I hold a few shares in Caldwell Investments looking for a recovery ..... textiles and Household goods inc Nina parosol products ..... not a trade - low cap of sub 2 million

03.02.03 announces that on 1st January 2003 Graham Haselden was appointed Finance Director.


anyway - a big cross just gone through @ the mid - 623K @ 11.5p

Current price 11/12p



ains

Kiss of deathg on this one then eh????

Q1. Will the 2nd half profit be enough to go +ve for the year?
Q2. Whither Ninaclip?
A. The company is not over extended now and any profits will be beneficial to the quite small mcap.
The company owes Wootliff quite a bit after the earlier buys and I would think that if profits are on the way, he may take it private before the price gets too rich

Found this from a few months ago

11.09.02 announces that it has launched its new Suncanopy product "NinaSun" at the SPOGA Show in Cologne last week. Subsequent to the interest shown at the show, Caldwell hopes to enter into discussions during the next few weeks with two leading manufacturers of outdoor furniture for the hotel and leisure industries. Caldwell has high hopes that these discussions will lead to significant orders. However, production lead times mean that it is unlikely that deliveries for any such orders would be completed in the current financial year. The Directors believe that the large potential market for the "NinaSun" product will provide exciting opportunities for the Group.


News is very thin on the ground but I am expecting them to be positive and take your point about a potential mbo - H2 is in april



ains

But they also said in December
"...Caldwell has entered into discussions with manufacturers of outdoor furniture for the hotel and leisure industries. Caldwell has high hopes that these discussions will lead to significant orders. However, production lead times mean that it will not be possible to deliver any prospective orders in the current financial year... The company is delighted with the interest shown in the NinaSun and continues to believe that the large potential market for this product will provide exciting opportunities for the Group. At the same time, we expect the Group's existing underwear and Nina parasol activities to continue steadily."
Means - The usual slow take up of a new product means expectations get ahead of reality again.

I guess ..... I always discount on the timing - directors usually get too enthused and minimise problems .... but when it comes right we could be talking significant profits - with a cap of less than 2million at this time



ains

Positive action taken over the last few years has finally started to show
through. The result for the year is a small pre-tax profit of 72,084 (2001:
loss 65,566).

UNDERWEAR BUSINESSES.

Germany

Despite continuing difficult trading conditions in Germany our Nissel subsidiary
managed a further year of improvement and once again made a positive
contribution to the Group's result.

United Kingdom

Underwear in the UK continues to be a highly competitive activity. We have
therefore taken the decision to focus totally on the importing side of our
business. Regrettably, this will lead to the closure of our manufacturing
activity in Bolton at the end of June 2003. Following the closure, we intend to
relocate to premises more appropriate to an importing, sales and distribution
business. There will be some small redundancy and relocation costs. The above
action will strengthen our business and enable us to give more competitive
prices to our customers.


NINACLIP

Parasols

The 2002 summer season turned out to be less buoyant than we had hoped. A wet
summer throughout Europe affected our sales. However, the Ninaclip parasols made
a positive contribution to Group profits.

Sun canopies

Since the successful showing of the NinaSun suncanopy at the SPOGA show in
Cologne, much time, effort and money has been spent on it's development.

We hope to commence commercial trials at the end of June 2003 and subject to
these being successful, delivery to customers will start November/December 2003.

REVIEW

2002 was a further year of improvement. Germany did well, especially against an
exceptionally poor economic background.

The underwear business in the UK was stable and Nina Parasols had a profitable,
if a somewhat disappointing year.

The NinaSun canopy project is progressing well but is taking longer than we had
hoped, postponing the time when we will reap the benefits of the time, effort
and money invested.

PROSPECTS

The traditional activities of the Group produced a small pre-tax profit in 2002,
and we hope to improve on this performance in the coming year.

The NinaSun canopy will not make any material contribution to Group profits in
2003, but we are hoping for a significant contribution in 2004.

With highly competent executives, motivated employees, excellent products,
quality customer base and strong balance sheet, we look forward to 2003 with
quiet confidence.

GENERAL

2002 was the fourth year of continued progress. I would like to thank my
colleagues and all Caldwell employees, without whom these achievements would not
have been possible.

S.J. Wootliff
25th April 2003

AGM on the 30/05 ..... shares are ticking up slowly

Always encouraging to see the directors putting their money in ....




Date: Tuesday 29th April 2003


Re: DIRECTORS SHARE PURCHASE

On 28th April 2003, Mr. S.J. Wootliff purchased a total of 200,000 (two hundred
thousand) Ordinary Shares of the Company being 1.32% of the Company's Ordinary
Issued Share Capital. The transaction was carried out at 10p.

Following this transaction, the aggregate beneficial holding of Mr and Mrs
Wootliff will be 2,900,026 being 19.22% of the Company's Issued Share Capital.

Now up 17.5% on the day with no reported trades - nms is quite small




ains

plus 22.5% on modest buys ......

50K buy at touch - now showing

from tomorrows Mail


Director's share buying aided baby products and underwear company Caldwell Investments. It rose 2 1/4p to 12 1/4p after chairman Stanley Wootliff bought 200,000 issues to raise his family's stake to 19.22%.

pretty much at year high after placing chairman now got 23% any room for more gains ?

gf ... old thread on cwd ... has some useful background info

Yup rate the story coming out of Caldwell as top class. The company have signed up contracts for their state of the art sun canopys with companies from all over the world after the last trade fair. Jim Slateras in this one and lets face it hes no mug.

Might have more on this one this evening, will be hoping to hear from Evil K tonight.

cheers GF.

ps, that heading wants changing to reflect the new potential of the technlogy.
Is Ainsoph still around or has he been banned from here aswell???????

this on still going with directors keep topping up remeber getting in @ 30p few years ago hasnt jim slater still got a stake ? also remember averaging down @ 6p and 8p now sitting on health profit given a bit more expose 30p not out of the question capable of making 1m profit would put it on p/e of 3 !!

Yes Jim Slater is still in and Evil was hinting that he was adding.

Somebody is building a stake . Watch out each day at around lunch time, a big buy as been going in for the last few days.

cheers gf.

Up again, steady as she goes.

gf.

gf have you seen the directors have invested heavily in this backing up their bullish claims?.

Certainly have sinutab, and heres the last lot of buying of 750,000 shares approx half of the placing. Reckon Evil K and J Slater got some of the rest.....

Caldwell Investments PLC
13 October 2003

CALDWELL INVESTMENTS PLC

Caldwell Investments P.L.C. announces that it has successfully completed a
placing of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each ('Shares') at a placing price
of 15 pence per Share, which compared with a middle market price of 15.5 pence
per Share at the close of business of 9th October 2003. The new Shares are
expected to be admitted to trading on 14th October 2003.

Certain of the Directors have taken up an aggregate of 750,000 Shares,
(representing 5 % of the existing issued share capital of the Company). Stanley
Wootliff, Chairman and Managing Director, who previously held 3,300.026 Ordinary
Shares (22% of the existing share capital) has taken up 650,000 Shares, and
following the Placing he holds 3,950,026 Shares (23.8% of the enlarged issued
share capital). Mr J Hanford has taken up 50,000 Shares and now holds 187,890
Shares (1,1%) and Mr J Posner has taken up 50,000 and now holds 100,000 Shares
(0.6%).

The Placing has raised 225,000 before expenses which will provide additional
working capital for the Company and in particular enable the Company to continue
the development and commercial trials of the Ninasun sun canopy.


Company Number 269566


Monday 13th October 2003




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

cheers GF.

ps, there were other buys recently aswell.


Caldwell Investments PLC
14 July 2003


Letter dated: 11th July 2003

DIRECTORS SHARE PURCHASE

On 11th July 2003, Mr. S.J. Wootliff purchased a total of 200,000 (Two hundred
thousand) ordinary shares of the Company being 1.31% of the Company's ordinary
issued share capital. The transaction was carried out at 16p.

Following this transaction, the aggregate beneficial holding of Mr. and Mrs
Wootliff will be 3,300,026 shares being 22% of the Company's issued share
capital.


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange



and also....................

Caldwell Investments PLC
09 July 2003





Date : Wednesday 9th July 2003




Company Number 269566







DIRECTORS SHARE PURCHASE

On 9th July 2003, Mr. S.J. Wootliff purchased a total of 200,000 (Two hundred
thousand) ordinary shares of the Company being 1.31% of the Company's ordinary
issued share capital. The transaction was carried out at 14.5p.


Following this transaction, the aggregate beneficial holding of Mr. and Mrs.
Wootliff will be 3,100,026 shares being 20.66% of the Company's issued share
capital.




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange



I think thats called putting your money where your mouth is.

cheers GF.

can see this getting above 30p in next 6 months needs to get some new momentum somehow clearly got directors buying and in profit but needs volume and more exposure to get it to where it should be ?? mkt cap of 3M with forward profits could be 0.5M p/e of six ideal for tippers shares mag are you listening ??

Im listening Gordon, Im listening. Your spot on, a growth company which is very cheap.

cheers gf.

I can't understand why it is a growth stock. the fundamentals look good as you have indicated and a patented product. why is it winner, I don't think everyone wants a canopy. plz enlighten me further if you can.

cheers
remi

Soulretro, please check out the RNS new refering to the trade fairs held a few months back. Company have taken large orders from all corners of the world according to Evil K. They have also open a new factory to cope with the increased production.

cheers GF.

Product looks rather ordinary.

See

http://www.caldwellinvestmentsplc.com/ninasun/newwelcome.html

So is there some other reason why this company should grow rapidly?

I wouldnt go by looks apple, I was thinking that about 3DM Worlwides chunk of hard plastic a few weeks back when Evil K said he thought it was a 10 bagger, I thought the guys gone nutty. Wish Id bought in now.

Dont forget this Nina clip and canopy are revolutionary, the Scandinavians who are very health conscience are buying in the thousands. Its only the mad Brits who 'go out in the midday sun' mad dogs an Englishman etc.

Its a lot easier than putting up a parasol aswell.

cheers GF.

STILL SINKING.

GF

If it sinks a bit more then maybe I will buy.

17.5p perhaps?

Need to sell something else 1st.

Hoping for TRK to rise on Monday.

Hope it doesn't defy me.

Apple, yes there has been a bit of profit taking in the last two days but nothing to worry about. Evil was singing its praises again in his last evil cast.

cheers GF.

nice movement today may get my mmoney back on the ones bought few years ago @ 30p but well up on those tucket away @ 4p ish and 8p happy days

40% up last two days long term holder tempted to get out next week
as expect a bit more

how much is the patent in USA news worth ???

66% in four days aint bad and still going not many of you noticed ??

goldfinger

You were right about this one!

We didn't know if or when they would be granted a patent or that they had applied.

Granted a patent at the beginning of March & the shares rapidly more than doubled.

A fact that doesn't justify such a rise but hey, facts seem to have a very loose relationship to share prices.

How the hell did Evil K know this was going to happen?

this one loks interesting but will they hold their rise? what are the opinions out there?

Well we had an excelent rise on friday in poor market conditions. Im in these from 18.5p and there is a broker note out giving a lot higher than the present 50p.

I will post it if I can remember where I saw it.

cheers GF

Up again, really rolling in for me on this one.

cheers GF

its an amazing run


26.04.04 :+9, (59.5) an article in the Express (Sat) reports: the shares rose 8p to 50.5p on talk of new orders for its NinaSun canopy system project. Dealers reckon sales of the award-winning technology will take off next year.

why no chat comment about this share. i bought 25000 on 6.6.1999 at 26p at that jim slater had a substantial holding. the shares moved down over the years and i still have the shares which now show a substantial profit.
if i had sold yesterday my proceeds would have been higher than today.

why does a bell not ring to tell you the best time to sell?

incidently beware of joining jim slater on a share ship...as he can jump off leaving you on a sinking share. his repeated recommendations for mcalpine shares about two years ago has been a disaster

more information about caldwell please

mpw777

No chat about this share because we didn't follow goldfinger's advice & buy it.

He was right about it & I was wrong.

Is Evil now shorting?
Does anyone know?

if i recall correctly the shares rose sharply after the company reported that they had sold a small number of parasols to a hotel in south america. the name of the hotel was given and i attempted to track it down on the internet so i could try to have a chat with them . i anticipated that these might have been give aways as i had difficulty in seeing that far distant hotel needing to get the tackle from europe....or an executive could have been on holiday there and agreed the parasols ,with the magic fasterner, be sent.

Nothing wrong with a business holiday..!

Evil would not short this one as there insufficient shares available to recover a short position.At the recent lunch with some 18-19 brokers when Evil was present the consensus of opinion was that the shares should reach 150-175 by Feb 2005 dependant on production levels of the canopy reaching 200,000 plus.
The reasoning behind Brazil was discussed. After the US it has the largest number of swimming pools per head of population.

i bought a hefty chunk of caldwell shares 25000 @ 25p injune 1999 when jim slater was screaming as to their potential. needless to say for a long time i did not have any profits to woorry about.....until recently.

is jim slater still a substantial holder?

i see from company refs that about 50% of the shares are held by nominees

Another blue sky day..

Thank you, bilbao, for your posting. Do you need actual shares to short them? Surely if you "sell" say 10k & then "buy" back 10k it cancels out? (I've never tried it myself!)

mpw777
Jim Slater does not appear in a recent list of shareholders, unlikely for him to be in a nominee account.

Caldwell Investments PLC
28 June 2004

Caldwell Investments P.L.C. are pleased to announce that The Majestic Hotel,
Cannes, have placed an order for NinaSun canopies. These are now installed on
the Majestic beach and pier.

The Majestic Hotel is a member of 'The Leading Hotels of the World' Group.

Permission has also been given to use the Majestic beach location for
promotional photography. This photography, plus the photography of the NinaSun
canopy installation at the Marriott Hotel in Sao Paulo, will be used for
promotional purposes for the official launch of the NinaSun canopy at the SPOGA
International Exhibition in Cologne, at the beginning of September.


28th June 2004

S.J. Wootliff

Chairman

-----------------------

Many delayed buys from before this 10am announcement suggest a few folk knew the news early..

Price firmly up. All 3 MMs will happily supply 5000, but all trades bigger than 3k(?) won't show till later.

BOUNCING FROM THE BOTTOM,GET IN QUICK FOR 40%+!!!!!!!!

Thanks snip24 the first bounce has cleared my investment and now in for free, do you have any background info behind the current rise?

there wasnt much basis for the rise before IMHO

15 November 2004

NinaSun Canopy appears at

The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City

Caldwell Investments Plc (Caldwell or the Company), creators of the NinaSun canopy, are today pleased to announce that the NinaSun canopy will be on display at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York as part of the Contract Furniture Co. Inc. (Contract Furniture) exhibition stand from November 14-16 2004.



The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show is the premier trade event for the hospitality industry. Each year, over 45,000 attendees and 1,500 exhibitors meet for three days to showcase the newest products and services available to the industry.

The NinaSun will be shown as part of a wider offering by Contract Furniture, professional grade furniture sellers who specialise in the provision of Grosfillex and Balliu outdoor furniture. The NinaSun canopy has been designed so that it may easily be attached to the Grosfillex and Balliu resin loungers. Contract Furniture are non-exclusive distributors of the NinaSun across North America and Mexico.

Commenting on the exhibition today, Chairman Stanley Wootliff said:

We are delighted to be launching the NinaSun canopy at this highly prestigious show and believe that our presence here, working alongside Contract Furniture, will enable us to establish a dominant position within the highly lucrative American outdoor furniture market.

For further information regarding the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant show, please visit www.ihmrs.com.


For further information regarding Contract Furniture, please visit www.contractfurniture.com.



-ENDS-

that does explain the almost trebling of the price and the retrenchment ?

There has been a lot of activity at Caldwell - brokers appointed - e-commerce sites operational - www.ninasun.co.uk - new orders - new director - press releases -and the price again seems to be moving in the right direction last time this happened they touched 80p will they now pass 100p?