Colefax directors take advantage of price rise

Four executive directors of furnishings supplier Colefax have sold shares following last months' positive interim figures. All four sold the shares at 292.5p each. The share price has risen 130% in the past year. Chairman and chief executive David Green sold 34,000 shares. That raised just over

Small caps round-up: Henry Boot, Firestone Diamonds, Amino Tech...

Property developer Henry Boot says it will move to a net cash position after it agreed the sale of a shopping centre in Ayr for £33.8m and the sale of land with planning permission to build houses in Buckingham for an undisclosed fee. Henry Boot said last month that one of its goals is to 'manage d

Tuesday tips round-up: Sportech, Premier Foods, All Leisure...

Yesterday's trading statement from pools company Sportech showed a company in decent health, with earnings set to be in line, while (highish) debt has slowly been coming down. A bid for the Tote could light a fire under the operation, although there's a crowded field of bidders so don't hold your br

Small caps round-up: All Leisure, Wasabi Energy, Nexus...

Cruise operator All Leisure lost £2.1m in the year ended 31 October compared with a profit of £2.7m in 2009 because of one-off charges linked to the valuation of derivative used for hedging purposes. Turnover rose 12% to £82.6m thanks to a full-year contribution from Hebridean Princess and a first

M&S's Rose sells shares ahead of departure

Marks & Spencer's outgoing chairman Sir Stuart Rose has begun selling his stake in the food and clothes retailer. Sir Stuart, who is to be replaced by former banker Robert Swannell in January, pockets more than £410,000 from the sale of 100,000 shares at 410.7p a time. He still has more than 1.43

London afternoon: Stocks drift off highest levels

Leading shares saw their gains trimmed over the lunch time session, despite expectations of a firm start on Wall Street. BP and the banks continue to lead the market higher. Under fire oil giant BP remains the top performer after yesterday's meeting between BP officials and the US president. BP h