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Asset value could make this a hot property
9:36am Thursday 8th October 2009
Public Service Properties Investments - 74.5p Those who believe that the property sector is now on the way up should take a look at Public Service Properties Investments, an AIM-listed company which released interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2009 on September 29.
There's a good chance of seeing a profit in the medium term
8:43am Thursday 1st October 2009
PLASTICS CAPITAL (PLA) - 32.5p Plastics Capital manufactures plastics products for niche markets. It supplies into the UK and also exports to North America, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 2002 and has grown through acquisition and trades from factories across the UK as well as one in Thailand, with sales offices in Boston in the United States and Tokyo.
Hargreaves performs well in a difficult market
9:15am Thursday 24th September 2009
Hargreaves Services (AIM: HSP 702.75p) This week I am taking the opportunity to look back at a company that we featured last November. The AIM listed Hargreaves Services has performed well in a difficult market and has seen its share price rise from 483.5p (September 2008) to over 700p.
Company showing good signs for the future
11:26am Thursday 10th September 2009
office2office - 152p We covered office2office in both June 2008 and September 2007, with the share price at the time being 180p and 191p respectively.
There's room for Drax to power on
5:30pm Thursday 3rd September 2009
Drax Group - 468pM.h5> Owner of the largest coal-fired power station in Europe, located not too far away in Selby, Drax Group supplies around 7per cent of UK electrical consumption. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index but at the time of writing ranked as the 105th largest listed company by market capitalisation.
National Grid has power to make steady growth
9:12am Thursday 20th August 2009
National Grid - 573p The broad stock market has been exceptionally strong of late.
Stanley Gibbons is still looking like a collector's item
8:26am Thursday 13th August 2009
Stanley Gibbons Group - 130.5p We covered Stanley Gibbons last July when their share price was 140p. The company has recently released interim results for the first six months of 2009 and these demonstrated the fact that progress continues even though the share price now stands at just 130.5p, albeit in a weak stock market overall.
Nighthawks Energy can generate excitement for investors
8:31am Thursday 6th August 2009
Nighthawk Energy - 41.5p Nighthawk Energy has released a steady flow of positive news in recent months. There was a placing at 20p in February and on the back of progress since then a significant fundraising has now been conditionally completed at 35p per share.
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