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Kewill, the global company with its UK headquarters at Guildford, has had cause for a double celebration. It has marked 40 years of supplying technology solutions that enable logistics service providers and shippers to move goods. And it has once again been selected as a Top 100 Logistics IT Provider for 2012 by Inbound Logistics magazine – for the fourth consecutive year.


The news helped the company’s share price become one of the top risers in the league table of Thames Valley-based groups with a 26% leap.


Matching that rise was Milestone Group, the consultants and technology practitioners. The AIM-quoted provider of digital media and technology solutions announced it has raised over £258,000 by way of a placing


of 25,857,000 new ordinary shares for cash with new and existing shareholders. Along with the issues of equity announced in March it completes the proposed £750,000 placement which Milestone said will be used for general working capital purposes.


In a month of mainly subdued share prices, the other main regional success story was John Lewis of Hungerford, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary “in style during what is a quintessentially British year of celebrations,” said the founder. “I look forward to seeing the company continue to flourish whilst remaining true to the ethos of producing wonderful kitchens of outstanding quality, all made in Great Britain.”


Large (over £1 billion) Closing price


ICTL.HTLS.GP.


BRITISH SKY BCAST.GROUP VODAFONE GROUP GLAXOSMITHKLINE CENTRICA


ASHTEAD GROUP SHIRE


BG GROUP SPECTRIS


INTL.CONS.AIRL.GP.(CDI)


30/04/12 1467 678


170.5 1425 306.9 248.5 2010


1450.5 1886 176.4


Closing price 31/05/12 1526 688 173


1438 309.4 230.3 1828


1242.5 1606 138.7


Medium (£250 million to £1 billion) Closing price


DAIRY CREST INTERSERVE DE LA RUE


FIDESSA GROUP VITEC GROUP SHANKS GROUP


MORGAN CRUCIBLE TT ELECTRONICS


CABLE & WIRELESS COMMS. DIXONS RETAIL


30/04/12 301


286.2 975.5 1550


666.25 92.5 325 190


32.99 17.81


KEWILL


MCKAY SECURITIES LO-Q


XP POWER (DI) MICROGEN VERNALIS


COSTAIN GROUP


ALBEMARLE & BOND HDG. ZINCOX RESOURCES FUTURA MEDICAL


30/04/12 76


129


284.5 1174


134.5 24.88 222.5 319 74


103


Sub £50 million Closing price


MILESTONE GROUP


JOHN LEWIS OF HUNGERFORD IS SOLUTIONS


OXFORD TECHNOLOGY VCT WATER HALL GROUP


REDHOT MEDIA INTL.(DI) AEA TECHNOLOGY GROUP ANGLE


OXFORD BIOMEDICA YELL GROUP


30/04/12 0.7


0.63 44


22.5 1.88 57.5 0.28 61


3.98 3.9


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – JULY/AUGUST 2012


Closing price 31/05/12 314.2 298.1 1000 1540 645


80.35 280.2 162


27.28 14.24


Small (£50 million to £250 million) Closing price


Closing price 31/05/12 95.5 140 298


1219 133


22.13 193 273


61.75 81.5


Closing price 31/05/12 0.88 0.75 47 24 2


45


0.21 45


2.7 1.26


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Change in share price 4% 4% 3%


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-13% -14% -15% -17% -20%


Change in share price 26% 9% 5% 4%


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-11% -13% -14% -17% -21%


Change in share price 26% 19% 7% 7% 6%


-22% -25% -26% -32% -68%


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Enhancing the knowledge and expertise of employees through training opportunities in the workplace is key to long-term business success, as well as to staff development and retention.


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