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Companies involved in the manufacture of machinery, hand‑held tools and industrial products. The sector also includes aerospace and defence contractors and firms providing transportation services. UK‑listed companies in this sector include Rolls‑Royce Holdings plc, BAE Systems plc, GKN plc, Smiths Group plc, Weir Group plc and FirstGroup plc.

Intertek Group delivers strong H1 2025 with double-digit EPS growth

Intertek Group plc reported H1 2025 revenue of £1.67 billion, up 4.5% at constant currency, with adjusted EPS rising 12.6%. Operating profit increased 9.7% to £276.3 million and margin improved by 80bps...

IAG reports €1.88bn H1 profit on strong travel demand

International Consolidated Airlines Group posted a 43.5% rise in H1 2025 operating profit to €1.88 billion, driven by resilient passenger demand, lower fuel costs and strong performance across its brands...

Avation Plc receives ‘B’ rating from Fitch

Avation, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing company, has been assigned a 'B' long-term issuer default rating by Fitch Ratings...

BAE Systems upgrades 2025 outlook after strong H1 performance

BAE Systems reported an 11% rise in H1 sales to £14.6bn and a 13% increase in underlying EBIT to £1.55bn, prompting an upgrade to full-year sales and profit guidance...

Strix Group delivers strong H1 growth in Billi and Consumer Goods

Strix Group has delivered a robust trading update for the six months to 30 June 2025, with Billi and Consumer Goods divisions achieving solid growth in line with expectations...

FirstGroup wins ORR extensions for Lumo and Hull Trains services

FirstGroup has secured Office of Rail and Road approval to extend Lumo services to Glasgow Queen Street from December 2025, adding weekday and Sunday calls at Falkirk High and Edinburgh Haymarket, plus an additional daily Newcastle–London return...

FirstGroup plc Acquires Tetley’s Motor Services

FirstGroup plc has acquired Leeds‑based Tetley’s Motor Services Limited, adding 55 coaches and buses and a robust portfolio of school, university, workplace shuttle and private‑hire contracts across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area...

FirstGroup Plc AGM confirms trading in line with FY 2025 expectations

FirstGroup plc holds its AGM today at 14:30, noting its year-to-date trading performance aligns with the guidance set out in the FY 2025 results. The Group expects to maintain adjusted earnings per share in FY 2026 through operational excellence and disciplined capital deployment...

Ilika CEO discusses year-end results, Stereax and Goliath progress (LON:IKA)

Graeme Purdy, Ilika Plc’s Chief Executive Officer, speaks to DirectorsTalk about the company’s strong year‑end results, the strategic alignment with Cirtec for Stereax manufacturing and the latest Goliath milestones...

Turboprop focus reveals Avation’s strategic shift

Avation’s latest ATR 72-600 handover unveils a deeper shift in leasing strategy, blending bespoke financing with regional opportunity...

Wizz Air Q1 delivers 13.4% revenue growth, €300 m EBITDA

In Q1 F26, Wizz Air increased capacity by 11% and carried 17.0 million passengers, driving revenue up 13.4% to €1,428.2 m and EBITDA up 9.3% to €300.2 m at a 21.0% margin. Net profit rose to €38.4 m, total cash grew 13.2% to €1,964.8 m and net debt fell 5.1% to €4,705.4 m...

Engineering the subsurface edge in offshore energy

Deep technical mastery beneath the waves is driving tomorrow’s offshore energy revolution with a focus on safety, sustainability and investor returns...

Liverpool’s brake disc reinvention

A north Liverpool manufacturer has transformed its fortunes by uniting R&D and production in one plant, driving efficiency gains that underpin renewed growth...

Weir Group Plc retains CDP 2024 climate A-list status

Weir Group kept its CDP ‘A’ rating for climate transparency and performance in 2024. The company targets net zero by 2050 and outlined four priorities: energy-efficient tech, low-carbon energy access for mining regions, smarter water use and revised targets...

Norcros Posts Steady Q1 Growth and Eyes European Expansion with Fibo Acquisition

Norcros continues to grow market share, having delivered another resilient performance during the first quarter...

Surface innovation reshaping bathroom spaces

Discover how material breakthroughs in bathroom finishes are creating new opportunities for manufacturers and investors alike...

Ilika wins £1.25m APC grant for Goliath A-Samples (LON:IKA)

Ilika has secured £1.25m from the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Demonstrate fund within the Government’s new £2.5bn Drive35 programme, supporting a £3m, 12-month PRIMED project with HSSMI and UKBIC to produce Goliath A-Samples...

ME Group International H1 2025 PBT up 13% to £34m, dividend raised 11.6%

ME Group reported H1 2025 revenue of £153.8m, up 2.3%, EBITDA of £53.2m, up 3.9%, and profit before tax of £34.0m, up 13.3%. Laundry revenue grew 17.7% to £51.9m...

Mitie Q1 FY26 revenue up 10.1% to £1.28bn, record £29bn pipeline

Mitie delivered Q1 FY26 revenue of £1,282m, up 10.1% with 8.0% organic growth. Contract wins and renewals totalled £1.2bn TCV. The bidding pipeline rose 22% to £29.0bn. Net debt stood at £240m...

Surface Transforms H1 2025 revenue up 72% as yields rise

Surface Transforms expects H1 2025 revenue of about £8.1m, up 72% year on year. Q2 yield improved to 77% from 49% in Q1. Customer advances reached £12.9m, with repayments due in H2...
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Intertek Group delivers strong H1 2025 with double-digit EPS growth

Intertek Group plc reported H1 2025 revenue of £1.67 billion, up 4.5% at constant currency, with adjusted EPS rising 12.6%. Operating profit increased 9.7% to £276.3 million and margin improved by 80bps...

IAG reports €1.88bn H1 profit on strong travel demand

International Consolidated Airlines Group posted a 43.5% rise in H1 2025 operating profit to €1.88 billion, driven by resilient passenger demand, lower fuel costs and strong performance across its brands...

Avation Plc receives ‘B’ rating from Fitch

Avation, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing company, has been assigned a 'B' long-term issuer default rating by Fitch Ratings...

BAE Systems upgrades 2025 outlook after strong H1 performance

BAE Systems reported an 11% rise in H1 sales to £14.6bn and a 13% increase in underlying EBIT to £1.55bn, prompting an upgrade to full-year sales and profit guidance...

Strix Group delivers strong H1 growth in Billi and Consumer Goods

Strix Group has delivered a robust trading update for the six months to 30 June 2025, with Billi and Consumer Goods divisions achieving solid growth in line with expectations...

FirstGroup wins ORR extensions for Lumo and Hull Trains services

FirstGroup has secured Office of Rail and Road approval to extend Lumo services to Glasgow Queen Street from December 2025, adding weekday and Sunday calls at Falkirk High and Edinburgh Haymarket, plus an additional daily Newcastle–London return...

FirstGroup plc Acquires Tetley’s Motor Services

FirstGroup plc has acquired Leeds‑based Tetley’s Motor Services Limited, adding 55 coaches and buses and a robust portfolio of school, university, workplace shuttle and private‑hire contracts across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area...

FirstGroup Plc AGM confirms trading in line with FY 2025 expectations

FirstGroup plc holds its AGM today at 14:30, noting its year-to-date trading performance aligns with the guidance set out in the FY 2025 results. The Group expects to maintain adjusted earnings per share in FY 2026 through operational excellence and disciplined capital deployment...

Ilika CEO discusses year-end results, Stereax and Goliath progress (LON:IKA)

Graeme Purdy, Ilika Plc’s Chief Executive Officer, speaks to DirectorsTalk about the company’s strong year‑end results, the strategic alignment with Cirtec for Stereax manufacturing and the latest Goliath milestones...

Turboprop focus reveals Avation’s strategic shift

Avation’s latest ATR 72-600 handover unveils a deeper shift in leasing strategy, blending bespoke financing with regional opportunity...

Wizz Air Q1 delivers 13.4% revenue growth, €300 m EBITDA

In Q1 F26, Wizz Air increased capacity by 11% and carried 17.0 million passengers, driving revenue up 13.4% to €1,428.2 m and EBITDA up 9.3% to €300.2 m at a 21.0% margin. Net profit rose to €38.4 m, total cash grew 13.2% to €1,964.8 m and net debt fell 5.1% to €4,705.4 m...

Engineering the subsurface edge in offshore energy

Deep technical mastery beneath the waves is driving tomorrow’s offshore energy revolution with a focus on safety, sustainability and investor returns...

Liverpool’s brake disc reinvention

A north Liverpool manufacturer has transformed its fortunes by uniting R&D and production in one plant, driving efficiency gains that underpin renewed growth...

Weir Group Plc retains CDP 2024 climate A-list status

Weir Group kept its CDP ‘A’ rating for climate transparency and performance in 2024. The company targets net zero by 2050 and outlined four priorities: energy-efficient tech, low-carbon energy access for mining regions, smarter water use and revised targets...

Norcros Posts Steady Q1 Growth and Eyes European Expansion with Fibo Acquisition

Norcros continues to grow market share, having delivered another resilient performance during the first quarter...

Surface innovation reshaping bathroom spaces

Discover how material breakthroughs in bathroom finishes are creating new opportunities for manufacturers and investors alike...

Ilika wins £1.25m APC grant for Goliath A-Samples (LON:IKA)

Ilika has secured £1.25m from the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Demonstrate fund within the Government’s new £2.5bn Drive35 programme, supporting a £3m, 12-month PRIMED project with HSSMI and UKBIC to produce Goliath A-Samples...

ME Group International H1 2025 PBT up 13% to £34m, dividend raised 11.6%

ME Group reported H1 2025 revenue of £153.8m, up 2.3%, EBITDA of £53.2m, up 3.9%, and profit before tax of £34.0m, up 13.3%. Laundry revenue grew 17.7% to £51.9m...

Mitie Q1 FY26 revenue up 10.1% to £1.28bn, record £29bn pipeline

Mitie delivered Q1 FY26 revenue of £1,282m, up 10.1% with 8.0% organic growth. Contract wins and renewals totalled £1.2bn TCV. The bidding pipeline rose 22% to £29.0bn. Net debt stood at £240m...

Surface Transforms H1 2025 revenue up 72% as yields rise

Surface Transforms expects H1 2025 revenue of about £8.1m, up 72% year on year. Q2 yield improved to 77% from 49% in Q1. Customer advances reached £12.9m, with repayments due in H2...
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