Company News
Escape Hunt seeks £4m to tap UK escape room craze
Escape Hunt plans to raise at least £4m to open more sites to tap into the growing craze for escape rooms in the UK.
Civitas upbeat on outlook as values increase
Civitas Social Housing published an upbeat outlook as the specialist real estate investment trust reported an increase in the value of its properties.
Victrex melts as sales slide in weaker first half
Victrex reported weaker interim results on Monday as revenue, profit and sales volumes fell due to a poor performance from its automotive division, adverse currency movement and consumer electronics headwinds.
FirstGroup investor demands board shake-up
One of FirstGroup's biggest shareholders has demanded the company call a meeting to remove more than half the board including its chief executive and chairman.
LondonMetric agrees pre-lets at Bedford Link
LondonMetric has exchanged contracts to let two logistics warehouses across 138,000 sq ft at its Bedford Link Logistics Park.
Diploma profit rises but sees signs of slowdown industrial seals market
Diploma posted a rise in first-half profit on Monday following solid trading across all of its sectors as it sounded an upbeat note on the outlook but cautioned over a slowdown in the industrial seals market.
Centrica sees challenging trading conditions in first half
British Gas owner Centrica maintained full year guidance on cash flow and net debt Monday but said a “challenging” environment due to falling gas prices, tariff caps, warmer weather and nuclear outages had forced it to conduct a strategic review of its portfolio.