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Halma freighter(Fowey--St.
Halma continues to add to its photonics business, which also includes Ocean Optics (see IBO 5/31/04) and Mikropak (see IBO 5/13/06).
SAFETY and environmental technology group
Halma, based in Amersham, said that the weakness of the US dollar had affected first half results, but the ongoing dollar weakness was expected to have a reduced impact in the second half.
The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Rightmove up 18.8p to 583.8p, Standard Life Aberdeen up 7.8p to 272.5p,
Halma up 52p to 1,835.5p and Ocado up 31.5p to 1,199p.
UK-based safety, health and environmental technology group
Halma plc (LSE: HLMA) has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of Argus Security S.r.l.
22 January 2018 - UK-based safety, health and environmental technology group
Halma plc (LSE: HLMA) has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of Argus Security S.r.l.
Advanced, which is part of
Halma, designs and manufactures commercial fire systems, employing more than 180 staff and exporting to 60 countries from bases in the UK, US, India and Dubai.
For the last 25 years, Fortress Systems Pry Ltd incorporated both a Resistor business and a business selling
Halma Safety Interlock products.
Other interested companies were reported to include US industrial giant General Electric and competitors such as
Halma.
Interims: Computerland, Greene King,
Halma, PHS Group, Severn Trent, Victrex.
The year prior, Carnival reported EPS of USD4.44.Halma was 0.3% higher after the FTSE 100-listed safety and testing firm agreed to buy fire & evacuation systems supplier Ampac Group for AUD135 million, equivalent to GBP74 million.The deal - expected to close before the end of August - will see
Halma expand its business in Australia and New Zealand.