In May 1998 a team of Architects and Engineers were appointed to assist in the concept and design for a Millennium Project at Maidstone River Park. The upstream bridge, a cranked concrete stress ribbon, is complemented by a downstream steel bridge inspired more by 'landscape' art than bridge engineering aesthetics....
Business in brief CONSTRUCTION Taylor Wimpy has ended its three-month search for a finance director by announcing that Christopher Rickard will join the group tomorrow. Mr Rickard, most recently finance director of medical supplies group Whatman, replaces Peter Johnson who left the house builder in July,...
First-quarter revenues for the IBO Lab Equipment/Consumables Index grew 10.5% to $887.72 million. Operating profits improved 14.8% to $265.8 million, and operating margin climbed 110 basis points to 29.9% of sales. Favorable currency transactions continued to increase revenue growth for a majority of companies in the Index. However, despite positive...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Whatman, the global leader in separations technology, announces a donation of Neonatal Screening Cards to the Clinton HIV / AIDS Initiative CHAI. The Whatman 903 Neonatal Cards were donated to CHAI for the collection of blood samples for early HIV / AIDS detection in infants in...
Manager says M&A activity in sector has created opportunities despite poor 2007. James Kenny The combination of small cap consolidation and a hike in takeover activity has provided a vital boost for the sector, according to the manager of the M&G Investments' GBP169m...
Chalfont, St. Giles and Maidstone, England 2/4/08 -- GE Healthcare has agreed to purchase Whatman for approximately $713 million, or 270 pence per share, in cash (see IBO 1/15/08), a 12% premium over the stock's February 1 closing price. Whatman supplies laboratory filtration and other sample preparation products for life...
Following two weeks of speculation and a bidding process involving at least four companies, on February 4, GE Healthcare announced that it would acquire Whatman for $713 million in cash (see page 2, IBO 1/15/08). The 268-year-old company with forecasted 2007 revenues of 116 million [pounds sterling] ($232 million), Whatman...
Business News IN BRIEF --General Electric, the US conglomerate, is to buy Whatman, the medical supplies and laboratory equipment maker, for 363m. GE is buying the business through its Healthcare business and will pay 270p a share. It expects the deal to be concluded by the end...
Takeover activity is rife in the medical technology sector, in particular for cheap British companies Richard Hemming There was much fanfare over theacquisition of UK medical device manufacturer, Gyrus, by Japan-based Olympus for close to GBP935m late last year. But this is far...
London, UK 1/14/08 and 1/15/08 -- Filtration and life science consumables company Whatman has confirmed that it has received offers to acquire the company. The Financial Times reported on January 15 that Danaher, General Electric, Millipore and Parker Hannifin have approached the company and that the auction's second round was...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- BioInformatics, LLC, a leading market research and consulting firm to the life sciences industry, today released its latest research report: "Brand Positioning: Protein Separation Products." The report, one in a series of six focused on brand positioning in various life science product categories, identified Beckman Coulter and...
Wireless News10-05-2007Whatman Launches EasiCollect for Buccal Cell CollectionWIRELESS NEWS-October 5, 2007-Whatman Launches EasiCollect for Buccal Cell Collection C2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Whatman, a separations technology company, announced the launch of its new device for buccal cell collection at the 18th International Symposium on Human Identification, October 1 - 4,...
New Whatman Device Provides Quick, Easy Sample Collection for DNA Analysis FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Whatman, a global leader in separations technology, today announced the launch of its new device for buccal cell collection at the 18th International Symposium on Human Identification, October 1 - 4, 2007 in...
London, UK 9/19/07--Whatman has begun a three-year overhaul of operations, following completion of a strategic review. The announcement was made during the company's review of first-half results (see page 12). The three-phase plan is designed to produce an 8 million [pounds sterling] ($16.0 million) increase in annual profits. In the...
Whatman reported sales slippage at all three of its divisions, but hopes that its recent strategic review can put the company back on track Richard Hemming Shares in chemical products producer and filtration specialist Whatman slipped by more than 10 per cent on...
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