Network Rail’s annual retail sales have surpassed £800mn across its portfolio of 19 stations, the company has announced. The opening of The Victory pub at London Waterloo has helped boost …
Songs to return to Tiktok as it strikes licensing deal with Universal Music
Songs by artists represented by Universal Music Group are set to reappear on Tiktok as the firms announced they have struck a new licensing deal. In January, Universal withdrew its …
Listed legal business NAHL reduces net debt by over £3m
Listed business NAHL, which focuses on the consumer legal services market, saw its revenue increase by two per cent over the last financial year to £42.2m. The group’s profit before …
Sales downturn at Spectris after sale of software firm
Precision instrument maker Spectris experienced a slower first start to the year than expected, it announced in its quarterly update. The company said sales had been “softer than expected” pointing …
Ti Fluids reports lower sales on electric vehicle headwinds
Fluid storage provider TI Fluid has announced a slight decline in revenue of 0.4 per cent but a 6 per cent rise in total bookings to £586mn. The company engineers …
Wizz Air loses ground on Ryanair as Pratt & Whitney engine issues weigh on passenger numbers
Wizz Air passenger numbers fell for the first time this year as issues with its Pratt & Whitney-manufactured engines hit capacity. Some 4.9m passengers flew with Wizz in April, down …
International Personal Finance makes strong start to year despite Poland difficulties
Consumer credit provider International Personal Finance (IPF) has posted a strong first-quarter performance thanks to good customer repayment rates and high credit quality. The firm, which is headquartered in Leeds …
Facebook and ‘major platforms’ still causing headaches for Mirror publisher Reach
The de-ranking of news on Facebook and “major platforms” has continued to cause trouble for the publisher of Daily Mirror and Express papers, hitting its online views. Reach posted a …
Grafton revenue falls but group expects boost from Irish housebuilding blitz
Revenue at building materials distributor Grafton fell five per cent in the first quarter of 2024 to £669.2mn, down from £704.3mn. Grafton attributed the change to “prevailing macroeconomic conditions” as …
Revenue and sales down at SIG ahead of annual meeting
Construction supplier SIG has blamed “challenging market conditions” for a further fall in sales and revenue from 1 January to 30 April. The firm, which updated markets ahead of its …