for more information about stanelco click on the links.

driver's research page link
http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=7681#lastread
website link
http://www.stanelco.co.uk/index.htm

Prospector,

Regarding the ASDA conversions being pushed through. I dont think the recently announced 'tie-up' with WM would have happened if WM viewed the ASDA conversion progress negatively. I see the ASDA conversions as in effect being the WM trial. The announcement of the tie up some 8 months through the ASDA exclusivity period would suggest that WM are positive with progress or they wouldn't be talking to SEO.

Negativity with the conversion progress would appear to be confined to a few investors posting on BB's who have no inside knowledge and nothing to base their expectations of progress on. This wont affect the success of the eventual roll-out one jot. With new technology and innovation, it takes as long as it takes within a reasonable time frame. That time-frame is far from being unreasonable yet, IMO.

I understand your feelings SD, but isn't that what a BB is all about?
Personally I am more bullish than I have been in a long time, and this has been brought about, strangely, by the bearish comments I have read on here!!
You're right, the big boys get to talk to the management and find out what is happening, we don't. Our only option is to hypothesise and work out for ourselves what is likely or not.
Despite being a cynical old sod, I tend to be a little bit dewey eyed about SEO (God knows why) and it takes a poster to point out the possible negatives to me. Based on those points I go away and think (a long slow process) and make a judgement on that. I feel I make a better judgement for that process.
These are exciting times. The next RNS will probably be to announce the purchase of a new kettle for the staff kitchen, but it may be a massive JV for Starpol, a commitment for WM and Greenseal, a multi million pound ciggy filter sale, a signal to watch out for different packaging on Coca Cola or an announcement that McDonalds are going all green and environmentally friendly. Of course investors are going to make a lot of noise!
I respect your postings immensly, and I feel you too are very positive, but that needs tempering by the negative posts. It does for me anyway. Just to remind me that things can, do and will go wrong.
Alan

Fair enough Alan
Really just clarifying my own POV. I generally find that writing out ones thoughts and being prepared to publish them prevents one from harbouring cosy, woolly ones which clutter the mind.
See you at 1+ I imagine one day soon enough.
sd

No, Alan, the RNS re the new kettle has already been announced:-


Stanelco PLC
25 December 2005



Stanelco PLC ("Stanelco", "the Company" or "the Group")


CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

The Chairman and Board of Directors of Stanelco PLC are pleased to announce the delivery, sometime during last night/early hours of this morning, of a brand new, shiny kettle for the staff kitchen.

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

To be serious, we can conjecture all day and every night, what we cannot do is force SEO to become superstars overnight; IMO however, that is what they WILL become in the now not too distant future - just a gut feeling. WM have not lost patience, nor should we.
kim

That is a classy RNS, Kim. Just my sense of humour.
You really brightened my day. thanks.
Alan

I seem to remember the next RNS announced that after a 3 day trial period it been succesfully filled with 0.989 litres of water and that hopes were high that 3 mugs of tea would be produced shortly........

I believe that an RNS is due on Monday, my inside info is that, due to the fact that one of the mugs had a cracked handle, only two were produced.
kim

The two produced were of an unacceptable strength and one didn't even contain the correct amount of sugar. There is also an issue with the milk not lasting the length of the trial but R&D are experimenting with starch based whitener.

I think the issue has been sorted Alan, apparently supplies department had bought the ingredients from somewhere other than ASDA

Kim
I will be long retirement before then if my PCM take's off.

Sd
I dont think your No9 I'm a committed long-term shareholder will make me add more SEO to my portfolio but I do agree with the rest
P.S what about the biodegradable corks that can be No 11

Stockdog
I have not looked recently, but last time I did there were a number of solid institutions backing SEO.

I am aware of the Howard White thingy but could you tell us of the others?

driver - I just wanted to make it a round 10 reasons!

zscrooge - you're right I shouldn't post unsubstantiated remarks. Does anyone have Level 2 to look at who the major shareholders are apart from Age of Reason who still owns about 24% from memory? I hope there are some! Please list them here if you find any.

as far as the kettle trials, I understand the biodegradable tea-bags have now had to be withdrawn. apparently their customers were spitting!

sd

Its some (cosmetic?) company in Wales, from memory (which isn't as good as in younger days).

Ah! found it (it was Richards and Appleby I was thinking of):-

Major SEO Shareholders
WHITE B ESQ 139,313,000 14.91
WHITE B ESQ 72,078,122 7.71
RICHARDS & APPLEBY LIMITED 60,756,666 6.50
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LIMITED 45,461,134 4.87
SQUAREGAIN 31,800,950 3.40
* major shareholder data from 01/02/2006

Barclays & squaregain acting as nominees for clients.

Indeed.

Hello once again,

I like the way the price is heading back up, I hope it reaches a higher trading range next week, maybe it's the right time for some price moving news to get a new upward trend going ?

Does anyone have the brokers note from 28th Feb ?

I'm not sure there was one JJS, haven't seen anything anyway.

Is this the nowt thread !!!! -

How's it going with Base Group, JJS? Are the MMs still short of stock or did you sell your 4 million?