FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Weir / 1 October 2026

Weir (WEIR): news on Thursday 1 October 2026

+2.0 slightly positive

Coverage of Weir centred on a new chief taking over its ESCO division, alongside wider FTSE 100 trends. The story is a leadership change with little else to push sentiment either way, so it leans only slightly positive.

What drove it

ESCO leadership change

The 1 story

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+2.0 Why Is Weir Group (LSE:WEIR) Drawing Attention As A New ESCO Division Chief Takes Over Amid Wider FTSE 100 Trends? Kalkine Media
New ESCO division head appointed; mild, largely neutral leadership change.

Weir: every day · Industrials and support services on 1 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day