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Midatech Pharma PLC

04 January 2016

 

04 January 2016

 

Midatech Pharma PLC

("Midatech" or the "Company")

 

Midatech signs licencing agreement with Emergex Vaccines

 

 

Midatech Pharma (AIM: MTPH, Nasdaq: MTP), the international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising products in oncology and other therapeutic areas, today announces that the Company has entered into a licensing agreement with Emergex Vaccines Limited ("Emergex"), a private UK biotechnology company focused on infectious diseases utilising Midatech's gold nanoparticle technology.  Midatech has also agreed a Service and Manufacturing Agreement with Emergex for synthesis and for manufacturing of cGMP material for clinical trials.

 

This exclusive licensing agreement is focused on Midatech's proprietary platform based on certain metal core glyconanoparticles and Emergex's development and commercialisation of various vaccines, to prevent/treat infectious diseases. This will be the first application of Midatech's nanoparticles within vaccines in infectious diseases.

 

Midatech will receive initial, milestone and royalty payments as part of the deal. Specific terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Jim Phillips, CEO of Midatech Pharma, said: "This licensing agreement marks another step in Midatech's ambitious growth strategy.  Emergex's interest in applying our nanoparticles to its vaccines further validates the broad potential of our technology.  The financials of the deal underline Midatech's technology platform's value outside the group's core areas of focus & the Group is comfortable that revenues will meet consensus expectations for 2015."

 

Emergex added: "The licensing of Midatech's IP and know-how together with our in-licensing of novel vaccine targets presents a significant opportunity for Emergex to create the first prophylactic/therapeutic vaccine applications in nanomedicines, strengthening Emergex's position in synthetic vaccine development.  The ability to synthesise vaccines without biological-derived components, now called "vaccines on demand" will be an important prevention/therapeutic strategy for the rapid intervention in "hot virus" epidemics and/or in meeting bio-terrorism threats."

 

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For more information, please contact:

 

Midatech Pharma PLC

Jim Phillips, CEO

Tel: +44 (0)1235 841575

www.midatechpharma.com

 

Emergex Vaccines Limited

Storme Moore-Thornicroft

Tel: +44 (0) 7766 705 871

 

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

Corporate Finance

Freddy Crossley / Adam James / Atholl Tweedie / Duncan Monteith

Broking

Tom Salvesen

Tel: +44 (0)20 7886 2500

 

RBC Europe Limited (Joint Broker)

Darrell Uden / Paul Tomasic / Rupert Walford / Thomas Stockman

Tel: +44 (0)207 653 4000

 

Consilium Strategic Communications (Financial PR)

Mary Jane Elliott / Ivar Milligan / Matthew Neal / Hendrik Thys

Tel: +44 (0)20 3709 5700

Email: midatech@consilium-comms.com

 

 

About Midatech Pharma PLC

 

Midatech is an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology and other therapeutic areas with a commercial platform and three marketed products in the US. Midatech's strategy is to develop products in-house in oncology and with partners in other indications, and to accelerate growth organically and through strategic acquisitions.  The Company's R&D activities are supported by two breakthrough drug delivery technologies. The Group, listed on AIM: MTPH and Nasdaq: MTP, employs c.100 staff in four countries. For further company information see: www.midatechpharma.com

 

 

About Emergex Vaccines Limited

 

Emergex is a biotechnology company engaged in the development of agents to prevent/treat infectious diseases including vaccines.

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Flowgroup plc

24 December 2015

 

 

Flowgroup plc

("Flowgroup" or the "Company")

 

Contract with Shell for the provision of wholesale energy (gas and electricity) unconditional

 

Flowgroup plc (AIM: FLOW), which provides a range of innovative energy technologies, energy supply and energy services, announced on 9th December 2015 that its subsidiary Flow Energy Limited (FEL) had signed an exclusive conditional agreement with Shell Energy Europe Limited ("Shell") for the provision of energy which will potentially enable significant growth in the Company's energy supply business and increase the customer base for its mCHP Flow boiler.

 

The agreement was conditional on the satisfaction, or waiver, of certain conditions which include the filing of security documents and the activation of bank accounts.  These conditions have now been met in full and the contract is now unconditional.

 

Flowgroup plc		www.flowgroup.uk.com
Tony Stiff, Group Chief Executive Officer		Tel: +44 (0)20 3137 4525
Nigel Canham, Chief Financial Officer
Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD and Broker)		Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900
Stephen Keys / Christopher Golden (Corporate Finance)
Julian Morse (Sales)
Walbrook PR Ltd (Media Relations)	Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or flowgroup@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus		Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893
Nick Rome		Mob: +44 (0)7748 325 236

 

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WANdisco Plc

23 December 2015

 

 

 

23rd December 2015

 

WANdisco plc

 

Two significant new Big Data contract wins

 Continued cost control

  

 

WANdisco (LSE: WAND), the leading provider of non-stop Big Data, has secured two key new Big Data contracts, amongst the largest ever by its Big Data business. The two contracts comprise an initial deal with a new customer in financial services; and a scale-up deal with an existing customer in telecommunications.

 

Other Big Data deals since the end of the first half of the year have also come from the financial services and telecommunications industries, where our customers need data replication in order to address regulatory requirements, cost savings imperatives, and revenue opportunities from combining and enriching data. A significant proportion of these new contracts resulted from existing customers scaling up to significantly greater data volumes and more data centres.

 

In these recent deals we have integrated our Fusion Big Data product with multiple Hadoop distributors and also with various other data storage and processing platforms. Our Big Data sales and marketing activities continue to be oriented towards our global storage and data processing partners, such as Oracle, IBM and Amazon. These partners are investing heavily in public and private cloud infrastructures, where data replication between mixed storage environments is critical.

 

The latest version of Fusion, announced earlier this month, addresses key requirements brought into focus by the rapid adoption of cloud-based data storage: streaming back-up, uninterrupted migration and burst-to-cloud capabilities. For customers seeking to extend replication even further, the new Fusion Software Development Kit enables active-active replication across all data sources.

 

Implementation activity since the end of the first half has increased the number of live Big Data customers to four. Other customers are at advanced stages in their implementations. This progress in taking customers into live production is creating further contract scale-up opportunities for the future.

 

In our Application Lifecycle Management business, new customers since the end of the first half include corporations developing applications for internet search engines, gaming, hospital systems and securities trading. Add-ons for existing customers are benefitting from greater sales focus, and have included a significant user expansion at a global telephony software developer. Renewals have continued to contribute a significant proportion of sales, benefitting from the same execution improvement as was seen in the first half and including significant renewals from a network infrastructure provider and a wireless network testing business.

 

Operating costs have continued to be reduced across both the ALM and Big Data businesses, with overheads in the third quarter below those in the second quarter, continuing the reduction reported in the first half of the year. These reductions, lowering our ongoing cost base, have resulted both from the simplicity and openness of the Fusion product's architecture and from general cost disciplines across all operating functions.

 

Our results for the year ending 31 December 2015 are due to be announced on 16 March 2016. 

 

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

WANdisco plc David Richards, Chief Executive Officer   Paul Harrison, Chief Financial Officer   Phil Branston, VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations	via FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting    Matt Dixon / Dwight Burden / Rob Mindell	+44 (0)20 3727 1000
Investec (Joint Broker and NOMAD)   Christopher Baird / Dominic Emery	+44 (0)20 7597 4000
UBS Investment Bank  (Joint Broker)   Rahul Luthra / Sandip Dhillon	+44 (0)20 7567 8000

 

 

About WANdisco

WANdisco (LSE: WAND) is a provider of enterprise-ready, non-stop software solutions that enable globally distributed organizations to meet today's data challenges of secure storage, scalability and continuous availability. WANdisco's products are differentiated by the company's patented, active-active data replication technology, serving crucial continuous availability requirements, including Hadoop Big Data and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), including Apache Subversion and Git. Fortune Global 1000 companies, including Juniper Networks, Motorola, Intel and Halliburton, rely on WANdisco for performance, reliability, security and availability. For additional information, please visit www.wandisco.com.

 

Disclaimer

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about future events. Undue reliance should not be placed on any such statements because they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors that could cause actual results, and WANdisco's plans and objectives, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. WANdisco undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement contained within this announcement, regardless of whether those statements are affected as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save as required by law and regulations.

 

 

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Fastjet PLC

23 December 2015

 

fastjet Plc

("fastjet" or the "Company")

23 December 2015

fastjet launches flights to Kenya

 

fastjet (AIM: FJET), Africa's low-cost airline, is delighted to announce that fastjet Tanzania  has been given clearance by the Kenyan government to operate flights between Kenya and Tanzania under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two countries, as previously approved by the Tanzanian Government. Two new routes, Dar es Salaam to Nairobi, and Kilimanjaro to Nairobi are on sale from today, with one way fares starting from as low as at USD80 and USD50 respectively, plus tax.

 

From 11 January 2016, fastjet Tanzania will operate a daily flight between Dar es Salaam and Nairobi and between Kilimanjaro and Nairobi.  Flights between Zanzibar and Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and Mombasa are also expected to be added to the network later in 2016.

 

Ed Winter, Chief Executive Officer of fastjet Plc, said: "fastjet Tanzania has been working towards the launch of these routes for some time and we are extremely pleased that clearance has now been granted to commence operations. 

 

"To date, passenger traffic between the major cities of Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, which have a combined population of over 8 million people, has been limited by high air fares which, we believe, have excluded large parts of the local population from air travel. The only alternative to flying is to undertake a long and difficult journey by road, which can take up to 12 hours. As has been the case with other routes that we have launched, we expect to stimulate the market as passengers embrace fastjet's great value, safe, reliable flights and move from road to the air.

 

"Nairobi and Dar es Salaam are not only key travel destinations, and two of the busiest* airports in the region, but also hubs with extensive regional and international networks.  Expanding the network into Kenya marks an important milestone in fastjet's strategic development and is a significant achievement for the Company, its staff and shareholders."

 

*Busiest by passenger numbers. Source: Ready for Take Off? The Potential for Low-Cost Carriers in Developing Countries, 2012, World Bank Group Report.

 

For more information, contact:

 

fastjet Plc	Tel: +44 (0) 20 3651 6307
Ed Winter, CEO
Rose Herbert, Investor Relations Manager
UK media – Citigate Dewe Rogerson	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Angharad Couch
Eleni Menikou
Nick Hayns
South African media – Tribeca Public Relations	Tel: +27 (0) 11 208 5500
Cian Mac Eochaidh
Kelly Webster
For investor enquiries please contact:

 

Liberum Capital Limited – Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker	Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2222
Clayton Bush
Christopher Britton
W.H. Ireland Ltd.- Joint Broker	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1666
James Joyce
Mark Leonard
Sanlam Securities UK Limited – Joint Broker	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 2200
Ken Williams

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

About fastjet Plc

 

fastjet Plc is the holding company of the low cost airline fastjet which commenced flights under the fastjet brand in Tanzania in November 2012. fastjet Zimbabwe was successfully launched in October 2015. By adhering to international standards of safety, quality, security and reliability; fastjet has brought a new flying experience to the African market at unprecedented low prices. Utilising its fleet of Airbus A319s, fastjet is implementing the low-cost model across Africa and its long-term strategy is to become the continent's first low-cost, pan-African airline.

 

The results of a customer satisfaction survey showed that 100% of customers were likely to recommend fastjet to a friend. In developing its strong brand and identity, fastjet has won and been nominated for a number of awards, including winning three Transform awards for the rebrand and launch of fastjet, the award for "Brand Strategy of the Year" at 2014's Drum Marketing Awards in London, and the Transport Innovator Award at the 8th Transport Africa Awards 2015 in Johannesburg.

 

fastjet Plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM Market.

 

For more information see www.fastjet.com

 

 

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Transense Technologies PLC

16 December 2015

 

16th December 2015

Transense Technologies plc

("Transense" or the "Company")

 

Translogik Contract Win with Continental

 

Transense Technologies plc (AIM: TRT), the provider of sensor systems for the transportation and industrial markets, is pleased to announce that Translogik, its Tyre Management Solutions Division, has signed an agreement with Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, to supply its ContiTrade unit with the new iOS compatible version of its TL-G1 Tyre Inspection Probe. 85 kits have been ordered to date as the deployment commences, with significant further orders anticipated.

The tyre inspection probes will be used as part of ContiTrade's tyre management system, "FleetFox". This customer-focused system provides accurate, real-time information on tyre pressure, tread depth and overall tyre condition, including any potential damage, in order to provide recommendations on optimal usage and estimates for remaining tyre life and anticipated replacement dates.

 

Bernhard Bamberger, Head of Fleet Management Business Unit ContiTrade and Project Manager for the development of FleetFox, commented: "For the primary users of the FleetFox system, mainly truck tyre salesman, truck tyre fitters (in-store or mobile service) and roadside mobile support, having robust and reliable tyre inspection hardware is absolutely essential. Consequently,  at the beginning of 2015 we realigned our tyre management hardware strategy and re-evaluated all our hardware suppliers. In terms of tyre data measurement tools, Translogik probes were determined to be the best. Our prior experience with the products, and the customer service orientation of Translogik were decisive factors in this decision.

Going forward, ContiTrade  is planning a fully digital data strategy in its stores, with a strong focus on the consumer and commercial customers. As a long-standing partner of ContiTrade, supplying wireless tyre inspection tools, as well as other complementary services, ContiTrade will lead talks with Translogik about possible cooperation to a much greater extent in the future."

Graham Storey, CEO of Transense said: "The Translogik TL-G1 Probe, which is now used in 41 countries, 17 of these being in the EU, is well on the way to becoming the industry standard wireless tread depth and pressure measuring tool. Having the latest version of the probe used by ContiTrade's large retail network provides Translogik with another significant sales channel."

 

For further information, please contact:

Transense Technologies plc – Tel: +44 1869 238 380

Graham Storey, Chief Executive

finnCap – Tel: +44 20 7220 0500

Ed Frisby, Giles Rolls (corporate finance)

Tony Quirke, Alice Lane (corporate broking)

IFC Advisory – Tel: +44 20 3053 8671

Tim Metcalfe, Graham Herring, Heather Armstrong

 

About Transense Technologies

Based in Oxfordshire, UK, Transense has developed patent-protected sensor systems and supporting technology for use in a variety of diverse high growth markets. Transense's Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW), wireless, battery-less, sensor systems offer significant advantages over legacy wireless sensor systems. Transense is targeting the transport and mining industries, and the global torque, temperature and pressure sensing markets, via its trading divisions, Translogik and SAWSense.

Transense's shares are admitted to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange (AIM: "TRT").

www.transense.co.uk

 

About Translogik

Translogik, a trading division of Transense Technologies plc, is a provider of innovative tyre management solutions for the OTR (Off-the-Road), commercial and passenger vehicle markets

The product portfolio includes wireless tyre temperature & pressure monitoring systems, tread depth, pressure and temperature data collection tools for truck, bus and OTR vehicle tyre inspections, and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags, patches and UHF readers for tyres and general asset tracking.

The products have been designed to operate in hostile and demanding environments, such as mining, earth-moving and construction.

www.trans-logik.com

 

About Continental AG

Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated preliminary sales of approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tire, and ContiTech. Continental currently employs more than 205,000 people in 53 countries.
www.continental-corporation.com

About Continental Tire Division

The Tire Division currently has 24 production and development locations worldwide. The broad product range and continuous investments in R&D make a major contribution to cost-effective and ecologically efficient mobility. As one of the world's leading tire manufacturers with more than 47,000 employees, the Tire Division achieved sales of €9.8 billion in 2014. 

About ContiTrade

ContiTrade is the umbrella organisation for retail activities of the Tire Division of Continental AG. With over 2,000 locations and over 6,000 employees in fourteen countries it sold over 5 million tires in 2014.

 

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APC Technology Group Plc is one of the UK’s leading providers of sustainability technologies, products and services and an established distributor of specialist electronic components. Further information can be found on the Company's website: http://www.apc-plc.co.uk/

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Flowgroup plc

14 December 2015

 

 

Flowgroup plc

("Flowgroup" or the "Company")

 

Relaunch of Flow boiler and new boiler home energy tariff

 

Flowgroup plc (AIM: FLOW), which provides a range of innovative energy technologies, energy supply and energy services, announces the relaunch of its game-changing, electricity-generating Flow boiler to the UK market alongside the launch of a new boiler home energy tariff, expected to be one of the most competitive tariffs for gas and electricity on the market.

 

The Company's sales and marketing campaigns, and its new tariff, will launch on 4th January 2016 with first customers installations commencing in March 2016, progressively ramping up installs through the following six months, before moving to higher volume sales in winter 2016. Details of the launch packages will be published on the Company's website from 4th January 2016.

 

Commenting on the launch, Tony Stiff, CEO of Flowgroup, said:

"The Flow boiler has great potential as a game-changing technology addressing three major energy issues: it increases security of supply, it reduces the cost of energy in the home, and on an environmental level it reduces CO2 emissions. Whilst we know that our product is scalable we need to take a considered and measured approach to our first year from launch to ensure that the end-to-end process is tested, refined, and perfected before higher production volumes. The improvements and cost reductions recently implemented and in our future plans are vital to maintain the 'boiler that pays for itself' model which offers customers a next-generation boiler with no upfront cost. We think that our boiler proposition, whereby customers only pay for the cost of installation, will be very popular."

 

David Kipling, Jabil Vice President Corporate Investment said:

"In the past six months Jabil and Flow have worked well as a team in preparation for the Flow Boiler relaunch. Significant progress has been made in supply chain, resilience, logistics, design and cost.  Jabil looks forward to supporting Flow in meeting its volume needs in 2016 and beyond."

 

VAT Update

Following the European Court of Justice ruling on 4th June that the UK's reduced 5% rate of VAT on energy-saving products is in breach of EU laws, the Company announced a delay to the full launch of the Flow boiler. The Company notes that HMRC has begun a consultation (9th December 2015 to 3rd February 2016) to consider revised legislation to retain as much of the existing relief as possible. The current rate remains at 5% until implemented, with the earliest implementation date of 1st August 2016.  The Company will be responding to this consultation.

 

Since June, the Company has worked closely with its production partner Jabil to put in place a range of production enhancements and improvements to its technology platform that the Company believes creates a clear path to a product with a reduced unit cost at volume production, creating the potential to counter any possible rise in VAT.  The Company is therefore satisfied that it has made sufficient progress to move to relaunch.

 

Launch details

The Company's sales and marketing campaigns will launch on 4th January 2016, both online and offline.  These include promotion via its Brand Ambassador network, with both in-store and in-home promotional material.  Existing orders already booked will be satisfied first, with new customers being able to order a Flow boiler from 4th January 2016.  The first installs will commence in March 2016 and will progressively build through the following six months, ensuring the effectiveness of systems and processes, whilst proactively gathering customer feedback to continuously improve our sales process, in advance of higher volume sales moving into winter 2016.

 

The boiler that pays for itself

In rescheduling the launch the Company believes it has achieved its aim of protecting the viability of its key launch offer, 'the boiler that pays for itself.' This offer allows customers to install a Flow boiler and effectively only pay for installation, receiving a fixed reduction in their home energy bill over five years that exceeds the cost of the Flow boiler if bought outright or if financed via the Company's finance partner, Zopa. The deal requires customers to switch home energy supply to Flow, and the Company is also announcing today that its home energy tariff for the launch of the Flow boiler packages will be one of the most competitive tariffs on the market, adding even more value to the overall package and further encouraging adoption of its technology. The Company continues to believe that this compelling launch offer will play a significant role in the success of the Flow boiler.

 

Sales in the home

Another key element of the Company's strategy is its Brand Ambassador programme, the creation of a nationwide network of high quality Gas Safe registered installers who will sell the Flow boiler, smart home technology and energy packages in the home. Virtually all boiler sales are made by installers who are invited into customer homes to provide help, advice and recommendations on heating products. The Company believes this approach can deliver sales efficiently and effectively. The Company's sales team has recruited an impressive range of motivated Brand Ambassadors across the UK, who will clearly explain, face-to-face, the benefits of the Flow boiler and packages, directly to customers.  In order to retain control of the customer experience while using third parties, all Brand Ambassadors will be provided with a proprietary software-based in-home sales solution that will provide an end-to-end process for surveying, quoting and sales. In another innovation, Flow will provide its boiler directly to its Brand Ambassadors, bypassing the traditional merchant channel, retaining more value to increase profitability and to enhance incentives for Brand Ambassadors. 

 

Certifications

The Flow production boiler has now been granted CE marking. Testing for MCS certification, an eligibility requirement for the Government's Feed-in Tariff, is underway with a production unit of the Flow boiler. The Company expects this to be completed in March 2016, meaning that the first customer installs of the Flow boiler should attract the dedicated mCHP Feed-in Tariff.

 

Our vision

Decentralised generation has significant benefits for consumers through lower costs and for the country as a whole through lower emissions.  Therefore, a domestic gas boiler, like the Flow boiler, that generates low cost, low carbon electricity has the potential to gain significant market share.  A recent study by CODE (Cogeneration Observatory and Dissemination Europe) stated that mCHP boilers could replace over a third of the current installed base in Europe of 115 million boilers. We believe Flow is leading the market in mCHP towards this goal with a product that is at a significantly lower price point than any other solution and importantly is market-ready.  The Company believes that it has the potential to make significant inroads into both the UK and European market and that the Flow boiler and future variants will be a strong driver for growth.

 

Tony Stiff, CEO of Flowgroup, commented further:  "We now come to market with what we consider to be an even stronger product with a reducing cost profile. As is sensible with any new product, we will take a prudent approach in the first six months commencing March 2016, increasing sales and installs as we go into winter – and then looking to expand into the European market as soon as we have created a firm base in the UK.  We believe that successfully installing Flow boilers, providing proof of the effectiveness of our technology, will attract a large amount of interest to our business, from customers, Government, the industry and investors and that 2016 will prove to be the year in which the true value of our business will be realised."

 

Flowgroup plc		www.flowgroup.uk.com
Tony Stiff, Group Chief Executive Officer		Tel: +44 (0)20 3137 4525
Nigel Canham, Chief Financial Officer
Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD and Broker)		Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900
Stephen Keys / Christopher Golden (Corporate Finance)
Julian Morse (Sales)
Walbrook PR Ltd (Media Relations)	Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or flowgroup@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus		Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893
Nick Rome		Mob: +44 (0)7748 325 236

 

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Netcall PLC

09 December 2015

 

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Contract Win

 

First contract awarded under recently announced Government procurement agreement

 

Netcall plc (AIM: NET), a leading customer engagement software provider, is pleased to announce that it has secured its first contract under the Government procurement agreement announced in September this year. Netcall will provide its Liberty Appointment Management Cycle solution to an NHS Foundation Trust.  The three-year contract, with an option to extend a further two years, is expected to be worth approximately £400,000 over the full term.

 

The contract has been secured under the Crown Commercial Service Network Services agreement (RM1045) for Inbound Telephony Services (Lot 4). Netcall's Appointment Management Cycle suite of products will support the Trust in its efficiency initiatives, enabling its staff to 'Remind, Rebook and Refill' appointments.

Henrik Bang, CEO of Netcall, commented, "As announced in September, this Government procurement agreement opened a wider portion of the public sector market to Netcall, providing us with access to new contract opportunities. We are delighted to be able to announce our first contract so quickly following that announcement and look forward to continuing to expand the delivery of our expertise and capabilities into the public sector."

 

For further enquiries, please contact:

 

Netcall plc	Tel. +44 (0) 330 333 6100
Henrik Bang, CEO Michael Jackson, Chairman James Ormondroyd, Group Finance Director
finnCap Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	Tel. +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Stuart Andrews / James Thompson, Corporate Finance
Simon Johnson, Corporate Broking
Alma PR	Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7796 9085
Hilary Buchanan / Caroline Forde

 

About Netcall plc

 

Netcall is a UK company quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Netcall's software product suite provides end-to-end customer engagement solutions, incorporating multi-channel contact centre, workforce optimisation, business process management and case management. The Netcall software platform helps organisations meet the growing demands of their customers and prospects whilst improving internal efficiencies, thereby increasing profitability and customer satisfaction.

 

Netcall's customer base contains over 700 organisations in both the private and public sectors. These include two thirds of the NHS Acute Health Trusts, major telecoms operators such as BT and leading organisations including Interflora, Lloyds Banking Group, Cineworld, Axa, and British Sugar.

 

For further information, please consult the Netcall website: www.netcall.com.

 

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Avanti Communications Group Plc

07 December 2015

 

7 December 2015

 

 

AVANTI COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLC

UK Universal Broadband Contract Win

 

Avanti Communications Group plc announces a new contract with BT, to be part of BT's supply of wholesale consumer broadband services which will be sold onwards to consumers in the UK through a network of satellite resellers under the auspices of the British Government's Universal Service Commitment.

 

Under this plan directed by Broadband Delivery UK ("BDUK"), up to 300,000 homes which cannot access greater than 2Mbps from terrestrial networks will be eligible to receive a contribution from government to fund the installation of satellite broadband services, with the consumer then paying monthly service charges.  The scheme is expected to go live during December.

 

David Williams, Chief Executive of Avanti said: "We welcome this significant intervention by government to ensure that the Universal Service Commitment is met and we are pleased to serve the best interests of the UK consumer."

 

Ed Vaizey MP, Digital Economy Minister said: "Our rollout of superfast broadband has already reached an additional 3.5 million homes and businesses who would otherwise have missed out. We are making tremendous progress, but it's a massive engineering project and won't happen overnight. This scheme offers immediate assistance to those homes and businesses in the most remote areas with the slowest speeds and is all part of our transformation of the UK's digital landscape."

 

 

For further information please contact:

Avanti: Matthew Springett, +44 (0)207 749 6703

Montfort: Nick Miles / James Olley, +44 (0)203 770 7909

Redleaf: Hannah Nicolas, +44 (0)207 382 4734

Cenkos Securities: Max Hartley (Nomad) / Julian Morse, +44 (0)207 397 8900

 

 

 

Notes to editors

Avanti Communications

Avanti connects people wherever they are – in their homes, businesses, in government and on mobiles. Through the HYLAS satellite fleet and more than 160 partners in 118 countries, the network provides ubiquitous internet service to a quarter of the world's population. Avanti delivers the level of quality and flexibility that the most demanding telecoms customers in the world seek.

 

Avanti is the first mover in high throughput satellite data communications in EMEA. It has rights to orbital slots and Ka band spectrum in perpetuity that covers an end market of over 1.7bn people.

 

The Group has invested $1.2bn in a network that incorporates satellites, gateway earth stations, datacentres and a fibre ring.

 

Avanti has a unique Cloud based customer interface that is protected by patented technology.

 

The Group has three satellites in orbit and a further two fully funded satellites under construction.

 

In the UK service is supplied using Avanti's HYLAS 1, 2 and 4 Ka-band satellites, which have 100% coverage of the British Isles. Users can choose from packages offering up to 30Mbps.

 

Avanti Communications is listed in London on AIM (AVN:LSE).

 

www.avantiplc.com

 

 

Broadband Delivery UK

Broadband Delivery UK ("BDUK"), part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is delivering superfast broadband and better mobile connectivity to the nation.

 

The Government is investing over £1 billion in improving broadband and mobile infrastructure to:

 

•              provide superfast broadband coverage to 90% of the UK by 2016,

•              provide basic broadband (2Mbps) for all by 2016,

•              provide superfast broadband to 95% of the UK by 2017,

•              explore options to get near universal superfast broadband coverage across the UK by 2018,

•              create 22 'SuperConnected Cities' across the UK by 2015; and,

•              improve mobile coverage in remote areas by 2016.

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RNS Number : 9641H

Crimson Tide PLC

04 December 2015

 

Crimson Tide plc

("Crimson Tide" or "the Company")

Update on Significant Contract Win

 

The Company is pleased to provide an update to its announcement of 17 September 2015, in which Crimson Tide announced that it had entered into a landmark contract for its mpro5 solution with one of the country's leading retailers.  The contracted revenue amount was expected to be approximately £1.1m over the 36 month term. 

The Company had initially anticipated that the rollout would commence by the end of this year and that invoicing would build during the first half of 2016 in line with the roll-out.

Crimson Tide can now report that the rollout has already started, has progressed at a faster pace than originally anticipated and is now expected to be completed within a much shorter timescale. The Company is confident that the rollout will be complete by the year end. Revenues under the contract will therefore accrue earlier than expected and the Company now expects a full year of subscription revenue in 2016, rather than for a part of the year.

Barrie Whipp, Executive Chairman, commented "Our client has seen the benefits of mpro5 quickly and instructed us to roll out faster than we originally contemplated. It is testament to the commitment of our team that we have been able to meet this requirement. I am pleased that our growing book of contracted revenues has been enhanced and our planning for 2016 is based upon ever more solid foundations."

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Crimson Tide plc

 Barrie Whipp                                                      01892 542444

 

W.H. Ireland Limited

 James Joyce /                                                     020 7220 1666

 James Bavister        

 

 

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