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Hartest Holdings / Elektron
Elektron is making a mandatory bid for instrumentation supplier Hartest Holdings following the purchase of Peter Gyllenhammar’s stake.
Metrodome Group
Metrodome Group has ended its bid talks with Target Entertainment Group.
Chamberlin
Engineer Chamberlin says trading has been strong at its foundries in the first quarter and it is confident of a return to profit in the year to March 2011.
Lees Foods
Lees Foods expects sales and profits to be ahead of forecasts for the full year.
GETECH Group
Oil exploration data services provider GETECH Group says trading continues to recover in the second half.
DP Poland
DP Poland, the Domino’s Pizza master franchise owner for Poland, got off to a strong start today.
Synchronica
Mobile email and instant messaging technology provider Synchronica says that Telecom Personal, the mobile subsidiary of Telecom Argentina, has launched a service based on the Aim company’s personal email technology.
LoknStore
Self-storage company Lok’nStore says that second half trading has been good.
Walker Greenbank
Interior furnishings supplier Walker Greenbank says trading is significantly ahead of expectations.
Norman Broadbent
Executive search firm Norman Broadbent says that it traded profitably in the six months to June 2010.
IS Pharma
Specialist pharma products supplier IS Pharma says that trading is in line with expectations in the first three months of this financial year.
WIN
IMImobile Europe has increased its bid for mobile content and managed services provider WIN from 141p to 150p a share.
Zoo Digital
Zoo Digital has secured Warner Home Video International as the first customer for its automated style-guide production system for home entertainment.
Viridas
Jatropha plantation developer Viridas may have found a customer for the waste from the crushing of jatropha.
Angle
Technology consultancy and investment company Angle says that its portfolio company Geomerics has agreed a corporate partnership with one of the world’s leading technology companies.
RAM Investment Group
RAM Investment Group has raised £1.03m from a share placing at 4p a share.
Scientific Digital Imaging
Digital imaging technology company Scientific Digital Imaging improved its profit last year but acquisitions remain the focus.
Access Intelligence
Software-as-a-Service provider Access Intelligence reported strong growth in revenues and profit but uncertainty about public spending means that the outlook is difficult to predict.
Canisp
Cash shell Canisp is buying Tri-Star, which owns an antimony mining licence in the Gediz district of Turkey.
SciSys
IT services provider SciSys says that first half trading is in line with expectations but worries about UK government spending mean that management is cautious about the rest of 2010 and 2011.
WH Ireland
Former Collins Stewart capital markets boss Paul Compton is taking over as chief executive of Aim adviser WH Ireland.
Colefax Group
Colefax Group did better than originally expected in the year to April 2010 but the outlook remains uncertain.
Cello Group
Market research and consultancy provider Cello Group expects to improve its profits in 2010.
GoIndustry-DoveBid
GoIndustry-DoveBid says that first half trading was significantly ahead of the same period last year and the industrial equipment auctioneer should make a profit in the period.
Japan Leisure Hotels
Aggressive pricing by competitors means that Japan Leisure Hotels will make less than expected this year.
DP Poland
DP Poland plans has raised £6.5m at 50p a share prior to joining Aim.
West Pioneer Properties Ltd
Indian shopping mall developer West Pioneer Properties Ltd increased its income from its Kalyan site but revaluation gains were not as high in the year to March 2010.
UBC Media
UBC Media is trading in line with expectations so far this year.
Avisen
Three former Xploite directors have left the board of software consultancy Avisen less than three months after the merger was completed.
Seeing Machines
For a long time Seeing Machines was a frustrating business with good technology and little in the way of revenues but now it is difficult to keep up with all its new contracts.
Mobile Streams
Mobile content provider Mobile Streams says that it expects to report a small pre-tax profit in the six months to June 2010.
Synchronica
Mobile email and instant messaging technology provider Synchronica plans to take over Canadian rival iseemedia Inc and gain a quotation on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX-V).
Longships
There has been stake building in cash shell Longships.
Fuse8
The flotation of digital marketing firm Fuse8 on Aim marks the return of a former Aim company in a new guise as well as the return to the London market of two former Media Square directors.
Lo-Q
Virtual queuing systems developer Lo-Q has parted company with chairman and chief executive Jeff McManus.
Judges Scientific / Slater Investments
Slater Investments has taken a 3.7% stake in instrumentation supplier Judges Scientific.
Brady
Risk management software provider Brady grew its revenues and operating profit by one-fifth in the first half of 2010.
ILX Group
First quarter revenues and profits are substantially ahead of last year at e-learning software provider ILX Group.
Clean Air Power Ltd
Clean Air Power Ltd says that delayed sales mean that 2010 revenues will be lower than expected.
Avia Health Informatics
Healthcare software developer Avia Health Informatics has launched its Odyssey MobileAssess software range.
GEM BioFuels
GEM BioFuels is raising £300,000 from a placing at 8p a share.
Synchronica
Mobile email and instant messaging technology provider Synchronica continues to make progress but it is running short of cash.
1st Dental Laboratories
Cost cutting helped 1st Dental Laboratories move back into profit in the six months to May 2010.
DP Poland
The founders of Polish coffee bars operator Coffeheaven International plan to float DP Poland, the Domino’s Pizza master franchise owner in Poland, on Aim by the end of July 2010.
Work Group
Work Group expects to report an operating profit for the first half of 2010.
SDI Group
SDI Group’s management is offering a minimum of 2.6p a share for the integrator of materials handling systems.
Nature Group
Nature Group says that first half revenues will increase from £2.7m to £3.9m in 2010 but gross margins will be lower.
21st Century Technology
Transport CCTV technology supplier 21st Century Technology says that first half profits are ahead of expectations.
Judges Scientific
Instrumentation supplier Judges Scientific says that its underlying figures will “show significant year-on-year progress” in the first half of 2010.
Ilika
Advanced cleantech and biomedical materials developer Ilika says that a contract research relationship with a major vehicle manufacturer has been switched to a full blown joint development project.
UniVision Engineering Ltd
Hong Kong-based CCTV systems installer UniVision Engineering Ltd expects to report a loss for the year to March 2010 because of litigation involving its China-based subsidiary Leader Smart Engineering.
WIN
A rival bidder for mobile content and managed services provider WIN has entered the fray but the board continues to recommend the IMImobile offer.
Astaire Group / Evolve Capital
Aim adviser Astaire Group says it is not talking to any potential bidders but there could be a change in majority ownership.
Mission Marketing Group
Mission Marketing Group says that turnover has risen slightly in the first half of 2010 but operating income is 7% lower.
BrainJuicer Group
Online market research agency BrainJuicer Group has grown first half revenues by 48%.
Turbotec Products
Two new shareholders are trying to take control of the Turbotec Products board just when it seemed that the heat exchanges supplier could concentrate on its business.
Animalcare Group
House broker Brewin Dolphin has increased its profit forecasts for Animalcare following the veterinary medicines and livestock products supplier’s positive trading statement.
Pentagon Protection
Safety and security films supplier Pentagon Protection is selling its subsidiary Pentagon Protection UK to a former chief executive because of continuing problems with a warranty claim dating back to 2005.
Seeing Machines
Seeing Machines has won two contracts for its API technology, which tracks the movement of people.
Best of the Best
Best of the Best reported lower revenues and profits in the year to April 2010 due to the Icelandic ash cloud at the end of the period.
Henderson Morley
Henderson Morley says KMS Therapeutics is trying to raise cash in order to acquire the intellectual property rights to the company’s ionic contra-viral therapy (ICVT) human portfolio but Henderson is also talking to another prospective buyer.
WFCA
Advertising and marketing company WFCA says that its second half trading has exceeded expectations.
Intelligent Environments / Parseq
Documentric is reversing into online financial software provider Intelligent Environments and it already has another potential acquisition in its sights.
i-design
Cash machine advertising technology developer i-design is winning new contracts but is still some way from profitability.
SureTrack Monitoring
SureTrack Monitoring is moving from Plus-quoted to Aim in order to raise cash to help finance the growth of the asset tracking business.
Speymill
Good news from contracting firm Speymill, which says that £400,000 of receivables that it had provided against have been paid.
KBC Advanced Technologies
Oil refinery consultancy and software provider KBC Advanced Technologies says that trading is in line with expectations and it expects a stronger performance in the second half of 2010.
Proventec
Proventec’s 36.2% shareholder InnoConcepts and three-quarters of the loan note holders have agreed to a restructuring of the steam cleaning systems supplier’s loan notes.
Electric Word
Information publisher Electric Word has increased its interim profit even though revenues declined.
Alkane Energy
Alkane Energy, which generates electricity from coal mine methane, has increased its electricity generation output by 30% in the first half of 2010.
AdEPT Telecom
Voice and data telecoms services provider AdEPT Telecom is focusing on generating profits in order to reduce its debt so that it will be more attractive to investors.
CBG Group
Insurance broker CBG Group has relieved Stephen Darcy of its duties as insurance broking operations director.
Prime People
Construction professionals recruiter Prime People says its net fee income has risen by 47% in the three months to June 2010.
Ambrian Capital
Aim adviser Ambrian Capital is starting a new business focused on the supply of oil, condensates and biofuels.
Tracsis
Tracsis has won another contract, this time worth £600,000 over seven years.
Indian Energy Ltd
Indian Energy Ltd says that all eleven turbines at its 16.5MW wind farm at Theni in Tamil Nadu are ready to be connected to the grid.
NetDimensions (Holdings) ltd
NetDimensions (Holdings) Ltd has 16.7p a share in cash, which is equivalent to two-thirds of its market value.
Sagentia Group
Technology consultancy Sagentia Group says that its interim profit will be greater than the forecast profit for the whole of 2010.
1st Dental Laboratories
A Danish software company appears to have taken a 13.2% stake in 1st Dental Laboratories on 20 April but failed to say anything until 2 July.
Plastics Capital
Niche plastics products manufacturer Plastics Capital ended the financial year strongly as volumes and margins started to improve.
Clarity Commerce Solutions
IT services and software provider Clarity Commerce Solutions reported full year figures ahead of expectations.
Turbotec Products
US-based heat exchanger tubing and components manufacturer Turbotec Products has sorted out its litigation and it can concentrate consolidating production at a new site in Hickory, North Carolina.
Zoo Digital
Zoo Digital is starting to widen its customer base so it will not be so dependent on the Hollywood film studios.
Private & Commercial Finance
Securing additional finance in order to increase its lending book is the key to the progress of business finance provider Private & Commercial Finance.
Seeing Machines
Seeing Machines have been awarded a DSS driver monitoring system contract at the Morenci mine in Arizona, which is majority owned by Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc.
William Sinclair
William Sinclair says that the hot weather has helped trading continue to be strong.
Talent Group
TV programme producer Talent Group has been hit by Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney’s withdrawal from the A:3K Football event.
designcapital
Furniture designer and supplier designcapital has sold its Paris showroom for €1.1m.
Otium Ventures / Hertford International Group
Shares in failed pre-paid cards supplier Hertford International Group were suspended on 1 July and the company returned to trading as Otium Ventures the next day.
LED International
LED displays supplier LED International has signed up partners to develop its LED lighting solutions business.
CustomVis
Bob Morton has become chairman of laser eye surgery equipment developer CustomVis, which has bought back the assets of its Australian subsidiary CLVR from administrators.
Clyde Process Solutions
Pneumatic conveying and air filtration equipment supplier Clyde Process Solutions says that it still has a strong sales pipeline.
SpaceandPeople
The liquidator of the Welsh Industrial Investment Trust has distributed the company’s shares in Aim-quoted experiential marketing company SpaceandPeople.
Mountfield Group
Mountfield Group boss Graham Read hopes that the construction services company will do much better this year.
Parallel Media Group
Sports marketing group Parallel Media Group is trying to sort out its balance sheet and snare a new investment.
Evolve Capital
Evolve Capital, the investment company that owns a majority stake in Aim adviser Astaire, wants to raise £1m from an open offer in order to take advantage of investment opportunities on Plus-quoted.
Optare
Bus manufacturer Optare says that bid talks are continuing.
Strontium
Small company consultancy Strontium has sold its Australian business to one of its managers.
ReNeuron Group
Stem cell therapies developer ReNeuron Group has started recruiting for its treatment for disabled stroke patients (ReN001).
TSE Group
Switzerland-based sports consultancy TSE Group fell into loss in 2009 despite a strong first half.
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