Strip Tinning (STG) “is pleased to announce it has secured a significant new 5 year nomination with BMW for its Glazing division, underlining Strip Tinning's position as a leading supplier of specialist connectors to the Glazing sector for all classes of automotive vehicles manufactured worldwide”. With the shares currently responding more than 6% higher to 105p, just how “significant” is the new nomination?

Previously writing on the company which describes itself as “the global leader in sustainable LED lighting for industrial applications” Dialight (DIA), in November with the shares at 325p I noted net debt and supply chain caution after half-year revenue +9% to £60.2 million and net debt up to £12 million. So what of now the full-year 2021 results?…

Photonic components and systems manufacturer Gooch & Housego (GHH) has announced results for its year ended 30th September 2021 emphasising “delighted with the trading performance of the group in the year… looking forward, the board is very optimistic”. What though of the shares, currently slightly up from a last close 1120p but down from I previously writing?…

Photonic components and systems manufacturer Gooch & Housego (GHH) has announced “profits are expected to be slightly ahead of management’s previous expectations”. The trading update has helped the shares slightly higher to 1285p…but is still meaningfully down from over 1500p reached in July justified?…