Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. PROGRAMMED Maintenance Services has cut its final dividend in half after a dip in full-year net profit due to redundancy costs and ...

Investors rushed to buy shares in Programmed Maintenance Services after the labour hire and maintenance group reported solid progress in its integration of Skilled Group and a rosy earnings outlook.

Programmed Maintenance Services' managing director Chris Sutherland will receive a $1.43 million retention payment if the company's $778 million takeover by Japan's Persol group goes ahead.