Some good news this morning from them, it looks like 2004 will be a excellent year for them and the shares increased by 13%
Is this the start of another upward trend for them??

I see, the great mystery of why the company we have invested in is not increasing in value. Simply cannot answer that one-everyting seems to be in our favour but stll getting shafted. Even been a couple of positive announcements out recently. Tuck these away is all I can suggest (not the best of suggestions I agree)and wait for the results. If you can hold on for a while I feel that you'll get your reward.

any good news on the horizon?? or should i just sell and take a 60% loss

whats woken them up today?? no news but price up 16%!!!!

Sure these will come good. Think it is just a question of time. The consolidation should help in the long term.

only 3 months till results so hope for a good run towards them. Then I'm going to stick a stop loss in at my opening level (if they get that far) so if they go back down I can move on. Quite a few of my other ventures seem to be sluggish at the moment but with good prospects-looking at 2006 to really capitalise on them. Would actually like to make some money this year

I m with you pd! i bought at 2.8p, still dont know whats holding them back,,any thoughts??

not really but am going to having a look, see if I can make some stab at what this year could give us. They seemed to win quite a few contracts last year so I want to see some sort of return. There was a good posting/promotion from a company that said they had chosen Chelford for various good reasons a couple of weeks ago on the ADVFN thread. Don't know if you've seen it, always keeps the spirits up anyway

15/12/2004 ~ Roper Rhodes Manages Soaring Growth with SAP

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One of the UKs fastest growing unquoted companies, Roper Rhodes is to use a SAP Business Suite from Chelford SAP Solutions to manage its business expansion and help deliver future success.

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Bath based Roper Rhodes has become one of the UKs leading independent suppliers of bathroom accessories and bathroom furniture. It has grown its turnover from 6m in the late 1990s to 36m today. According to last years Sunday Times Price Waterhouse Profit Track 100 survey, Roper Rhodes was the seventh fastest growing unlisted company in the South West and made the top 100 nationwide with just under 40% annual profit growth.

With over 2,000 retail customers, including Homebase, John Lewis and Jewson, and with a significant company acquisition to broaden its customer base, Roper Rhodes decided in early 2003 that its eight-year old information system was unable to provide the business process management now needed.


Business Processes

With the sort of business expansion and success we have experienced, we had to get a better grip on many more of the business processes, says Roper Rhodes Finance Director, Mark Roper.

Following intensive analysis of three competitive solutions, the Roper Rhodes board selected the Chelford SAP solution in November 2004. Implementation will be completed in two phases March and July 2005.

We took 18 months to really decide what was best for our business that shows how important the decision is. In the end we chose Chelfords SAP system because of its functionality, feature richness and future proofing vital for our growth prospects.


Control

Roper says: The SAP system is going to help us to control many more areas of the business now much more effectively than we have in the past better stock control, warehouse planning, customer relationship management and purchasing control, in particular. The Chelford SAP solution will also be used to support the companys finance, sales and distribution processes.

He adds: Its also critical for our future plans as we are using SAP as part of a systematic improvement approach were taking to the whole business.


Smartstart

Because Roper Rhodes wanted to exploit the systems benefits quickly, the company selected the SAP All-In-One solution from Chelford, called Smartstart for Household Products. Smartstart offers Chelford customers a way to get their fully integrated, front and back office SAP system straight out-of-the-box, live within weeks of starting a project.

Chelford Managing Director Trevor Lewis says: Its always exciting and flattering for Chelford to be asked to help with a future improvement plan for one of our customers. To win a competitive tender from such a stunningly successful company as Roper Rhodes is a great compliment.
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www.roperrhodes.co.uk

more of the same i hope!!
Seems too good to keep chelfords price so low..just dont understand why the share price isnt rising a lot higher

can the price revival be sustained??

yes - all the way to making me money

i bought at 2.8, should i sell and take a loss or hold??

Kieth
I bought at 2.6 and am nowhere near selling yet.
I am actually thinking of topping up
Good company, well run.
This share price is still low for my money.
IMHO
Steve

I agree with your comments but the share price isnt doing anything exciting, and hasnt for a long time

Kieth
I think that this company is dynamic and will appear on lots of fund managers radars when it starts to pay a dividend.
I honestly think that this will be 4p+ by this time next year.
I have a good feeling about the business, I would have sold and took the loss if I didnt.
Good luck whatever you do.
I'm in for a good while yet.
Steve

thanks for this, im sticking with it as well!!

Wakey Wakey...Excellent day and a confirmed Breakout on the cards as it assaults through 300p. Results in a fortnight, looks likethere might be plenty of upside.

Remember Charles Stanley have a buy recommendation and a 450p target here.

Chelford,14-Mar,CharlesStanley,Buy,(price)276.00p,(target)450.00p,Reiteration.

http://www.growthcompany.co.uk/recommendations/25209/chelford.thtml

http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Stories.aspx?StoryId=3EA10661-AF0A-4CC9-B9F6-4D2B76925CA6&page=0