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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Harworth accelerates shift to powered land and industrial & logistics as H1 valuations fall

Harworth Group reported a 3.7% negative total accounting return for the first half of 2026 as residential market weakness weighed on valuations. The Group is accelerating plans to exit residential,..

Playtech comments on publication of Spectrum Report

Playtech says the newly public Spectrum Report corroborates several findings from Black Cube’s investigation into Evolution, including concerns over prohibited markets, compliance practices and customer monitoring...

Oxford Nanopore to participate in September investor conferences

Oxford Nanopore will take part in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference and RBC Capital Markets Pharma Services & Life Science Tools Virtual Conference in September, with fireside chats available..

IG Group to host investor seminar on Underdog ahead of Strategy Update

IG Group has announced a virtual seminar for institutional investors on Underdog, with presentations from senior executives and a Q&A session...

Bloomsbury outlines five-year leadership succession plan

Bloomsbury has set out a five-year succession plan that will see Nigel Newton move through revised leadership roles through to 2031...

Computacenter posts record first half and raises full-year outlook

Computacenter reported record first-half growth, strong trading in North America and the UK, and raised full-year adjusted profit expectations...

Dunelm unveils three-year growth plan targeting mid-to-high single-digit sales growth

Dunelm has launched a three-year strategic growth plan alongside preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2026...

Dunelm FY26 sales rise 3.1% to £1.83bn as profit holds at £211m

Dunelm reported resilient full-year trading, with sales up 3.1%, profit before tax unchanged and free cash flow rising to £154.8m...

Quilter launches final £30m tranche of £100m share buyback

Quilter has updated on its buyback programme, including £70 million repurchased to date and the launch of a final tranche...

Raspberry Pi to publish half-year results on 24 September 2026

Raspberry Pi has said it will publish half-year results on 24 September 2026 and host two investor briefings that morning and afternoon...

Grainger reports strong rental demand and outlines FY29 growth plan

Grainger said occupancy remained high at 96% and like-for-like rental growth reached 3% as it reaffirmed plans to grow earnings by 35% from FY25 to FY29, reduce net debt and..

Gamma Communications reports robust first-half growth and strong cash conversion

Gamma Communications delivered 4% revenue growth in the first half of 2026, supported by strong performance in Germany and improved Service Provider momentum, while adjusted cash conversion rose to 97%...

Diversified Energy expands Permian footprint with $1.8 billion Birch acquisition

The acquisition of Birch Permian will increase Diversified Energy’s production by an estimated 35% and Adjusted EBITDA by about 55%, while establishing a larger operated position in the Permian Basin...

Great Portland Estates completes fully pre-let 30 Duke Street St James’s

Great Portland Estates has completed 30 Duke Street St James’s on time and on budget, with all office and retail space pre-let. The highly sustainable development is expected to deliver..

Safestore Q3 revenue rises 4.1% as UK and expansion markets grow

Safestore reported 4.1% constant-currency revenue growth in Q3 2026, supported by the UK and expansion markets. French revenue rose 1.4%, while the company expects full-year adjusted diluted EPRA EPS to..

Breedon survey finds cross-party support for British Cement

A survey of 102 MPs shows broad backing for Breedon’s Back British Cement policy proposals, while highlighting limited awareness of the challenges facing domestic cement production...

AEP Plantations reports higher first-half revenue and profit following Pinago acquisition

AEP Plantations reported an 8.3% rise in first-half revenue to $249.7 million and a 5.1% increase in profit before tax to $65.8 million, supported by its $158.3 million acquisition of..

Avon Technologies secures $20.3m ACH GEN II delivery order

Team Wendy Ceradyne has received a further $20.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, bringing the current ACH GEN II option year to its maximum authorized volume...

Morgan Advanced Materials completes sale of Foseco India stake

Morgan Advanced Materials has completed the disposal of its full shareholding in Foseco India Limited, with proceeds to reduce net debt...

Goodwin trading profit more than doubles to £77.5 million

Goodwin Plc has reported record trading profit and revenue for the year ended 30 April 2026, alongside an increased ordinary dividend...
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Harworth accelerates shift to powered land and industrial & logistics as H1 valuations fall

Harworth Group reported a 3.7% negative total accounting return for the first half of 2026 as residential market weakness weighed on valuations. The Group is accelerating plans to exit residential, focus on powered land and industrial & logistics, and progress a 0.8GW data centre pipeline...

Playtech comments on publication of Spectrum Report

Playtech says the newly public Spectrum Report corroborates several findings from Black Cube’s investigation into Evolution, including concerns over prohibited markets, compliance practices and customer monitoring...

Oxford Nanopore to participate in September investor conferences

Oxford Nanopore will take part in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference and RBC Capital Markets Pharma Services & Life Science Tools Virtual Conference in September, with fireside chats available via webcast...

IG Group to host investor seminar on Underdog ahead of Strategy Update

IG Group has announced a virtual seminar for institutional investors on Underdog, with presentations from senior executives and a Q&A session...

Bloomsbury outlines five-year leadership succession plan

Bloomsbury has set out a five-year succession plan that will see Nigel Newton move through revised leadership roles through to 2031...

Computacenter posts record first half and raises full-year outlook

Computacenter reported record first-half growth, strong trading in North America and the UK, and raised full-year adjusted profit expectations...

Dunelm unveils three-year growth plan targeting mid-to-high single-digit sales growth

Dunelm has launched a three-year strategic growth plan alongside preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2026...

Dunelm FY26 sales rise 3.1% to £1.83bn as profit holds at £211m

Dunelm reported resilient full-year trading, with sales up 3.1%, profit before tax unchanged and free cash flow rising to £154.8m...

Quilter launches final £30m tranche of £100m share buyback

Quilter has updated on its buyback programme, including £70 million repurchased to date and the launch of a final tranche...

Raspberry Pi to publish half-year results on 24 September 2026

Raspberry Pi has said it will publish half-year results on 24 September 2026 and host two investor briefings that morning and afternoon...

Grainger reports strong rental demand and outlines FY29 growth plan

Grainger said occupancy remained high at 96% and like-for-like rental growth reached 3% as it reaffirmed plans to grow earnings by 35% from FY25 to FY29, reduce net debt and accelerate non-core asset disposals...

Gamma Communications reports robust first-half growth and strong cash conversion

Gamma Communications delivered 4% revenue growth in the first half of 2026, supported by strong performance in Germany and improved Service Provider momentum, while adjusted cash conversion rose to 97%...

Diversified Energy expands Permian footprint with $1.8 billion Birch acquisition

The acquisition of Birch Permian will increase Diversified Energy’s production by an estimated 35% and Adjusted EBITDA by about 55%, while establishing a larger operated position in the Permian Basin...

Great Portland Estates completes fully pre-let 30 Duke Street St James’s

Great Portland Estates has completed 30 Duke Street St James’s on time and on budget, with all office and retail space pre-let. The highly sustainable development is expected to deliver a 37.1% profit on cost and features extensive reuse of recovered structural steel...

Safestore Q3 revenue rises 4.1% as UK and expansion markets grow

Safestore reported 4.1% constant-currency revenue growth in Q3 2026, supported by the UK and expansion markets. French revenue rose 1.4%, while the company expects full-year adjusted diluted EPRA EPS to be in the lower half of analyst forecasts...

Breedon survey finds cross-party support for British Cement

A survey of 102 MPs shows broad backing for Breedon’s Back British Cement policy proposals, while highlighting limited awareness of the challenges facing domestic cement production...

AEP Plantations reports higher first-half revenue and profit following Pinago acquisition

AEP Plantations reported an 8.3% rise in first-half revenue to $249.7 million and a 5.1% increase in profit before tax to $65.8 million, supported by its $158.3 million acquisition of Pinago in May. The Board expects a robust second half and intends to declare an interim dividend by the end of the third quarter...

Avon Technologies secures $20.3m ACH GEN II delivery order

Team Wendy Ceradyne has received a further $20.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, bringing the current ACH GEN II option year to its maximum authorized volume...

Morgan Advanced Materials completes sale of Foseco India stake

Morgan Advanced Materials has completed the disposal of its full shareholding in Foseco India Limited, with proceeds to reduce net debt...

Goodwin trading profit more than doubles to £77.5 million

Goodwin Plc has reported record trading profit and revenue for the year ended 30 April 2026, alongside an increased ordinary dividend...
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