Greene King brews strong rise in sales and profits
The brewer, pubs and catering business Greene King has said that its focus on offering “value for money” helped it to report a strong rise in sales.In the half-year to 14 October its like-for-like...
View ArticleGlasgow Airport reports busiest November for four years
Glasgow Airport has reported its busiest November for four years- boosted by strong growth in both domestic and international passengers traffic.Almost 500,000 passengers travelled through Glasgow...
View ArticlePorsche breaks car sales record
Carmaker Porsche has said it has already beaten its annual record for the most cars sold.It has sold 128,978 cars worldwide in the 11 months to November – already beating the 118,868 sports cars sold...
View ArticleZara company owner Inditex profits rise 27pc
The world’s largest clothing retailer, Inditex- which owns Zara, has reported another sharp jump in profits after a rapid international expansion.Profits in the nine months to 31 October rose 27% to...
View ArticleNike leaps on strong home demand
The sportswear company Nike reported a strong rise in demand in its home North American market.Accordingly, their shares rose 6.2% after the company’s third quarter figures suggested steady demand for...
View ArticleSamsung anticipates record profits due to smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics has said that it expects to make a record profit for the quarter to the end of December- powered by the growing sales of its smartphones. The success of its smartphones has been a...
View ArticleWilliam Hill’s business boosted by website growth
William Hill- Britain’s largest bookmaker said it expected to report operating profits for the full year of £330 million, up from £276 million the previous year.Its profit from online activities was up...
View ArticleRugby world cup worth £1 billion to UK economy
Next year’s Rugby World Cup will add £982 million to the UK economy- says a report commissioned by the tournament’s organising committee. The research, by accountancy firm EY predicts that the...
View ArticleRolls Royce wins record £6 billion engine order
Rolls Royce has won an order from Emirates to supply engines for its super jumbo fleet. Rolls Royce has received its largest order to date, worth £6.1 billion, to supply engines for 50 Emirates A380...
View ArticleWebsite Design Cheltenham helps Floortex win Queens Award for Innovation
Website Design Cheltenham is delighted to have helped one of our clients- Floortex to win a Queens Award for Innovation. On the Queen’s birthday- Tuesday 21st April Floortex were named as winners of...
View ArticleWilliams accelerates it’s revenues
The Williams Formula 1 Grand Prix team has reported a sharp rise in revenues. Overall revenues for the team’s holding company rose by £19.1 million to £63.2 million for the six months to 30 June....
View ArticleBanksy’s Dismaland gave Weston-super-Mare a £20 million boost
Over the past five weeks, more than 150,000 people have visited the Dismaland theme park in a derelict Weston-super-Mare seafront lido, which had been shut since 2000 and reopened in a blaze of...
View ArticleBridgend wins for £181m new Ford engine project
Ford’s Bridgend plant will build the company’s new generation of petrol engines in a deal worth £181 million. The investment is backed by nearly £15 million from the Welsh government with production...
View ArticleBritish universities’ business incubator rated world’s best
A group of British universities has been rated the best in the world at helping scientists turn their creativity into cash. The SETsquared Partnership – a collaboration between the universities of...
View ArticleBlackberry revival boosted by sales increase
Blackberry has reported revenues of £377 million for the three months to November – 12% higher than the previous quarter. It was the struggling smartphone maker’s first quarter on quarter increase for...
View ArticleNike profits up 20% in last quarter
Nike, the world’s leading maker of sporting goods, reported a 20% year on year rise in net profit for the three months ending in November. Profitable income for the period came to £530 million. Future...
View ArticleGoogle’s CEO says UK is an ecommerce leader
The UK is the world leader in ecommerce according to the former Google boss Eric Schmidt. Now executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, Mr Schmidt said there was no reason why a hundred...
View ArticleFever-Tree says global demand has boosted profits
Fever-Tree has said global demand for its premium mixer drinks has boosted profits in an “exceptional year” for the business. Pre tax profits hit £16.8 million in the year ending 31 December 2015, up...
View ArticleUK shares continue to recover ground as Carphone profits jump
UK shares have continued to regain some of the ground lost in the wake of the Brexit vote as Dixon Carphone’s profiits jumped by 17 pc. After rising 2.6% on Tuesday, the FTSE 100 share index opened up...
View ArticleAdvance orders for Tesla Model 3 electric car accelerate to 276,000
Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk says preorders of the firm’s much anticipated Model 3 electric car currently total 276,000. The California based firm has unveiled the five seater car – its...
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