F&P Healthcare profit grows 26%
Record revenue and after-tax profits have been reported by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, which is surging ahead after an almost 20% boost to its research and development spending.
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Top award has F&P cooking
Top award has F&P cooking
World-class work from Fisher & Paykel Appliances designers in Dunedin has won a global award and the winning product, a built-in oven, is one of 70 products being launched today by the company.
F&P expansion means more jobs
F&P expansion means more jobs
Fisher and Paykel Appliances has committed to taking on more staff in its Dunedin product design centre as part of an expansion plan being driven by Chinese owner Haier, the world's largest appliance manufacturer.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare reports good half-year
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare reports good half-year
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) has outperformed its half-year financial expectations and upgraded its full-year profit guidance to about $70 million, a rise of between $3 million and $4 million.
F&P Appliances in Chinese control
F&P Appliances in Chinese control
Control of one of New Zealand's most well-known manufacturing companies, Fisher & Paykel Appliances, has passed into the control of Chinese-based Haier.
Haier needs to offer more for F&P: broker
Haier needs to offer more for F&P: broker
Haier Group must increase its offer for Fisher and Paykel Appliances shares if it wants shareholders to accept, Forsyth Barr broker Haley Van Leeuwen said yesterday.
Takeover bid heating up
Takeover bid heating up
Fisher and Paykel Appliances shareholders have a tough decision to make over what to do with their shares as the Chinese Haier Group takeover heats up.
F&P directors recommend Haier offer rejection
F&P directors recommend Haier offer rejection
Fisher & Paykel Appliances' independent directors have unanimously recommended that shareholders do not accept Haier's $1.20 a share takeover offer.
Little value seen in an F&P shareholder forum
Little value seen in an F&P shareholder forum
The benefits would be limited if a meeting of Fisher and Paykel Appliance shareholders was held to discuss the Haier Group full takeover bid of the whiteware manufacturer, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said yesterday.
FPA advises offer caution
FPA advises offer caution
Fisher and Paykel Appliances shareholders are again being urged by company chairman Keith Turner to wait until they have all information available before deciding on whether or not to accept a takeover offer from Chinese company Haier.
Haier offer expected to tempt some F&P shareholders
Haier offer expected to tempt some F&P shareholders
Fisher and Paykel Appliances shareholders could be ready to sell their stake after years of no dividends and a low share price.
Sit tight, FPA board tells shareholders
Sit tight, FPA board tells shareholders
The Fisher and Paykel Appliances board is recommending shareholders take no action on the Haier Group takeover offer until an independent report is undertaken.
Haier eyes F&P IP and technology
Haier eyes F&P IP and technology
The innovative and market leading intellectual property and technology owned by Fisher and Paykel Appliances will be in the sights of Haier as it contemplates a takeover bid, Craigs Investment Partners broker Greg Easton says.
Fears for Dunedin jobs as Haier eyes F&P
Fears for Dunedin jobs as Haier eyes F&P
JOBS for the highly skilled in Dunedin could again be at risk of disappearing as Chinese company Haier contemplates a takeover of Fisher and Paykel Appliances (FPA) which has designers, call centre and support staff in the city.
Food part of the culture
Food part of the culture
In most office tearooms, microwaved food or sandwiches is as good as it gets, but as Charmian Smith reports, Fisher and Paykel staff take food more seriously.
F&P Healthcare report today
F&P Healthcare report today
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare reports this morning, with analysts preparing to crunch the numbers around the company's foreign exchange hedging policy.
Fisher and Paykel profits slump
Fisher and Paykel profits slump
Fisher and Paykel Appliances Holdings said its net profit slumped by 45 percent to $18.4 million for the year to March, partly due to one-off charges.
F and P Appliances lifts 20% in big trading burst
F and P Appliances lifts 20% in big trading burst
Shares in Fisher and Paykel Appliances have gained about 20% in value during the past three trading days with more than 4.4 million shares changing hands.
Appliances shares soar on result
Appliances shares soar on result
Fisher & Paykel Appliances shares soared in value on news yesterday the company had beaten its own profit forecasts and those provided earlier by analysts.
F&P's city staff numbers set to rise to 180
F&P's city staff numbers set to rise to 180
Whiteware manufacturer Fisher and Paykel Appliances hopes to increase its Dunedin workforce to about 180 people by the middle of next year as it expands its production design and call centre staffing levels.