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Mbda UK Ltd

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:24:44 +0000

£483m Contract Secured - 230 Jobs Safeguarded
A £483m contract to develop the next generation naval air defence system has been awarded to MBDA by the Ministry of Defence, safeguarding 230 jobs for a number of years at the Stevenage plant. The contract is for the Sea Captor Air Defence system which is expected to enter service in the middle of this decade. Steve Wadey is Managing Director.

Chemring Group PLC

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:22:28 +0000

Revenue up 25% - Profit up 6% - 4,000 Employees
UK Defence group Chemring recorded another year of growth in profits and earnings, with revenue up 25% to £745.3 million and underlying profit before tax up 6% to £125.6 million. Peter Hickson is Chairman.

Chemring Group PLC

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:27:12 +0000

Profit up to £90.8m - Total Revenue up 25% to £745.3m
Chemring Group Plc recorded higher 2011 pre-tax profit of £90.8m versus £89.1m in the earlier year period. Also, profit after tax grew to £73.9m from £66.7m. Total revenue was £745.3m compared with £597.1m in 2010, an increase of 25%

Westminster Group PLC

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:02 +0000

Westminster Group PLC - Trading Update
WSG - listed supplier of system solutions and products to the security, defence, fire protection and safety markets worldwide, is pleased to provide a trading update for the 12 months ended 31 December 2011. Revenues for the year were approximately £10m (2010: £3.8m), an increase of some 260%,...

Qinetiq Group Plc

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:18:56 +0000

Profits up 45% to £75m - Revenue down 9% - 750 jobs cut
Qinetiq's half year underlying profits before tax rose 45% to £74.9m, although revenues fell 9%. Cost reductions including cutting around 750 jobs in the six months, taking the total workforce to 10,435. Leo Quinn is the chief executive.

Qinetiq Group Plc

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:08:55 +0000

QinetiQ UK workforce cut by 10-15%
QinetiQ has started a two-year turnaround programme that would see the UK workforce cut by 10-15%.

Chemring Group PLC

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:00:04 +0000

Chemring Group PLC - PRE-CLOSE TRADING UPDATE
CHG - today provides an update on trading before entering the close period in respect of its preliminary results for the year ended 31 October 2011, which are expected to be announced on 24 January 2012. Trading The Group performed strongly in the last quarter of the financial year with reve...

Qinetiq Group Plc

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:21:03 +0100

QinetiQ says first half better than expected
DEFENCE supplier QinetiQ,said today its first half had been better than expected despite difficult market conditions.Prior to entering its closed period, QinetiQ said the boost in performance had co...

Smiths Group PLC

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:20:22 +0100

Operational improvements drive Smith Group profits higher
Smiths Group sharp rise in profits for the year to 31 July.

Smiths Group PLC

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:20:43 +0100

Smith Group healthy increase in interim profits
Smiths Group healthy increase in interim profits.