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Rotork works to mitigate its energy exposure

The industrial valve manufacturer's performance continues to be weighed down by the fall-away in energy capital budgets

Reorganisation costs mask Dialight's self-help progress

The benefits of the industrial lighting specialist's reorganisation programme aren't immediately obvious, but it is becoming a more streamlined, commercially viable entity

Laird makes its planned 'step change' in tricky markets

Half-year figures from the wireless connectivity specialist won't set the world on fire, but we anticipate a stronger second-half performance

Bodycote still feeling the heat

The industrial heat treatment specialist is still faced by a problematic trading environment in key markets, but there are some hopeful signs.

Undervalued Smurfit buoyed by second-quarter volumes

The packaging group's near-term prospects have firmed due to a second-quarter rise in corrugated volumes

BAE is well poised as global security deteriorates

The UK defence giant is reaping the rewards from increased global insecurity

Non-execs in the marketplace for BCA

It's business as usual at the automotive wholesaler as three of its non-executive directors stump up over £230,000 to build their holdings in the group

Rolls-Royce gets back in the trim after a turbulent period

The aero-engine giant has had to endure a period of extreme turbulence, but there are signs that the group is back in trim

The lag effect has yet to weigh on Weir's prospects

Conditions remain challenging for the specialist manufacturer as energy capital budgets take the strain.

A negative catalyst or a convenient pretext?

Is the EU referendum vote proving to be as deleterious to corporate prospects as some pundits have suggested, or has it provided a ready pretext for company failure?