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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.

Ilika Plc

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

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 Group plc

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, carbon ceramic brakes

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...
Ilika Plc

Digital replication shapes Ilika’s path to mass market solid state cells

Ilika is blending virtual factory modelling with physical cell production to de-risk and accelerate the scale-up of its Goliath solid state batteries for automotive licensing...

Tree planting as an engine of community value

Discover how a modest tree-planting scheme at a Newark community garden is redefining corporate social value and forging unexpected bonds between residents and contractors...
Avation plc

Avation delivers ATR 72-600 to CLIC Air

Avation has delivered an ATR 72-600 to Colombian regional airline CLIC Air following scheduled maintenance checks and reconfiguration. The delivery marks Avation’s entry into the South American market and highlights the team’s capacity to remarket and transition aircraft to quality lessees...
MS International

MS International appoints John Meldrum as Executive Director

MS INTERNATIONAL appoints John Meldrum as Executive Director with immediate effect. John has led the UK Defence and Security division since 2019 and has worked at the Company for over 18 years...
STRIX GROUP PLC

Beyond carbon lies a new filtration frontier

Aqua Optima’s patented five-step filtration platform blends engineering precision with consumer trends to transform a kitchen jug into a strategic asset for health and sustainability...
Diploma Plc

Diploma raises FY organic growth target to 10%

Diploma upgraded full year organic growth guidance to 10% (from 8%) after a strong Q3, with YTD organic growth 10% and reported growth 12% (4% from deals, FX drag)...
easyJet Plc

easyJet Plc Q3 profit £286m, Capacity up, FY25 guidance held

easyJet reported Q3 headline profit before tax of £286m, up £50m year on year, with ASK capacity +7.9%, RASK +0.5% and total headline CASK down 0.5%. The group expects c.9% FY25 ASK growth and says Q4 is 67% sold, keeping a positive outlook...
Ilika Plc

Ilika FY25 results: Stereax manufacturing shift, Goliath roadmap

Ilika reported results for the year ended 30 April 2025. The group advanced transfer of Stereax miniature solid state battery manufacturing to Cirtec in the US and validated Goliath EV prototypes, including scale up work at UKBIC...
Norcros Plc

Norcros ventures into Scandinavian wall panel market

In a strategic departure from tiles, Norcros has agreed a £45m purchase of Norway’s Fibo to capitalise on rising demand for waterproof decorative wall panels across Europe...
Avation-plc

When less means more for regional aircraft lessor

In a world where 4000 planes are delayed and backlogs stretch years, a nimble lessor may be the clearest way to access aviation’s tightening market...

Hercules embraces skill partnerships to forge construction careers

Hercules’s alliance with local skills hubs is redefining how the construction sector nurtures its next generation of talent...
Surface-Transforms

Surface Transforms Carbon Discs for 430 Scuderia

Surface Transforms has engineered a revolutionary carbon ceramic disc for the Ferrari 430 Scuderia, combining continuous interwoven carbon for vastly improved durability and heat management...
Ilika Plc

Ceramic electrolytes challenge conventional EV batteries

A ceramic electrolyte could reshape EV battery design by boosting safety and shedding weight, pointing to a new era for long-range electric transport...
Experian plc

Experian Plc delivers 12% Q1 revenue growth

Experian plc achieved 12% total and 8% organic revenue growth in the quarter to 30 June 2025, driven by strong B2B performance in North America and rapid expansion in EMEA & Asia Pacific...
Ilika plc

Ilika secures £1.25 million grant for Goliath A-sample production

Ilika will receive £1.25 million from the APC Demonstrate fund to produce its first Goliath A-Sample solid-state batteries in a 12-month PRIMED programme with HSSMI and UKBIC, starting 1 August 2025...
Norcros

Norcros to acquire Fibo Group for c. £45 million

Norcros has agreed to acquire Fibo Group from FSN Capital for an enterprise value of NOK 618 million (c. £45 million), subject to UK Competition and Markets Authority clearance...
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Ilika Plc

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

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 Group plc

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, carbon ceramic brakes

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...
Ilika Plc

Digital replication shapes Ilika’s path to mass market solid state cells

Ilika is blending virtual factory modelling with physical cell production to de-risk and accelerate the scale-up of its Goliath solid state batteries for automotive licensing...

Tree planting as an engine of community value

Discover how a modest tree-planting scheme at a Newark community garden is redefining corporate social value and forging unexpected bonds between residents and contractors...
Avation plc

Avation delivers ATR 72-600 to CLIC Air

Avation has delivered an ATR 72-600 to Colombian regional airline CLIC Air following scheduled maintenance checks and reconfiguration. The delivery marks Avation’s entry into the South American market and highlights the team’s capacity to remarket and transition aircraft to quality lessees...
MS International

MS International appoints John Meldrum as Executive Director

MS INTERNATIONAL appoints John Meldrum as Executive Director with immediate effect. John has led the UK Defence and Security division since 2019 and has worked at the Company for over 18 years...
STRIX GROUP PLC

Beyond carbon lies a new filtration frontier

Aqua Optima’s patented five-step filtration platform blends engineering precision with consumer trends to transform a kitchen jug into a strategic asset for health and sustainability...
Diploma Plc

Diploma raises FY organic growth target to 10%

Diploma upgraded full year organic growth guidance to 10% (from 8%) after a strong Q3, with YTD organic growth 10% and reported growth 12% (4% from deals, FX drag)...
easyJet Plc

easyJet Plc Q3 profit £286m, Capacity up, FY25 guidance held

easyJet reported Q3 headline profit before tax of £286m, up £50m year on year, with ASK capacity +7.9%, RASK +0.5% and total headline CASK down 0.5%. The group expects c.9% FY25 ASK growth and says Q4 is 67% sold, keeping a positive outlook...
Ilika Plc

Ilika FY25 results: Stereax manufacturing shift, Goliath roadmap

Ilika reported results for the year ended 30 April 2025. The group advanced transfer of Stereax miniature solid state battery manufacturing to Cirtec in the US and validated Goliath EV prototypes, including scale up work at UKBIC...
Norcros Plc

Norcros ventures into Scandinavian wall panel market

In a strategic departure from tiles, Norcros has agreed a £45m purchase of Norway’s Fibo to capitalise on rising demand for waterproof decorative wall panels across Europe...
Avation-plc

When less means more for regional aircraft lessor

In a world where 4000 planes are delayed and backlogs stretch years, a nimble lessor may be the clearest way to access aviation’s tightening market...

Hercules embraces skill partnerships to forge construction careers

Hercules’s alliance with local skills hubs is redefining how the construction sector nurtures its next generation of talent...
Surface-Transforms

Surface Transforms Carbon Discs for 430 Scuderia

Surface Transforms has engineered a revolutionary carbon ceramic disc for the Ferrari 430 Scuderia, combining continuous interwoven carbon for vastly improved durability and heat management...
Ilika Plc

Ceramic electrolytes challenge conventional EV batteries

A ceramic electrolyte could reshape EV battery design by boosting safety and shedding weight, pointing to a new era for long-range electric transport...
Experian plc

Experian Plc delivers 12% Q1 revenue growth

Experian plc achieved 12% total and 8% organic revenue growth in the quarter to 30 June 2025, driven by strong B2B performance in North America and rapid expansion in EMEA & Asia Pacific...
Ilika plc

Ilika secures £1.25 million grant for Goliath A-sample production

Ilika will receive £1.25 million from the APC Demonstrate fund to produce its first Goliath A-Sample solid-state batteries in a 12-month PRIMED programme with HSSMI and UKBIC, starting 1 August 2025...
Norcros

Norcros to acquire Fibo Group for c. £45 million

Norcros has agreed to acquire Fibo Group from FSN Capital for an enterprise value of NOK 618 million (c. £45 million), subject to UK Competition and Markets Authority clearance...
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