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John Duckers

John Duckers

A wheezing attempt in the race to beat the binmen

It was something like an Ealing comedy in the Duckers household. Read

Sorting out the tax confusion vital to Labour

When you start staring electoral defeat in the face and the thought of being out of power for years seems too dreadful to contemplate, it has a habit of concentrating minds. Read

Agency workers deal puts jobs at risk, says Chamber

Jobs could be at risk because of a new deal on agency workers, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has warned. Read

Search for Birmingham's Young Professional of the Year

The battle is on to see who will be crowned Birmingham Young Professional of the Year. Read

Fraud and corruption alive and well in former British colonies

It was not so long ago I was bemoaning how fraud and corruption seem to be getting more of a hold in Britain. Read

10 pc tax row masks new threat to SMEs

The political fury over the abolition of the 10 per cent income tax band has allowed another hit to slip by largely unnoticed, a leading accountant has warned. Read

Firms should stay alert to tribunal rulings

Employers who believe they have protected themselves against a raft of recent employment litigation may be forced to EAT their words if they have not paid attention to the latest case law judgments. Read

Rocketing factory gate prices send Purchasing Index down

Business has gone into reverse in the West Midlands, according to a new survey. Read

Pinsent Masons breaks £200m fee income barrier

Top partners at Birmingham-based Pinsent Masons are set to break the half a million earnings barrier. Read

Biofuels not the answer so flights might have to be rationed

Could biofuels be the answer for aircraft companies struggling with surging oil costs? Howard Wheeldon, senior strategist of BGC Partners, has been pondering that one Read

Profits up at Unity Trust Bank

Birmingham-based Unity Trust Bank has boosted pretax profits despite a fall in lending. Read

Companies in the spotlight as OFT gets tougher

The announcement of three Office of Fair Trading investigations in the past three weeks is likely to be only the tip of the iceberg, a Midland lawyer has warned Read

It's a buyers housing market - and it's not The Post's fault!

No surprise, then, that the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee left interest rates on hold. Read

Mills & Reeve fired up over new advice deal

The Birmingham office of law firm Mills & Reeve is to provide legal advice to the newly formed West Midlands Fire & Rescue Services Regional Control Centre company. Read

Another surge in turnover for law firm Wragge & Co

Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has seen its latest turnover figures surge. Read

HBJ Gateley Wareing merges with Holmes Hardingham

Birmingham-based law firm HBJ Gateley Wareing has expanded its London operation with a niche merger. Read

Cement maker Holcim set to hit targets

Holcim, the world's second largest cement maker, which owns Midlands-based Aggregate Industries, posted a four per cent rise in first quarter net profit and said it will reach its long-term growth goals in 2008. Read

Data security firm increases production fourfold

A Birmingham data security firm is crunching all the right numbers following a major expansion, which has quadrupled production and created 10 jobs in the process. Read

Metalrax retreats from high volume

The boss of Birmingham-based engineering group Metalrax says he is facing a "big job" to turn the ailing company around. Read

Birmingham's Grand Hotel may become offices and shops

The fortunes of Birmingham's Grand Hotel could be about to change for the better, it has been revealed. Read

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John Duckers has worked for The Birmingham Post for 18 years, most of those as business editor. Formerly with The Press and Journal in Aberdeen, he won a number of awards while working in Scotland including for reporting on the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster. Born on the Wirral, he was educated at Uppingham School and Dundee University. Aged 56, he also acts as 'vicar on earth' producing the John Bright column.

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