Melrose Industries Share Discussion Threads

[gettingrichslow] 19/7/2018 16:20

Minerve, like your sidekick Meanwhile, you make a lot of wrong assumptions about people. The amount of time someone has spent investing is not a function of how long they've been posting under a given name on ADVFN strangely enough! The first shares I ever bought were BAA when it was privatised in 1987. So it looks like you've revealed you're the relative novice with a mere two decades of experience!? Not that I'm surprised by that - one can tell by your use of 'ROFLMAO' - the only other person I know who uses that is my 13 year old goddaughter!

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 14:53

Hi Losos

Dry here too. Farmers are very canny. Always drive a hard bargain.

[losos] 19/7/2018 14:21

B+ - "I know quite a few farmers locally, all of whom are much wealthier than me, who are very sensible people."

Haha, yes we are the same, and the largest farmer around here invested £2 million a few years ago to build three reservoirs, these are now keeping all their vegetable crops growing well, despite no rain for 7 weeks, so you & I (and millions of other shoppers) can still have our roast & two veg for dinner.

If that isn't smart investing I don't know what is. Next time I'm up at the hall I must ask him for some share tips haha.

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 11:50

Farnborough Air Show GKN Briefs so far. The show finishes on 22nd July.

GKN Aerospace will create a new Aero Engine Component Repair (MRO) and Research facility in the state of Johor in Southern Malaysia. The facility will open in 2019 and will service engine fan blades and fan discs for commercial aircraft. The facility will provide additional capacity to GKN Aerospace’s existing facility in San Diego, California, to meet growing demand in the Asia-Pacific region.

GKN Fokker Elmo and Boeing have agreed to a contract extension, to supply wiring for three of Boeing’s airplane families—the 777, 737 and P8A.

GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce formalized an agreement for the manufacturing of inner core fairings for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and 84,000 lb.-thrust Trent XWB engine programs through 2026.

GKN Fokker Elmo and the State of Maharashtra (India) have signed an MOU for a $10 million investment in a second manufacturing facility for wiring interconnection systems in India. The new site, a fully owned GKN Aerospace business, is located in Pune in the state Maharashtra and is scheduled to come on line in the fourth quarter of 2018. Production will start in the first quarter of 2019, the work force is expected to grow to 800 in 2027.

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 11:31

Something I hadn’t realised is that GKN has a permanent pavilion at Farnborough. They committed to 10 years in 2014. Good move, and before someone says, before Melrose!!!

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 11:17

Mattboxy, a very worthwhile career.

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 11:14

MW, am waiting for m to tell you how to put an accent on the first e.

And no, no, no. I have a full head of hair. Do you?

[mattboxy] 19/7/2018 11:07

20+ years as a research scientist in pharmaceuticals - yes I know a thing or two about drugs. Not everything I might add but a good grounding!

[meanwhile] 19/7/2018 11:05

brexit,

Do you wear any of the following. A blazer, A cravat, A toupee?

[minerve] 19/7/2018 10:04

Elon has "exciting plans". LOL

The greatest story teller of all time!

[minerve] 19/7/2018 10:04

"Exciting plans"? I guess it would be if you plan to push a few £100M through the back door. Just plans guys to the rest of us! LOL

Kiddie speak.

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 09:51

On 24th April in its GKN Trading Update Melrose said

“When it announces its interim results in the first week of September 2018, Melrose looks forward to giving a comprehensive review of performance and guiding the market on its exciting plans for the long term future of the GKN businesses.”

The news from the different divisions looks pretty exciting already in my opinion.

Aero, Drive and Metallurgy advances, new manufacturing technologies, and new markets such as electric cars, to my mind make Melrose’s acquisition of GKN very opportune and at a very good price.

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 09:42

I actually invest in biotech and most recently in Syncona which is into developing treatments for cancer, eye diseases, etc. Doing very well so far.

[minerve] 19/7/2018 09:40

But thanks Beetle. We could do with more on "our side". The morons currently out number us.

[minerve] 19/7/2018 09:39

Beetle is right. I did invest big time in pharma. Not much now. Have a few stocks. Scary/wierd! LOL

[minerve] 19/7/2018 09:37

Where has Beetle come from? LOL

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 09:36

Getting

I think m’s twin is posting. Or is it m himself?

[beetle juice] 19/7/2018 09:32

mattboxy obviously knows what a blue pill is! LOL

As it happens, so do I. That is because I invest big time, from time to time, in pharma. If you invest in pharma and you don't know what the blue pill is, I suggest you should call it a day! LOL

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 09:30

He’s a short fat chap known to his friends as “Little Willy”!!!

[mattboxy] 19/7/2018 09:25

If M is talking about blue pills maybe he's not as hard as he thinks he is!!

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 09:17

NEW AREAS FOR GKN AEROSPACE TO EXPLOIT

Engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi which it says could take to the skies as soon as early next decade.

The British firm said it had drawn up plans for an "electric vertical take-off and landing" (EVTOL) vehicle, which could carry four to five people.

The vehicle could travel at speeds of up to 250 mph (402 km/h) for approximately 500 miles, it said.

Rolls joins a variety of other firms in seeking to develop flying vehicles.

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 09:02

BOEING ESTIMATE OF AIR MARKET - GOOD FOR GKN AND MELROSE

China will pass the US as the biggest air travel market within 10-15 years, driving a big rise in aircraft sales, the world's largest jet maker says.

Boeing's latest global industry report predicts airlines will need 42,700 aircraft over the next 20 years, up 3% on last year's forecast.”

Boeing valued the sales at $6.3 trillion (£4.8tn) at today's prices

[brexitplus] 19/7/2018 08:11

M, what are the blue pills you mentioned. I Take no medication of any kind nor ever have done. As they say, “a healthy body, a healthy mind.”