Companies lining up to join Aim

THE Alternative Investment Market is storming towards hosting more companies than the main market before its 10th anniversary in June.

There remains a constant stream of fledgling companies waiting to join what has become one of the City's biggest success stories.

Voller Energy, a UK-based manufacturer of portable fuel cell systems, intends to join next month. It plans to raise £10m giving it a market capitalisation of £20m.

The firm is one of the first to ship fuel cell products and it has international distributors established worldwide including in China and the US.

As a pioneer of a product based on available fuels, such as camping gas, Voller should receive a good reception from investors.

Zenith Hygiene arrives early next month with a market valuation of £16m. The group supplies cleaning, hygiene, tabletop and ancillary products to restaurants including The Ivy, Pizza Express, Nandos, Chez Gerard, Conran and The Dorchester.

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