IN BRIEF: Portmeirion to become Spode as makes progress under new CEO
23rd Sep 2026 11:59
Portmeirion Group PLC - Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire-based owner of ceramics and homeware brands Spode, Portmeirion, Royal Worcester and Wax Lyrical - Reports half-year results, the first under its new chief executive officer, Michael Scheepers, as its name change to Spode Group PLC is set be effective during November. Pretax loss widens to GBP5.0 million in the six months that ended June 30 from GBP2.9 million a year before, as revenue slips to GBP36.4 million from GBP37.1 million. Records headline loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of GBP1.2 million, swung from GBP100,000 in earnings a year before. Read More