Croma secures Shasun work

CROMA, the Fife-based defence and aerospace company, said it had won a £600,000 contract to provide security services to Shasun Pharma Solutions, which provides chemicals to the pharmaceutical industry.

It is the second deal that Croma's Vigilant division, which hires former armed services staff, has announced in the past month. Croma shares rose 5 per cent to 2.63p.