(Alliance News) - CRH PLC on Tuesday said it will acquire Eco Materials Technologies Inc, a South Jordan, Utah-based supplier of supplementary cementitious materials, SCM, in North America. CRH, a ...

The firm lowered its interim dividend to 0.8p per share from 1.25p the previous year. Essentra left its full-year guidance for adjusted operating profit unchanged, saying that the first half had ...

James Halstead said it expects sales and profit to come in below the prior financial year's "record levels", though still remaining within the range of market expectations. It expects to report its ...

Approximately 90% of Metlen SA shares were validly tendered when the acceptance period ended on Friday, the firm said. This included 30.9 million shares held by Chair Evangelos Mytilineos and his ...

The weaker earnings amid the stronger top line can be attributed to increased costs, with administrative expenses rising 17% to GBP53.7 million from GBP45.8 million. Finance costs also edged higher, ...

In European equities on Tuesday, the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt was up 1.4%. They had ended down 0.4% and 1.0% on Monday.

(Alliance News) - Croda International PLC on Tuesday reported an improvement in first half revenue, though chunky impairments kept a lid on its bottom line. The Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals ...

(Alliance News) - Filtronic PLC on Tuesday said it benefited from higher value contracts as it reported a surge in full-year sales and profit. Pretax profit ballooned to GBP13.4 million in the 12 ...

(Alliance News) - AG Barr PLC on Tuesday reported an increase in half year revenue led by Boost, with momentum picking up in the second quarter. The Cumbernauld, Scotland-based soft drink and energy ...

Despite this, SThree maintained its interim dividend at 5.1 pence per share. SThree said new business "remains soft" while noting some improving momentum in certain segments and markets, such as the ...

The London-based firm, which operates food and beverage outlets in travel locations, said sales rose 6% in the quarter ended June 30 from a year ago, on a constant currency basis, with like-for-like ...

(Alliance News) - Card Factory PLC and WH Smith PLC on Tuesday said Card Factory will buy funkypigeon.com Ltd, a personalised greeting card and gifting business, from WH Smith for GBP24 million.