Building-integrated PV ready to'come of age'22 Aug 2012 Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017. A new market report from the analyst company Pike ...
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Lindt & Spruengli has booked a 14% rise in first-half net profit in the face of weak consumer sentiment in the chocolate-maker's largest markets, the US and Europe. The Swiss chocolatier said today (21 August) net profit rose to CHF36.6m ...
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Nestle's share price increased this morning (9 August) as the Kit-Kat maker booked an increase in first-half profit and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The Swiss food giant reported an 8.9% increase in earnings of CHF5.12bn (US$5.26bn) ...
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Driven by the major acquisition of a wastewater pumps business and organic growth, order intake increased significantly by nominal 11% to CHF 2 025 million in the first half of 2012. Adjusted for currency effects as well as acquisitions and ...
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Aon has reported net income of $246m, or $0.73 diluted income per share, for the second quarter of 2012, down 5%, compared to $258m, or $0.75 diluted income per share for the same period in 2011. The total revenues reported for the second ...
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Outsourcing giant Capgemini announced flat profits of €237m (£153m) for the first half of 2012, with like-for-like sales up 2.3% to €5.15bn compared with the same period in 2011. In its report, the company said that ...
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Danish food ingredients firm Chr.Hansen has reported a rise in its Q3 2012 revenues by 6.7%to€181.2m,compared to€169.8m in the corresponding quarter a year ago. The company's net profit for the three-month period of fiscal 2012 ...
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UK food sales have jumped as consumers splashed out for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, but the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show that Tesco and Morrisons struggled to take advantage of this market growth. Both Tesco and Morrisons ...
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Checkpoint Systems Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 25, 2012. Selected analysis and discussion for the first quarter 2012: • Net revenues decreased 10.8%. This decrease was principally due to a ...
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Stanley Black & Decker announced first quarter 2012 financial results. -- 1Q'12 Revenues Increased 12% To $2.7 Billion; Organic Revenues Up 3% -- 1Q'12 Diluted GAAP EPS, Including M&A Charges, Was $0.72 -- Excluding M&A Charges, 1Q'12 ...
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After more than two decades of organic growth in the China market, Dynisco LLC today announced the completion of the purchase of the assets of Shanghai Hao-Ying Measurement & Control Technology Co. Ltd. Dynisco officials say the deal has ...
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The last five years have brought big changes to China’s Haitian International Holdings Ltd. The maker of injection molding machines has more than doubled sales to 7.05 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) solely on organic growth, launched ...
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