Ornua Foods: Pilgrims Choice and Kerrygold maker churns up £500m UK sales September 5, 2024 Turnover at the UK division of Ornua Foods, the maker of Pilgrims Choice cheese and Kerrygold butter, surged to more than £500m during its latest financial year. The Staffordshire-headquartered arm’s sales totalled £523.8m in the year to 30 December, 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The figure comes after Ornua Foods reported a [...]
Burberry shares crater after luxury goods profit warning January 12, 2024 Burberry now expects adjusted operating profit for the financial year ended 30 March 2024 to be in the range of £410m to £460m.
Subaru sales accelerate as UK demand outstrips supply August 22, 2024 Sales at the UK company that imports Subaru cars surged by more than 40 per cent during its latest financial year despite demand outstripping supply. Subaru UK has reported a turnover of £75.9m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The total comes after the business posted a turnover of £48m for the [...]
Electric Guitar: Digital marketer buys data analytics firm set up by its chief August 9, 2024 Digital marketing and advertising company Electric Guitar will acquire software solutions provider Mymyne, previously set up by its chief executive. Mymyne was set up in 2019 by Electric Guitar’s chief executive, John Regan, to develop and commercialise data-related software services, with swoop is being viewed as a sign that the marketing world is moving towards [...]
Volvo: Record-breaking year for car maker as UK sales near £2bn August 7, 2024 Volvo's UK sales jumped closer to the £2bn mark after another record-breaking year, it has been revealed in newly filed accounts.
Renault’s UK sales pass £2bn but increased costs hit profit July 23, 2024 Sales at the UK arm of car manufacturer Renault accelerated past £2bn in 2023, it has been revealed, despite an industry-wide slowdown, according to newly-filed documents.
Hankook: Brits buying worse tyres because of cost of living crisis April 30, 2024 The UK arm of global tyre giant Hankook has warned drivers are turning to lower quality products as they battle the cost of living crisis.
Burberry shares nosedive as sales collapse and firm cancels dividend July 15, 2024 Gerry Murphy, the chair of Burberry, described the results as “disappointing” and cited a “more challenging than expected” luxury market.
London house prices fall but still almost double national average according to Halifax property index March 7, 2023 London house prices have fallen by almost one per cent from January, but property in the capital still costs £240,000 more than the national average. Halifax’s latest house price index for February showed the rate of annual national growth slowed across the UK, with the average property now sitting at £285,476. In the capital however, [...]
Gleeson: Sales ‘exceeding expectations’ despite planning system woes July 11, 2024 Housebuilder Gleeson has nudged up the number of new homes it sold in its most recent financial year, despite what it described as "continuing challenges in the planning system".