Watch out for this one floating in the next few days, it could turn out to be the float of the year. Theres not much available on the company yet but I have found the write up below which shows the fantastic potential of this one. Note just how cheap it is.

New Issue: here's one that's more than hot air

Published: 12:45 Monday 27 February 2006
By Cliff Feltham, Companies Correspondent

Owners of thousands of buildings in the UK are facing massive bills over the next few years to comply with new energy standards, which is good news for new AIM entrant Worthington Nicholls.

Air conditioning and ventilation units using ozone depletive gases have to be replaced by systems using more environmentally friendly gases.

The measures are creating a windfall for air conditioning installation companies like Manchester-based Worthington Nicholls which is to float on AIM with a price tag close to 35 million.

The firm, which has been around since the early 1970s, needs extra working capital to cope with the influx of orders which will see this year's turnover climb from 11.7 million to nearly 30 million.

The flotation, sponsored by broker Corporate Synergy, will also allow founder chairman Peter Worthington, who is nearing his 70th birthday, to sell shares worth around 7 million.

After years of steady progress, the firm has seen a huge jump in work triggered by new energy efficient legislation flowing from the Kyoto Agreement.

The deadline for owners of buildings to replace air conditioning, heating, ventilation and chilled water systems using banned gases is the end of 2009.

Chief executive Mark Worthington, son of John, believes there are at least 9,000 buildings in the UK which will have to comply with the new regulations. But the figure could be much higher. ' We are talking billions of pounds here,' he says.

Worthington Nicholls has concentrated on servicing hotel and retail clients which include Hilton, Holiday Inns, Debenhams, Arcadia and Boots.

A new, energy compliant air conditioning plant in a high street store can cost anywhere between 80,000 and 120,000. Re-fitting a Debenhams branch cost 670,000 while hotels can expect to pay around 3,500 a room for a new air conditioning unit.

Worthington Nicholls offers a complete service, designing the system, managing installation and providing regular maintenance. At present income from maintenance contracts is running at around 20% of total sales but that is expected to rise.

The flotation, which is raising a total of 15 million, will also provide a warchest for acquisitions. Two deals have already been lined up with will add another 20 million a year to turnover.

Mark Worthington says there is huge scope for acquisitions. The company claims to be market leader yet it only has a 3% share suggesting plenty of room for consolidation.

The company is making some confident assumptions about future growth. Profits are expected to rise from 3.7 million last year to 8.6 million in the current year to September. By 2008 it is projecting earnings of 12.6 million on sales of 45 million but this does not take into account any contribution from future acquisitions.

Says Worthington: 'Stringent environmental legislation has changed our business. Now the large international hotel and restaurant groups prefer to deal with a single supplier. We believe there is huge scope for expanding not just in the UK but across Europe.'

Price of the shares being placed will be fixed over the new few weeks following investor presentations with dealings due to start in about a month's time.

Please DYOR and do not use money on shares you cannot afford to lose.

cheers GF.

Hmm, no, doubtful?, avg for last week or so.

Too many questions. :-)))

Talk of MBO??? Where please?

Not sure the heading to this thread should be changed to "sink of the year"

HOW ABOUT. MORE GLOBAL WARNING.ITS GOT TO BE HOT.

We must be about due for the next profit warning.

I understood the anticipated profits are many times the Mkt Cap.....looks pretty good to me! I hold from recent lows.
If only a few other AIM-listed companies were able to boast as much.
The earlier valuations were probably too high, -esp. given the somewhat unusual share-dealing r4eports regarding execs. This needs investigation, but probably will be ignored; with the FSA so busy shouting at retail shareholder websites.

Trading statement



The Group's current financial year ends on 30 September 2007. The Board intends
to issue a trading statement in the second half of October 2007 outlining, in
broad terms, the expected outturn for this financial year. At that time the
Board will provide an update on the progress of the reviews that are referred to
above.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - "Worthington Nicholls Group PLC said it has appointed Chris Neilson as interim finance director with immediate effect, succeeding the current finance director Tim Hunt as he steps down from the board to take charge as head of finance.

Neilson was the finance director of Synexus Clinical Research PLC from September 2005 to September 2006.

The air conditioning and heating systems maker said its cash balances as of Sept 17 were around 12.5 mln stg and it is not planning to make further acquisitions in the short term."

ITS GETTING COLD. 24p to buy.

17.25p now. WNG has lost its wings to fly.

.......not looking good.......

It could be flop of the year now !

It could also be the bargain of the year !

how low will it go 15p and i am in.

cheers so 28th a good time to buy eh

Looks like good news may be around the corner.

How do you come to that conclusion, moneyman?

This could be the news, although just rumours......

Market Report: Takeover speculators get Hunting in their sights
By Nick Clark
Published: 12 October 2007

The air conditioning company Worthington Nicholls Group was up as rumours emerged late in the day of a possible bid from an unnamed suitor. It climbed 5.5p to 22.5p.

how much if they get taken over.
any ideas?

He finally steps down...

Worthington Nicholls says CEO steps down; sees 6.5 mln stg write offs
AFX


LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Worthington Nicholls Group PLC said chief executive Mark Worthington has stepped down with immediate effect and that it expects to write off 6.5 mln stg from its net assets at March 31, 2007, following an accounting policy review of its major units.

The air conditioning and heating systems maker said the impact of these adjustments on current and prior years is being reviewed and a substantial write off to the goodwill held on the balance sheet is anticipated.

The company also expects full-year results, before the effects of the write offs, to be materially in line with its earlier statement. On Aug 17, it anticipated turnover would be 31.5 mln stg in the year to Sept 30, leading to a break-even result.