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By Simon Zekaria
LONDON--Avingtrans PLC (AVG.LN), an aerospace, energy and
medical sectors components manufacturer, said Friday that Sigma
Components, part of the company's aerospace division, signed a
contract with Belgian aerospace company Sonaca to supply aircraft
manufacturers Airbus Group SE (AIR.FR), Bombardier Inc. (BDRBF) and
Embraer SA (EMBR3.BR).
The contract, worth 5 million pounds ($7.92 million) of revenue
over five years, will see Sigma becoming the sole supplier to
Sonaca for assemblies in anti-icing systems. It was signed during
the Paris Air Show and will be managed from the company's
Farnborough site, it said in a statement.
"Sigma has been very active at the Paris Air Show this week,
opening up new opportunities and building on the Sigma brand and
the new technologies we have been developing," said Mark Johnson,
managing director of Sigma Components.
At 0902 GMT, shares rose 1.8% to 113 pence, valuing the company
at GBP31 million. FinnCap analyst David Buxton said the stock is
attractively valued, which raises investor sentiment.
At the end of February, Avingtrans posted a fall in revenue
after it was hit by lower customer wins in the aerospace
industry.
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