BCO floats on market

BCO Technologies, which began dealings on the Developing Companies Market in Dublin and London's Alternative Investment Market…

BCO Technologies, which began dealings on the Developing Companies Market in Dublin and London's Alternative Investment Market yesterday, announced plans to invest £7.5 million in equipment for its manufacturing process.

The Belfast-based semiconductor electronics company stated that it had raised new funds of £10 million and that it would increase its employees by up to 100 in the next three years. "As a consequence of BCO now moving into higher-volume production, the directors anticipate increased production efficiency," the company stated. Yesterday the shares traded in Dublin at 166p after they were placed at 140p sterling (158p).

A spokesman for the company said that the shares ended trading in London at 151.5p sterling.