mr mike
- 21 Jan 2004 13:49
Tanfield Group is the new company name of Comeleon. As I understand it, Comoleon was getting into trouble so TAN (paerent company?) took over. Since this has happened the share price has dropped by 0.25p each day for the last week or so (on average) and are now around the 3p mark with very little activity.
Does anyone know much about this company or previously held stock in Comeleon? There is virtually no info out there other than on the company website.
cheers
Mike
kimoldfield
- 11 Jan 2008 12:41
- 449 of 1076
Too late for me to get out Driver, so another SEO for me ;o) Not really concerned as I am holding long term, maybe in this case long, long, long term!!
hangon
- 11 Jan 2008 13:26
- 450 of 1076
Running costs are not the issue, IMHO ( if you mean fuel-cost per mile) - as the main benefit of Going-Green is the ability to get noticed (Publicity!). . . . This is at the same time as many Companies will jet their Execs to a meeting in some far-flung part of the World.( ie Waste).
As congestion-charges rise, to satisfy City-spending ( ie nothing to do with any notional pollution cost), then TAN will see good business in the regions surrounding London ( and other Cities also, as they find this easy tax-money).
Generally (in a downturn), Companies will conserve their Cash, and maybe that means keeping all vehicles a little longer.
I understand TAN sp rise is from the small/medium delivery vehicles, although they do have an "access" business also....which is likely to remain flat as companies can hire such equipment. It may be this that has caused them to expand into vehicles.... dunno.
Fred1new
- 11 Jan 2008 14:08
- 451 of 1076
I think the issue is that it is being shorted.
I tried to place a share bet, but CMC don't cover AIM at the moment.
Any body know of any other company who do or who CFDS.
I am also a long term holder but woul like a few more at this price.
The Fuandamentals (If you can bekieve them) seem solid.
ptholden
- 11 Jan 2008 14:19
- 452 of 1076
Any number of SB / CFD outfits Fred, IG springs to mind
halifax
- 11 Jan 2008 15:19
- 453 of 1076
The market is trying to bring the price earnings ratio down to sensible levels, dont forget TAN is still only a vehicle manufacturer and has production constraints.
skinny
- 11 Jan 2008 16:11
- 454 of 1076
Fred CMC do cover it for spread betting!
Fred1new
- 11 Jan 2008 16:43
- 455 of 1076
Skinny, No they don't. There is a bid/sell screen, but it is a trial and they are not set up for trading, but along with some other AIM stock they may be introduced.
I tried on line and tel.
Nuisance!!
skinny
- 11 Jan 2008 16:45
- 456 of 1076
Fred - ok - I must admit I hadn't tried using it :-)
almoore
- 14 Jan 2008 07:58
- 457 of 1076
positive rns released
cynic
- 14 Jan 2008 08:15
- 458 of 1076
very .... and if i was not already heavily enough into this stock, it would be tempting to buy more
steveo
- 14 Jan 2008 08:31
- 459 of 1076
Have decided to join you guys, watched this for a long time, rns is spot on. Unlikely to dip below 100p again imo.
cynic
- 14 Jan 2008 08:43
- 460 of 1076
unlike some flakey E&P oil/mining minnows, TAN is singularly unlikely to go belly-up!
skinny
- 14 Jan 2008 09:14
- 461 of 1076
Fred - if your watching, CMC do trade TAN on spreadbet :-)
Juzzle
- 14 Jan 2008 21:53
- 462 of 1076
hangon(450) - I think you have misunderstood the market for Tanfield's UpRight division.
Yes, users hire access platforms from plant hire companies. But it's those plant hire companies that buy UpRight's products into their hire fleets. The UpRight division is bigger than the Smith EV division (ratio about 60/40%) and is a world player (top 3 or top 5 depending which territory and equipment you look at).
Check out
www.UpRightcom or look via the main Tanfield website at
www.TanfieldGroup.com
Juzzle
- 14 Jan 2008 22:07
- 464 of 1076
Tanfield Group plc (the "Company")
Re: Share Price Movement
The Directors note the recent movement in the Companys share price and confirm that they know of no reason for this.
December was a record month for Tanfield in terms of order intake and the order book is ahead of managements expectations. The Company is enjoying a strong start to 2008, with production capacity and output also ahead of plan.
Zero Emission Vehicles Division
The order book for the Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) division, including Smith Electric Vehicles, is extremely healthy and the Directors reiterate their confirmation that trading is in line with expectations. Production capacity has ramped up to 30 units per week, as planned, and the Company is pleased to report that firm orders have already been received for a significant proportion of the market forecast production for electric vehicles for the year.
The Company did not experience any execution problems in increasing ZEV production capacity from 10 to 30 vehicles per week and the Directors are, therefore, confident that further capacity growth is achievable due to the scalable production methodology now developed. The Directors remain confident that the Companys supply chain will grow to meet this capacity. This rise mirrors the successful ramp up of UpRight Powered Access delivered in 2007, when the Company, and its supply chain, grew production at Vigo Centre from 20 aerial work platforms per week to 200 per week.
Tanfield has now developed and validated lithium-ion phosphate battery packs from a number of suppliers, providing the strong supply chain base required to meet growing customer demand for road-going commercial electric vehicles. This new generation technology is proving extremely reliable and robust and the Directors believe that the added flexibility in terms of how it is packaged on the chassis will open an even broader market for the Companys vehicles.
Powered Access Division
The traditional buying season for aerial work platforms is underway in North America and sales are brisk. Order intake for Snorkel is significantly ahead of the orders booked in the comparable period last year. The Directors are pleased to report that the January order book is the highest it has been for the past four consecutive years and that the Company has forward sold the next six months production capacity. This further underlines the Directors confidence in delivering on their growth plan for the Powered Access Division.
Sales of powered access equipment remain strong across all other key territories, including Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions, with the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East demonstrating particularly strong growth.
www.tanfieldgroup.co.uk
For further information:
The Tanfield Group Plc Tel: +44(0)845 1557 755
Darren Kell, Chief Executive
Charles Brooks, Finance Director
Fishburn Hedges Tel: +44(0)20 7839 4321
Morgan Bone/James Benjamin Mob: +44(0) 7767 622 967/+44(0) 7747 113 930
tanfield@fishburn-hedges.co.uk
Cenkos Securities plc Tel: +44(0)20 7397 8900
Stephen Keys
St. Helen's Capital plc Tel: +44(0)20 7628 5582
Seb Wykeham
Ruari McGirr
Notes to editors
The Tanfield Group Plc is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of road-going commercial electric vehicles and aerial work platforms. Tanfield is headquartered in Newcastle with operations in both the North America and EMEA regions. It has two main divisions:
Smith Electric Vehicles, was founded in 1920 and acquired by Tanfield in October 2004. Following its acquisition, Smith is developing into a world leader in new technology electric vans and trucks with greatly enhanced performance, speed and range capabilities. This makes them attractive for all fleet operators in large towns, cities and closed industrial environment. For the first time, these fleet operators have economically viable, zero emission alternatives to using diesel vans and trucks. Smith has an unrivalled UK-wide service and support network, which already maintains over 5,000 vehicles for major fleet operators. This core element of the business is beginning to fulfil its potential in terms of addressing the requirements of large urban fleet operators, who want to reduce their operational costs and more importantly, greatly reduce their carbon footprint. Smith's airport offering is complemented by two specialist airport vehicle sub-divisions; Jumbotugs and Norquip.
www.smithelectricvehicles.com
Powered Access, contains two of the world's most established aerial work platform brands, UpRight Powered Access and Snorkel International. UpRight is firmly established as the UK's biggest manufacturer of self-propelled aerial work platforms (also known as "cherry-pickers", "mobile elevating work platforms", "aerial lifts", etc). UpRight has assembly facilities in the UK and USA, with products sold through a strong network of over 180 independent, full-service distributors across Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. Snorkel, acquired in July 2007, has significant manufacturing capabilities along with strong sales and distribution, in the USA and Australasia. Tanfield has been successful in extending its powered access product range and is now one of only three "full line" aerial lift manufacturers to have a significant assembly footprint in both the North America and EMEA regions, in what is a $7bn global market.
www.upright.com / www.snorkelusa.com
END
WOODIE
- 16 Jan 2008 12:42
- 465 of 1076
the rns the other day has not stopped the decline looks like another leg down
halifax
- 16 Jan 2008 13:49
- 466 of 1076
What is the prospective PER for this vehicle manufacturer?
WOODIE
- 16 Jan 2008 13:58
- 467 of 1076
edit prices look out of date
halifax
- 16 Jan 2008 14:01
- 468 of 1076
These numbers are old what is the PER at today's sp?