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Wednesday 18 March 2015 9:37 pmSmiths sees half year results slip on competitionBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleMULTINATIONAL engineering firm Smiths Group saw its shares dip yesterday in early trading as its half year report saw revenues and profits slide. The deterioration was led by Smithsrsquo; detection and interconnect divisions which saw revenues decline by eight per cent and six per cent, respectively. The company blamed an increasingl
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Wednesday 05 October 2011 7:37 pm|Updated:Thursday 30 May 2019 9:20 pmUKrsquo services in unexpected lift to growthBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleSERVICES expanded unexpectedly quickly in the UK in September, according to the purchasing manag
stanley deutschland ers index PMI from Markit, out yesterday.Any figure above 50 represents expansion, and services in the UK rose from 51.1 in August to 52.9 in September on the index. The higher num
stanley cup uk ber shows the sector increased its pace of growth.Composite PMI figures in the Eurozone, however, fell into decline. Septemberrsquo figure came in at 49.1, down from 50.7 in August, led by services which plummeted to 46.5 from 49.7.France and Germany barely saw any growth ndash; their indices slowed to 50.2 and 50.5 respectively.That was matched by Italy, whose composite index fell from 48 to 47.7 in the month. That small fall disguised larger
stanley uk sector changes ndash; services fell 2.6 points to 45.8 whilst manufacturing declined more slowly, coming in at 48.3 compared with 46.9 in August. Spanish composite PMI fell 1.1 points to 43.9 whilst Irelandrsquo , though still positive, fell from 51.5 to 50.8.Analysts are hopeful that the UK may be perform more strongly than expected in coming months.Although this does not fully unwind the awful August drop, it is an unexpected step in the right direction, said No
