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• Bumper dividend from Swallowfield.

  - 2009-03-03

  Byline: Nigel Bolitho RESULT: New management has turned round Swallowfield and is now ramping up the dividend payout The eye-catching number in Swallowfield's 2007-08 results was an increase in the dividend payout from 1.3p to 5.5p - ...

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• Swallowfield investors clash over executives' skills and experience.(FINANCIAL NEWS)

  - 2009-02-27

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A war of words has broken out between investors in British contract manufacturer Swallowfield and the company. Investment company Western Selection, which owns 11.5% of Swallowfield stock, has publicly criticised the composition of Swallowfield's non-executive...

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• Naresh Kumar, owner, Swallowfield Parish Stores

  - 2008-12-13

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Are you in touch with your community? Of course. Because I run another store, I visit the shop at the weekend to meet and talk to staff and customers. It is so important to talk to the customers. Our shopper said the store was a...

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• Swallowfield opens Paris office.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)

  - 2008-10-17

  UK contract manufacturer and toiletries solutions supplier Swallowfield has opened an operation in Paris as part of its overseas expansion plan. Swallowfield hopes the French sales office will develop new business opportunities and reinforce its existing client relationships in Europe. ...

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• Swallowfield explores overseas.(FINANCIAL NEWS)

  - 2008-03-07

  Swallowfield has delivered better than anticipated results for the 28 weeks ended 12 January 2008. Net debt was reduced 64% to 1.49m [pounds sterling], its lowest level since December 1988 as revenue hit 23.53m [pounds sterling]. The UK-based contract manufacturer also saw its operating...

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• Better news from Swallowfield.

  - 2008-03-03

  Sale and leaseback boosts Swallowfield. Nigel Bolitho Exceptionals in the form of a GBP1.02m sale and leaseback gain boosted the latest half-year results and compared to restructuring costs of GBP244,000 in the same period last year. Ignore them and interim profits were up slightly...

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• Swallowfield profits to hit target.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Financial report)(Brief article)

  - 2008-01-11

  UK-based cosmetics and personal care contract manufacturer Swallowfield says its first-half pre-tax profits are expected to meet current market estimates. Swallowfield also says a new sale and leaseback arrangement on its Lowmoor warehouse worth 2.10m [euro]will give the company a 1.25m...

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• Swallowfield on track for Czech site.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Brief article)

  - 2007-11-16

  UK contract manufacturer Swallowfield is on course to officially open its manufacturing plant in the Czech town of Tabor in January, although production is likely to start before the end of December. "The plant will fill and finish colour cosmetics and liquid products as...

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• WESTERN SELECTION PLC - Statement re nomination of new Swallowfield directors.

  - 2007-11-02

  Date: 2nd November 2007 On behalf of: Western Selection P.L.C. ("Western Selection") Embargoed until: 0700hrs ...

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• Tony Wardell has resigned as non-executive director of Swallowfield, effective from 8 November.(PEOPLE)

  - 2007-10-19

  Tony Wardell has resigned as non-executive director of Swallowfield, effective from 8 November. Wardell joined the UK contract manufacturer in 1963 and led its management buy-out in 1986. Hewas managing director until March 2006, when he moved to a non-executive role.

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