Jan
2007
Articles from 11th Jan 2007
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Graduates fight for the right to be hired
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Graduates looking for their first step onto the construction career ladder will get the chance to impress leading industry figures in a new Apprentice-style recruit-ment competition. Read
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Is Jaguar destined to follow Rover to the scrapheap
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
The Detroit Motor Show continues but all the big players have departed. And how much the wiser are we? Read
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Interested in interest rates
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Seventy per cent of companies in the West Midlands regard interest rates as very important to the success of their businesses, according to a Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry on-line survey. Read
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Experian earnings up 20pc in 'challenging' trading climate
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Credit information group Experian has posted a 20 per cent rise in third-quarter sales, but warned that credit conditions remained tough in both the UK and the US. Read
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Dorridge builder is aiming high
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Barteak Developments expects to see its 2007 development portfolio grow by 60 per cent to £40 million after the acquisition of new mixed-use sites. Read
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Don't drink to profits yet, warns pub chief
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Solihull-based pubs group Enterprise Inns is unlikely to seek an early windfall for investors by using new property tax laws. Read
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Cowboy doors and window fitters could turn out to be silent killers
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
A leading supplier of replacement doors and windows to the insurance industry is calling for glazing contractors and operators to be licensed. Read
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Coventry carmaker launches eco-friendly racing car
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
To celebrate its 40th anniversary in automotive manufacturing, a Midlands company is launching an ultra light racing car with the potential to run on biofuel. Read
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Cala funds for Black Country curve
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
CALA Finance, the residential funding arm of residential and commercial property developer CALA Group, is funding a £3 million mixed use development in Wolverhampton city centre. Read
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Beating Longbridge loan sharks
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Nearly £500,000 has been secured to help former MG Rover workers back into work and help fend off loan sharks who are circling around Longbridge, writes John Revill. Read
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Ambitious growth plans for Nicholl
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Nicholl Food Packaging is targeting ambitious expansion plans after being acquired by an American investment firm. Read
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WH Smith pulls the plug on pension plan
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Retailer WH Smith yesterday announced plans to shut its final salary pension scheme for nearly 2,000 workers. Read
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Top Brum achievers vie for honour
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Birmingham Future's Young Professional of the Year award is celebrating its seventh birthday. Now the push is on to recognise another six of Birmingham's best upand-coming young professionals across the city's business sectors. Read
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The future's bright for Redditch kit car firm
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Car enthusiasts could have the chance to build their own sports cars following the launch of a new niche vehicle. Read
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Taylor Woodrow building to climax
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
The booming UK housing market gave Taylor Woodrow a boost as the Solihull construction firm forecast profits to come in at the top end of expectations. Read
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Ryanair chief labels air passenger duty a tax on the poor by Brown
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Budget airline chief Michael O'Leary yesterday renewed his attack on the Government by accusing Chancellor Gordon Brown of "using the environment to steal more taxes from ordinary air passengers". Read
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Pub firms need Reit defence
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Pub companies will be watching early converts to the new tax-efficient Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) vehicle with a great deal of interest - but may face an irresistible wave of takeover bids if they delay their decisions. Read
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Moss Bros profits on the slide
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Menswear retailer Moss Bros showed the impact of an "unusually difficult year" after warning it faced a sharp fall in annual trading profits. Read
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More reasons to shop at retailer
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Supermarket chain Morrisons has continued its recovery with record sales in the week before Christmas. Read
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Last space at b1 sold
Jan 11 2007 | Other UK business news
Service Birmingham, the joint venture company between Birmingham City Council and the Capita Group, has exchanged agreements with developer Barberry to take the remaining 48,000 sq ft of offices in its innovative b1 development. Read
