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12 May 2016 AIM/ASX Code: SO4 SALT LAKE POTASH LIMITED Excellent Initial Pump Test Results at Lake Wells ---------------------------------------------------- Salt Lake Potash Limited (SO4 or the Company) is pleased to advise that initial pump testing of the basal sand and surface aquifers at the Lake Wells Sulphate of Potash (SOP) Project has returned very encouraging results, substantially increasing the Company's knowledge of the lake hydrogeology and increasing our confidence in SO4's model of extracting brine from the aquifers for production of SOP by solar evaporation. Pump Test Program Update Ø Pump tests have been completed on three boreholes targeting two of the three aquifer zones identified at Lake Wells. The deep basal sand aquifer was pump tested from a depth of 105 to 120m. The surface aquifer was pump tested at two locations drilled to a maximum depth of 24m. Ø The pump tests provided aquifer permeability measurements within or exceeding the expected range for the two aquifers tested. The basal sand aquifer and one of the surface aquifer pump tests were pumped at 4 litres per second, which was the maximum capacity of the pump as constrained by the borehole diameter. Based on aquifer response higher pumping rates would be achieved with a larger capacity pump. CEO Matt Syme commented "We are very pleased with results to date from the drilling and pump testing campaign at Lake Wells. These early tests provide us with a lot of encouragement about the potential to draw very substantial brine flows from both the basal sand and surface aquifers. Next we will test the potential of the fractured siltstone aquifer as we continue a comprehensive drilling and pumping campaign to construct the Lake Wells hydrogeological model, in parallel with completion of the scoping study." Basal Sand Aquifer The Basal Sand Aquifer at Lake Wells was encountered in two aircore holes approximately 2km apart drilled in late 2015. Basal sand aquifers are a common feature of Australian paleochannel environments and are intepreted to be extensive in the Lake Wells paleovalley. The coarse sands and gravels at the depths of the paleochannel are potentially a very productive source of feed brine because of high permeability in sediments deposited in the early, high energy paleo-environment. A 2015 aircore hole drilled in the northern arm of Lake Wells, intersected fine paleochannel sands with intercalated clays from 105m to 120m, with a band of noticeably coarser sands and gravels in the deepest 4-5m. In the current campaign, a 200mm mud rotary hole LWBT001 was collared approximately 10m from the earlier aircore hole and drilled to the same depth. The hole was cased with 100mm PVC casing above the basal sand aquifer and slotted 100mm PVC casing through the sand aquifer (105-120m) and was gravel packed throughout. After bore development, a 100mm 4KW submersible pump was set at approximatel
12 May 2016 ServicePower Technologies Plc ("ServicePower" or the "Company") New Contract Wins Three new contracts secured ServicePower Technologies Plc (AIM: SVR), a market leader in workforce management software, today announces that it has secured three new multi-year contracts with the aggregated values expected to be in excess of $1 million: -- a new three year contract for ServiceOperations, ServiceStats and ServiceOutsourcing with an extended service and warranty program administrator; and -- new contracts with two tier-one global appliance manufacturers; one as a new three year contract and one as an extended contract with an existing customer. The extended service and warranty program administrator is an innovative industry leader that offers underwriting and administration services for retailers, distributors, and manufacturers in numerous consumer and automotive markets. It will deploy ServiceOperations, including network management, electronic dispatch, and call management, to support the administration of service contracts sold by its entire portfolio of North American clients. The customer will also use ServiceStats to analyse and monitor ongoing service operations. ServiceOperations will enable the client to better manage, efficiently dispatch and improve the customer experience and provide enhanced visibility of work order status. ServicePower will also supply the client with additional third party contracted labour resources through its managed services offering, ServiceOutsourcing. Additionally, the new contracts secured with two global appliance manufacturers solidifies ServicePower's position as the leading mobile workforce management and managed services provider for brown and white goods in the UK. Using ServiceOperations, ServicePower will manage an extended network of appliance repair contractors. ServiceOperations enables ServicePower to dynamically dispatch the best third party contractor for each job's unique requirements, while providing constant status updates to the manufacturer's call-centre and operational teams. Additionally, claims for warranty repairs and payments for services rendered will also be processed using ServiceOperations. ServiceStats will be used to monitor ongoing contractor performance and to safeguard against fraudulent activities, while also providing the scoring mechanism used to drive job volume to the best performing providers. Marne Martin, CEO, ServicePower said "ServiceOperations provides its clients with stable, scalable SaaS software to improve management and dispatch of third party contractors using configurable ranking logic. It automates the rebooking process and facilitates customer-centric dispatching through configurable rules. "Our new clients are exciting additions to our global client portfolio and underline ServicePower's position as a premier provider of managed service in the UK and US markets. These clients t
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RNS Number : 2864L HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd. 08 January 2016 HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd Trading Update HaiKe Chemical Group Limited ("HaiKe" or the "Company" or the "Group"), the AIM quoted (AIM: HAIK) specialty chemical business based in Shandong Province, China, today provides an update on trading ahead of its Final Results for the twelve-month period ended 31 December 2015. Despite a slowdown in Q3 2015, overall profitability recovered slightly in the final quarter, and the Group is expected to report a moderate profit for its continuing operations for the full year. While overall sales volumes were comparable to FY2014, for the 12 months ended 31 December 2015, unaudited total turnover decreased 25% to CNY728 million (c. £73 million) (2014: CNY973 million (c. £98 million)). This decrease was mainly attributable to the significant reduction in the average realized selling price of the Company's specialty chemical products as a result of depressed oil prices. Gross margin for FY2015 rose slightly to 11.6% (2014: 10.7%) due to our continuing efforts to focus on more profitable, higher-end products. As indicated in our interim results, High-Tech Spring, the manufacturing arm of the Company which produces and sells specialty chemicals products, has faced severe competition for one of its major products, Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA), from other producers who are using cheaper alternative feedstock and newer technology, to deliver a higher standard of product specification. In light of this and to better position the business to withstand such competition, the Company has accelerated its efforts to move to more profitable, higher-end products to try to maintain the overall margins. Interest expense decreased sharply by 73% year-on-year as a result of a significant decrease in the average borrowing balance. Short-term borrowings balance as at end of 2015 decreased 89% to CNY80 million (c. £8 million) (2014: CNY702.8 (c. £70 million)), principally reflecting the scaled down trading activities of HaiKe Trading, the trading arm of the Company, in 2015. For further information please contact: HaiKe Chemical Group George Zeng, Chief Financial Officer george@haikechemical.com +86 138 2520 2570 Stockdale Securities Richard Johnson / Antonio Bossi +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 Cardew Group Shan Shan Willenbrock / Emma Crawshaw haike@cardewgroup.com +44 (0) 20 7930 0777
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Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC 08 January 2016 8 January 2016 Venn Life Sciences Holdings Plc ("Venn" or the "Company") Year End Update Venn Life Sciences (AIM: VENN), a growing Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing drug development, clinical trial management and resourcing solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients, announces that revenues for full year to 31 December 2015 are expected to be at least double the previous year (2014: EUR4.9m). With a cash position at year end of EUR3.4m and the business now generating free cashflows Venn is well funded for future growth and well positioned to deliver further international expansion. This strong performance has been delivered through continued success in winning enterprise level contracts, facilitated by a growing reputation for delivering excellence and ongoing expansion of our international coverage and service capabilities. Commenting on the Year End Update, CEO of Venn Life Sciences, Tony Richardson stated: "We have now more than doubled our book of business in successive years and built a strong foundation on which we can deliver further growth. The addition of drug development and early phase capabilities into our service offering will enable us to capture greater market share in 2016 and truly differentiate our position in the market." Enquiries: Venn Life Sciences Holdings www.vennlifesciences.com Plc Tony Richardson, Chief Executive Tel: +353 154 99 341 Officer Jonathan Hartshorn, Chief Financial Tel: +353 153 93 269 Officer Orla McGuinness, Marketing Tel: +353 153 93 269 Manager Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser Tel :+44(0)20 3829 and Joint Broker)
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WANdisco Announces Two Major New Big Data Contract Wins for Its Flagship Fusion Product Tue, 29th Dec 2015 09:00 SAN RAMON, CA --(Marketwired - December 29, 2015) - WANdisco (LSE: WAND) a leading provider of continuous availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data, today announced two of the largest deals ever for its flagship Fusion product for Hadoop, with a combined value of well over one million dollars. These two new contracts comprise an initial sale to a well-known US financial services firm, and a major expansion deal with an existing customer that is also one of Europe's largest mobile carriers. Both customers use Fusion to meet stringent SLAs (service level agreements) for their production business applications deployed on Hadoop. The financial services customer, one of the largest life insurers in the US, faces stringent regulatory and business requirements for guaranteed data consistency and availability across multiple data centers. Without a large IT staff dedicated to Hadoop support, they also required a solution that was easy to administer with automated disaster recovery to eliminate downtime and data loss. After extensive evaluation, they selected WANdisco Fusion over the backup and recovery solutions offered by the leading Hadoop distribution vendors, as well as those from several major hardware vendors that not only couldn't match its capabilities, but also came with much greater cost and complexity. The telecommunications customer, one of Europe's leading mobile carriers, initially selected WANdisco's big data technology for continuous availability in 2013 after moving to Hadoop to streamline their service activation system, previously spread across multiple applications and databases. Recently, they expanded the system to new data centers and migrated to a new Hadoop distribution, leveraging Fusion to avoid the downtime and business disruption these activities normally entail. After migration, they found WANdisco Fusion's platform independent architecture and ability to scale enabled it to work seamlessly in their new environment. "These customers operate in regulatory and business settings with the most demanding SLAs for availability, scalability and performance," said David Richards, CEO and co-founder at WANdisco. "They also want flexible, future-proof solutions that impose minimal administrative overhead and avoid vendor lock-in, given the dynamic nature of the Hadoop market. Their decision to purchase after extensive evaluation is further proof that WANdisco Fusion is the only solution available that not only meets, but exceeds large enterprise requirements for moving Hadoop from the lab into full-scale production." Both companies appreciate WANdisco Fusion's flexible, easy-to-deploy architecture that eliminates Hadoop downtime and data loss, and enables them to avoid Hadoop vendor lock-in. WANdisco Fusion can be implemented across mixed storage envir
I'm having a beer for you now! Need to get ready soon for a Christmas party/dinner in W.London. I can already feel the hangover!
Stick in there my friend... We're nearly into the new year! Remember the days of trading this company..? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaJ38MD3YT4
How it been going? Making any £££ lately? I think I'm about done for the day as I have to be in London these evening...
Feeling that brave at the moment... GLA!
A possible opportunity here?
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Really dropping at the moment...
A little bit of volume and she should move:)
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