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Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc
LON:MBH
As Britain’s Brick Specialists, Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC unites the best in clay traditions. The Group represents seven of the most recognised premium brands across the UK and Europe: Blockleys, Carlton, Charnwood, Floren.be, Freshfield Lane, Hathern Terra Cotta and Michelmersh, producing over 125 million handmade and machine-made bricks and pavers annually. Using modernised production methods that emphasise sustainable building solutions and adhere to the most stringent production requirements, Michelmersh guarantees high quality product standards with a low ecological footprint. The Group remains at the forefront of industry innovation and was the first clay product manufacturer in the UK to offer intuitive Building Information Modelling files, hosted on its dedicated platform bimbricks.com.
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Michelmersh Brick chairman expects ‘significant’ growth as Carlton gathers steam
Martin Warner added that the company had been largely unaffected by the severe weather conditions caused by the ‘Beast from the East’
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FTSE 100 closes higher, given a leg-up by weaker pound
The blue-chip index closed around 38 points higher at 7,700
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Michelmersh Brick strengthens support on need to boost new home building in the UK
High-end producer Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC delivered strong annual results in March, helped by a first meaningful contribution from the acquisition of Carlton Main Brickwork
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Michelmersh Brick boosted by acquisition and healthy brick market
UK brick manufacturing is facing stock shortages with demand exceeding supply and cost inflation
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FTSE 100 closes nearly 1.7% lower as Brexit deal strengthens sterling
FTSE 100 closed down 121 points at 7,042, joining other European benchmarks, which saw red
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Michelmersh Brick says demand strong as Carlton integrates well
“Demand from the house building and RMI markets continues to be robust "
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Faron Pharma shares lifted by Traumakine progress, Highland Gold falls on first half earnings dip
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Michelmersh Brick expects second half earnings boost from acquisition of bricks maker Carlton
Michelmersh Brick said the integration of Carlton Main Brickworks remains on track
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Michelmersh's brick to be used in redevelopment of iconic Battersea Power Station
Michelmersh's bespoke Blockleys product was meticulously chosen to complement the existing contextual built environment of Battersea
Michelmersh Brick gets Battersea boost
From Telford to the Thames ... Michelmersh's bricks from its Blockleys plant in Telford will be used on one of London's most iconic structures
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FTSE 100 closes 19 ahead with miners in support
The top-shares index pushed on again in the afternoon session despite an indifferent showing on Wall Street
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Michelmersh Brick scaling up and branching out regionally
If you'll forgive the obvious pun, the acquisition of Carlton Main Brickworks is a major building block in Michelmersh's plans to dominate the premium end of the brick market
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Michelmersh Brick completes sale of Dunton Hill site
Consideration for the site is for £2.68mln in cash.
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LPA Group shares fall as it warns on political uncertainty
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Michelmersh Brick acquires Yorkshire bricks maker, Carlton
The acquisition will immediately boost Michelmersh's earnings and will give the company access to new regional markets.
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Michelmersh Brick has firepower to build for the future
It's recently taken on debt to make an acquisition and is committed to investing in growing the business and making it more efficient
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Michelmersh Brick “performed well” in first four months of 2017
"After a very satisfactory trading performance in 2016, I am pleased to report that the Group has performed well for the first four months of 2017."
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Michelmersh divi hike signals confidence in cash generative abilities
The debt-free company doubled the divi and it also has plenty of efficiency-boosting capex projects on the go
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FTSE 100 ends little changed as UK lines up on Brexit grid
The druggies and miners were on offer early on – although the movements were barely perceptible on a lacklustre Monday morning.
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Michelmersh cashes in
Shares rose on the news, while joint chief executive Frank Hanna thinks the fundamentals for the sector look "very positive"
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Michelmersh remains a high margin, cash generative manufacturer, says Cenkos
The firm has lowered expectations for the full year
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Michelmersh Brick well placed despite current negative trends
The UK brick market has experienced falling output and average selling prices have gone down in 2016
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Michelmersh posts solid performance in a flat market
Michelmersh is on track to deliver its targets for the full-year, chairman Eric Gadsden said, and is “well positioned” to manage the impact of the EU referendum on the building trade.
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Michelmersh Brick to benefit from strength of new build
The brick maker is not widely followed in the City so its resurgence has gone largely unnoticed
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Michelmersh Brick performs well in first four months of 2016
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Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC doubles divi as it wipes out its debts
Output rose 3% in the year to December and the average selling price increased by 9%
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Michelmersh Brick launches new building data website
The new brand and platform will allow builders, contractors and specifiers to connect and share information.
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Michelmersh Brick builds bigger than expected profit
Brick maker Michelmersh is set to cheer the market as it revealed it expects to report 2015 profit slightly ahead of market expectations.
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Michelmersh Brick Holdings effects switch to joint CEO
The management changes were flagged in July 2015 and became effective at the start of 2016
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Michelmersh Brick Holdings scores well at industry awards show
The company won 'Best Refurbishment Project', 'Best Public & Education Building', 'Best Urban Regeneration Project' and the 'BDA Chairman's Award'.
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The FTSE 100 Index lifted 24.9 points to 6402 in early trading
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Michelmersh Brick profits set to beat expectations
The company said its better than expected performance was aided by operating efficiencies, continued low energy costs and additional capacity from Freshfield Lane, in West Sussex.
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Michelmersh Brick Holdings bids farewell to director
Brick producer Michelmersh Brick Holdings revealed that non-exec director Alan Hardy has resigned with immediate effect, to pursue other interests.
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Michelmersh Brick increases profits and announces changes at the top
Michelmersh Brick revealed it will have a joint chief executive in the new year...
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