Industrials

The Doncaster-based group operates in four areas: defence and security, forgings, petrol station superstructures and corporate branding. Its results for the year to 30 April 2026, published in July, showedRevenueof £115.01m against £117.50m a year earlier and pre-tax profit down to £15.06m from £20.05m, …

For the quarter to 30 September,Revenuerose 13.2% to US$55.2m from US$48.8m, with organic growth of 5.1%. Adjusted EBITDA increased 11.1% to US$12.8m, a 23.2%Margincompared with 23.6% a year earlier. Chief executive Stewart Hall said organic growth had accelerated. Over nine months, revenue was US$157.5m, …

With the totals guided, the more useful questions concern the quality of growth, the state of individual end markets, and how a run of acquisitions is changing the group.

The financial terms are notable for how little RWS is paying relative to the size of theBusinessit is taking on. TheEnterprise valueis £22.4m, equivalent to two times Acolad's adjusted EBITDA for the period to 30 September 2027. Total consideration is £40.2m (€46.6m), of which …

The first weekly notice followed on 9 November. It covered 36,000 shares bought between 2 and 5 November at prices from £5.66 to £5.69, for total consideration of £204,190, an average of roughly 567p a share. All of the shares went into treasury, where …

The headline price is €110m for the coreBusinesson a cash-free, debt-free basis, plus €8m for non-core assets, taking total consideration to €118m. Of the core price, €90m is payable in cash and €20m in new SigmaRoc shares issued to the sellers, who are subject …

The Worcestershire-based company designs and makes professional and emergency lighting through a portfolio of brands. Thorlux, its original UK manufacturer, remains by far the largest, but over the past decade the board has bought businesses in the Netherlands, Spain and Germany to reduce dependence …