Disappointing year at Vanguard

Sales at Nuffield Hospitals’ owned mobile healthcare business Vanguard fell in the year ended 31 December 2006 leading to a significant bottom line loss.Although sales seemed to be growing steadily through 2004 and 2005, turnover in 2006 fell to £5.8m against £6.6m a year earlier. At the same time the company invested substantially in new…