BATHROOM fixtures maker Qualceram Shires has warned that the slowdown in new house building has hit its sales.

The ISEQ-index of Irish shares shuffled forward 13.32 points this morning to stand at 5842.66 by midday.

Qualceram Shires, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of bathroom suites, today announced a turnover of €90m for 2007.

THE value of bathroom fixtures maker Qualceram Shires plunged by as much as a quarter yesterday after the company warned that profits this year are likely to be nearly 40% lower than in 2006.

Qualceram Shires, a leading manufacturer, and distributor of a wide range of bathroom suites, has announced its interim financial results for the half year ended 30 June, 2007.

The ISEQ-index has begun the week with modest gains climbing 13.20 points at 9716.78 this morning.

Bathroom suite manufacturer Qualceram Shires has announced that it has completed the contract process to purchase the South Quay in Arklow, Co Wicklow from the Arklow Harbour Commissioners for €2m.

The ISEQ-index of Irish shares began the morning by recouping yesterday's losses with a 104.47 point increase at 9374.11.

Bathroom products manufacturer Qualceram Shires has reported a profit before tax increase at €3.9m for 2006 following a loss of €5.1m in 2005.

The Dublin stock exchange had a quiet morning with a modest five-point rise by 11am.

The ISEQ surged back into positive territory today rising 32.95 points to 7956.58.

Bathroom products distribution company Qualceram Shires has announced after-tax losses of €1.6m for the six months to the end of June. Losses for the same period last year were €3.7m.

The financials dragged the market into the red today with AIB dominating the ISEQ fallers board.

Bathroom suites distributor Qualceram Shires has reached agreement on the purchase of the freehold interest relating to part of the group’s facility at South Quay, Arklow, Co Wicklow.

QUALCERAM Shires plc announced that performance for the five months of 2006 was satisfactory and in line with expectations at their AGM yesterday.

The ISEQ fell 99.87 points to 7189.42 on the day that the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.25%.

The ISEQ fell 71.6 points to 7217.69 by lunchtime today, in a difficult week for world markets.

BATHROOM products manufacturer Qualceram Shires plunged into losses last year following very difficult conditions in the British market.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares was up 34.21 points to 7939.08 after morning trade today.

The bathroom suite manufacturer and distributor Qualceram Shires has reported a pre-tax loss of €5.1m for 2005.

QUALCERAM SHIRES saw 5% wiped off its share price yesterday after the struggling bathroom ceramics manufacturer reported gloomy first-half results.

Bathroom products company Qualceram Shires PLC have announced a downturn in profits for the first six months of this year.

BATHROOM ceramics manufacturer Qualceram Shires is to axe 220 jobs at one of its British plants.

BATHROOM fixtures maker Qualceram Shires said pre-tax profits were up 60% last year helped by the sale of property in Britain.

BATHROOM ceramics manufacturer Qualceram Shires has appointed Arsenal Football Club managing director Keith Edelman as a non-executive director.

The ISEQ climbed more than 20 points in trading today, with Anglo Irish Bank the big winner as shares climbed almost 3%.

NCB Stockbrokers has sharply cut its earnings forecast for Qualceram Shires, which issued a profits warning on Monday.

The ISEQ index slipped back more than 19 points today despite an afternoon rally, as financial stocks fared badly.

QUALCERAM Shires signalled its confidence in a return to growth by restoring its interim dividend.

The ISEQ index of shares slipped back today, closing down 21.03 points at 5,572.98.

Construction company McInerney Holdings made the biggest waves on the ISEQ today, announcing a whopping 100% jump in profits.

Bathroom products group Qualceram Shires has reported pre-tax profits of €3.01m for the six months to the end of June 2004, compared with €3m the same time last year.

BATHROOM ceramics manufacturer Qualceram Shires showed signs it had put an end to a difficult period last year as it returned to profitability and resumed dividend payments.

Wicklow-based bathroom products maker, Qualceram Shires, has reported pre-tax profits of €3.5m for 2003.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed at 5053.30 down 35.48 points.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares finished up 59.53 points on Monday at 5159.98.

Irish bathroom manufacturer Qualceram Shires announced today the sale of its former production site in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent for £4m (€5.84m) in cash.

The ISEQ hit a two-month session high this evening closing up 44 points to 5134 as the weakening dollar did not affect Irish shares, unlike their European counterparts.

Irish bathrooms firm Qualceram Shires is to axe between 60 and 70 jobs at two of its UK manufacturing sites.