Home Authors John Duckers

John Duckers

John Duckers

Nolan buys back his firm from Erinaceous wreck

Birmingham businessman John Nolan has bought back his company from the wreckage of collapsed property services group Erinaceous. Read

Plight of Metalrax symptomatic of failings across industry

Are our current set of managers up to the job? Read

Jobs threat as Erinaceous calls in adminstrators KPMG

Administrators are working hard to try to salvage something from the wreckage of collapsed property services group Erinaceous - as two Birmingham businessmen look to re-acquire their businesses. Read

Online marketing to soar, experts told

Online advertising is expected to more than double in the UK over the next three years creating an industry worth more than £4.45 billion, a major Midlands conference has heard. Read

Enodis ready to accept US firm takeover bid

Kitchen equipment firm Enodis, which has a base in Halesowen, has given its backing to a takeover by the same American firm it snubbed two years ago. Read

More doubts over MG future at Longbridge

The last car to be manufactured at Longbridge may have already rolled off the production line, industry insiders fear. Read

Chamber questions benefits of rate cut

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed yesterday's quarter point interest rate cut by the Bank of England, but questioned whether it was too little too late. Read

Drug testing at work could be a legal battle

Employers who carry out random drug and alcohol testing at work could be leaving themselves open to a range of legal challenges, a leading lawyer has warned. Read

Avoiding accidents ahead of the London Olympics

The build-up to the Olympics is being dominated by the crackdown in Tibet, with protesters disrupting the Olympic torch relay in both London and Paris. Read

Corporate travellers flying more

UK companies are touring the world for orders in response to the economic slowdown, it was suggested yesterday. Read

Birmingham Forward wooing City of London

Lobby group Birmingham Forward is wooing the City of London in a bid to attract inward investors, it revealed yesterday. Read

Wetherspoons - cheap and cheerful way to success

I've always been both hugely impressed and hugely repulsed by bar chain Wetherspoons. Read

Region holds firm against crunch

The West Midlands is holding its own despite the credit crunch and corporate failures increasing for the first time in over 12 months. Read

Lasting power of attorney now with better safeguards

The long wait to put in place a lasting power of attorney should not blind people to the benefits of the new system, according to a Midland lawyer Read

Norman Price joins battle to lead AWM

A seventh player is said to have entered the race to become the next chairman of regional development agency Advantage West Midlands. Read

Birmingham must get along with London says AWM chief

Outgoing Advantage West Midlands chief executive John Edwards says Birmingham must play a clever game in its relationship with London. Read

Tata eyes research unit in Coventry

Indian group Tata – fresh from acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover – is now expected to press ahead with a major new multi-million pound research and development unit in Coventry. Read

UK residency rules could catch out jet-setters

The crunch has arrived for British citizens who claim they are not resident in the UK. Read

Firms shopping around for best stock exchanges

Nearly one in 12 publicly quoted companies has considered shopping around for a better deal on a different stock exchange. Read

Intellectual property as risk from rivals

Tough market conditions could mean competitors trying to take advantage of inadequately protected intellectual property rights, according to IP experts in the Birmingham office of law firm DLA Piper. Read

Author Profile

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.

Get Involved

We want your local stories, videos & pics.