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Entrepreneurs | Manufacturing
Innovators need support, says Dragons' Den winner
Since attracting investment of £60,000 from Richard Farleigh and Duncan Bannatyne on BBC show Dragons’ Den, entrepreneur Rob Kinna’s phone has barely stopped ringing. The trouble is, the people who are so keen to talk to him now are the very same who turned down his earlier requests for help. Achieving Growth / Tuesday, 31st July 2007
Full steam ahead at Raymarine
Having recently been crowned Chief Executive of the Year at 2006 Quoted Company Awards, Malcolm Millar continues to drive Raymarine, the provider of hi-tech products for the leisure boat industry, forward at a rate of knots. Achieving Growth / Wednesday, 1st March 2006
Manufacturing stars
Britain might not be the manufacturing behemoth it once was, but what it lacks in scale it certainly makes up for in expertise and innovation. GrowthBusiness tracks down a band of pioneering UK manufacturing players with exciting global prospects. Achieving Growth / Monday, 19th September 2005
Francis eyes Zenith renaissance
‘We were already in the nursery sector, but not in a big way,’ explains Ringo Francis, chairman and chief executive of cleaning products supplier Zenith Hygiene – a business he believes can reach £100 million of annual sales within four years. Achieving Growth / Friday, 19th August 2005
A little help for manufacturers
Oldham-based Innovative Technology, which designs and manufactures a range of low-cost bank note validators, employs 150 people and has a turnover of £15 million. Achieving Growth / Saturday, 1st May 2004
NEWS
Golf analysis company tees off
Sheffield-based Break30, a developer of technology to help golfers improve their putting skills, has won £202,500 of equity funding. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 4th December 2008
Vectrix looking into AIM delist
US-based Vectrix Corporation, the zero-emission scooter maker, is pondering delisting from AIM as it looks to raise cash quickly. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 4th December 2008
Interest rates slashed to 2%
The Bank of England has announced another aggressive rate cut, reducing the base rate from three to two per cent. Business News / Thursday, 4th December 2008
Latest Deals: Manufacturing
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Catalysts | AIM | Nov 2008 |
| LM Technologies | VC | Nov 2008 |
| The Carlyle Group | VC | Nov 2008 |
| Antenova | VC | Nov 2008 |
| Mountfield | AIM | Oct 2008 |
| Kedco | AIM | Oct 2008 |
| E-Blink | VC | Oct 2008 |
| Orteq Bioengineering | VC | Oct 2008 |
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