does tanfield have 2 good businesses ( smith electrics and upright)which are good value for the medium to long term hold ?

What do you think?

these 2 seem to be the main income genarator for the company, and l feel would be the main drive for the shares with any upturn in the economy.

they claimed, but have provided little evidence, that (at the time of the problems) they were opening sales offices in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East.
If these show promice with taking the sky-hook route rather than scaffolding, then the prospects are reasonably good for a 6p stock.

What I fail to understand is why folk thought Electric vehicles ( with 1-sale to M&S) made the business worth 1.50++ and let's not forget the City paid for Snorkel at 1.60 a pop. Elec vehicles were just 20% of the Turnover. DYOR.
The drop is most-likely the realisation they'd be had - so quick exit to limit their exposure. Smart if you can dump 1,000,000 shares at $1.30 you don't look to dumb. However, the extent of the exit was such that they dropped stock at any price. (My interpretation).
If there is no fraud - and I suspect there isn't, rather it's Puff and Bluster on behalf of the Execs.,- then I suspect you will ahve to wait until folk start buying stocks again - and maybe a period of 18 months before they rise, but could be good, if the stock rises to say 35/50p....I hold a few av 12p.(timing fault!)

I've seen these cherry-pickers in use in Liverpool and was totally blown away.....but these were not Snorkels - theirs are even bigger, making it quite easy to install a grand piano into the tenth floor of a block of flats - Wow!
-It's a half-way stage between a scaffold (convenient but slow and needs co-operation with other residents). . . . and . . . . a crane which is OK for building goods, but you can't replace a window, holding onto a crane-hook!

GEELY AIMS TO ELECTRIFY BLACK CABS

The Chinese 23 percent stakeholder in Manganese Bronze, the maker of black London taxis, has met UK government officials to discuss introducing electric-powered cabs to London. 'One of our ideas is to convert London taxis into electric,' said Li Shufu, chairman of Geely. In addition to its stake in Manganese, Geely owns 51 percent of a Shanghai-based joint venture with the UK company that will produce the vehicles in China starting in December. This year, Manganese signed a research and development agreement with Tanfield Electric Vehicles to develop all-electric plug-in taxis.

Is this good-news for TAN?
_ Rather is is very unlikely in these days of reduced Taxi-rides ( esp. in the City!) so why would a taxidriver want to buy a new-fangled vehicle "now" with the prospects of fewer wealthy fares, providing tips, etc?

Does anyone know - but aren't London Cabs already zero-charge for congestion? -Therefore there's no eco-electric advantage.....

not sure what that means for tan, if they can get the taxi order it would be great for the company and the shares. also the short sellers are not doing tan any favours,until the short sellers are off tans case there is little chance for the shares to break the 7p mark and stay there.

I don't believe it is anything to do with short sellers at all.

Rather MM's deliberately holding the sp back as they are with nearly all AIM stocks

Time to look in here again as 5p has again been broken so maybe another move to 10p like last time.

Seems to be on the up - just broke 6p - possibly in anticipation of release of positive news re ford/tanfield at U.S. trade fair this weekend ?
imho dyor

back in at 5.2p....bargain or what

Oh no! Just when I thought things might be looking up, maestro buys in. We're doomed!! ;o)

How are you doing maestro?

Maestro.good luck to you my sonnot a stock that rings my bell but I wish you a speedy rise in your fortunes..

cheers guys...still making the usual cock ups ...sold rio/xstrata too early but ok otherwise

A little mention of a collaboration with Ford, in the New York Times.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/fords-electric-future/

This is surely good news for the future, why no RNS from Tanfield this morninn, I would have thought they would have wanted to get any good news out at the earliest opportunity. Also FORD wouldn't go with a company which could possibly go under would it, I hope not as I have a reasonable holding at prices of 11p, 9p and 3.8p.

Pumben

Beginning to look like a good shout moneyman (post 9).
2517

No RNS - I wonder if this is "no-news" - so be careful not to start buying TAN before the "off" . . . they still have the same Management as before so their skills will prevail - and frankly, I wonder who is going to buy their (added-value) when the electric vehicles are a "Feel-good" purchase (so little prospects for this year, eh?), - - - and I thought Ford already provided the basic van and ANOther provides the electric drive etc...TAN's input is fairly small, despite the Market blowing hot ( and City types paying 1.60 only recently for Access) . . . . such is their grip on the reality.
I hold from 15p and 8p, but that's enough!
I believe this is an "Access Business" - with their "EV" a sideshow - but who cares what I think?

would love this to recover but it does worry me that maestro is in!

Probably means we are all doooomed ..

http://www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=615489

Strong Rumour the Irish Post Office is about to place an order for a Fleet of electric Ford vans