Dewhurst plc is an independent supplier of quality components to the lift, keypad and rail industries. The company was founded in 1919 and the Dewhurst Group now has sales of around US $50 million and employs over 300 people in locations around the world.
Dewhurst is probably best known for its range of high quality pushbutton products (often sold under the Dupar brand). Although we have been making pushbuttons for a long time, a breakthrough was made in 1971 with the launch of the US81 Original Pushbutton. This really was a unique design, which began a styling of chrome surround with a stainless pressel that has been imitated by many others. Following on from the success of the US81 the company has since focused heavily on pushbuttons and fixture products and now has a wide and very popular range of Braille and EN81-70 buttons.


As well as having a significant presence in the lift industry, Dewhurst is also a major player in the keypad industry and supplies a wide range of keypad products for the ATM industry.

Our manufacturing plant, located on the outskirts of London, is full of the latest machine tools, and as a company we invest heavily each year on new production equipment. Our Research and Development facilities are also located in the same building and we boast the latest Computer Aided Design equipment as well as test equipment such as shadowgraphs, endurance test equipment, environmental and dust chambers.

The focus that we have on pushbutton and switches has ensured that we truly are specialists in this field with extensive knowledge of hertzian stress design, QTC switch technology, pushgate switch technology, membrane enhancements to name a few! We also have extensive knowledge of LED illumination, which is critical for the business that we are in.

Dewhurst is an Investor in People company and we have a highly skilled workforce who are able to give the company a great deal of vertical integration. We are also accredited with ISO 9001/2008.

Our aim at Dewhurst is ‘Fast and Fit’, we are keen to develop and supply our product ‘Fast’ as the industry we work in is constantly demanding shorter lead-time, as well as ‘Fit’, it is fundamental that the products we supply are ‘Fit’ for the job.

Trading Update

RNS


RNS Number : 2983I

Dewhurst PLC

30 August 2016




Dewhurst PLC

(the "Company")

Trading Update



Dewhurst plc, an independent supplier of quality components to the lift, keypad and transport industries, is pleased to provide a trading update for the financial year ending 30 September 2016.



The recovery reported at the interim stage has continued through the third quarter and into the fourth to date. Seasonal effects mean that the Company's second half is traditionally stronger than the first half, but the effect is expected to be greater than usual this year.



The UK vote to leave the EU had an immediate effect on the value of the pound. A significant proportion of the Company's sales and earnings are generated in foreign currencies. With the fall in the pound these sales and earnings are worth more to us. If currencies remain broadly at today's level through to the end of September, it will benefit our reported sales and profits for the year, compared to expectations at the half year.



The recent EU Referendum decision has not yet affected Dewhurst's underlying level of business. There have been reports in the media of cancellations and deferrals in commercial property transactions. However, whilst the decision has generated a period of uncertainty, it is too early to speculate what impact, if any, there will be on Dewhurst.



The combined effects of these factors mean that the Board now anticipate full year profits will be significantly higher than current market expectations.



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Trading Update
RNS
RNS Number : 0344P
Dewhurst PLC
14 November 2016
 
Dewhurst PLC
(the "Company")
Trading Update
 
Dewhurst plc, an independent supplier of quality components to the lift, keypad and transport industries, is pleased to provide a trading update for the financial year ended 30 September 2016 ("FY16").
 
The recovery reported by the Company on 30 August 2016 continued through the fourth quarter of FY16 and whilst seasonal effects mean the Company's second half is traditionally stronger than the first half, the effect in FY16 has been greater than usual.
 
A significant proportion of Dewhurst's sales and earnings are generated in foreign currencies and the depreciation of pound sterling during FY16 has continued to benefit Dewhurst's reported sales and profits.  Accordingly, the Board currently expect Group revenues for FY16 to exceed £47.0 million with a positive impact on profits compared with current market expectations.
 
The Company expects to announce its preliminary results for FY16 by mid-December 2016.
 
 
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14 Nov
Cantor...
750.00
Hold

09:50 06/12/2016
Broker Forecast - Cantor Fitzgerald issues a broker note on Dewhurst PLC
Cantor Fitzgerald today upgrades its investment rating on Dewhurst PLC (LON:DWHT) to buy (from hold) and left its price target at 750p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Half year report

08:20 13/06/2017
Broker Forecast - Cantor Fitzgerald issues a broker note on Dewhurst PLC
Cantor Fitzgerald today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Dewhurst PLC (LON:DWHT) and raised its price target to 800p (from 750p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Preliminary results