(ShareCast News) - Tools, equipment and plant hire services company Speedy Hire said revenue and pre-tax profit for the first half are expected to be ahead of the previous year, while profit for the full-year will likely be ahead of its previous expectations. In a trading update for the six months t
Read more* Diesel generators used on building sites * Contributes to pollution linked to premature deaths * Government says plans consultation on generation emissions By Barbara Lewis LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's admission it cheated pollution law has exposed a wider p
Read more(ShareCast News) - The chairman of tools, equipment and plant hire services company Speedy Hire has held on to his role despite the best efforts of largest shareholder Toscafund to oust him. On Friday, 64% of the group's shareholders rejected a resolution to remove Jan Åstrand as a director, with 47
Read more(ShareCast News) - Tools, equipment and plant hire services company Speedy Hire announced the sale of its large mechanical plant fleet for £14.4m in cash to Ardent Hire Solutions. As at the end of July, the business had assets with a gross book value of £15.5m. Unaudited financial information for th
Read more(ShareCast News) - Mail-order retailer Findel's advisers have approached former Argos and Homebase boss Terry Duddy about becoming the company's chairman, according to a report. Duddy was among several people being sounded out by Findel's advisers, Sky News has reported. Findel last month rebuffed
Read more(ShareCast News) - Britain could remain in the EU until late 2019, almost a year later than predicted, ministers have privately warned senior figures in the City of London. Theresa May has been expected to enact article 50 in January, setting in train the formal two years of negotiations before Brex
Read more(ShareCast News) - Tool rental company Speedy Hire said it "strongly recommends" its shareholders vote against ousting executive chairman Jan Åstrand by its largest investor, Toscafund Asset Management. Toscafund has forced a special general meeting on the 9 September to oust Åstrand and on Wednesda
Read more(ShareCast News) - Speedy Hire's biggest shareholder has called for an emergency shareholder meeting to remove "indecisive" executive chairman Jan Åstrand. Hedge fund Toscafund Asset Management, which owns a 19.4% stake in the fully listed tool hire company, has requisitioning the general meeting as
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