Mar
2008
Articles from 31st Mar 2008
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Mouchel benefits from credit crunch
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
Infrastructure service company Mouchel Group announced a hefty rise in revenue yesterday, after signing several lucrative contracts and making key acquisitions over the last year. Read
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Former Rock boss set for £760,000 pay-off
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
Northern Rock is today expected to reveal details of the pay-off for its former boss and millions paid in advisory fees when it posts results for the first time since the bank's crisis. Read
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Northern Rock to point customers towards rivals
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
Northern Rock said it would encourage borrowers to remortgage with rival lenders when their deals come up for renewal. Read
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Pernod buys out Swedish vodka makers
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
France's Pernod Ricard has won an auction to buy Sweden's state-owned Vin & Spirit – the maker of Absolut vodka – in a deal worth 5.63 billion euros, including debt. Read
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New owners for £4m Jam House
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
Birmingham Properties Group has acquired one of Birmingham's best-known live music venues - The Jam House - in St Paul's Square at the heart of the city's Jewellery Quarter. Read
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Banks make pledge over customer relations
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
The UK banking industry has committed itself to responsible lending as part of an overhaul of the voluntary code of conduct governing the way it treats its customers. Read
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Friends Provident rejects takeover offer
Mar 31 2008 | Other UK business news
UK insurance giant Friends Provident has rejected a £3.5 billion cash takeover proposal from U.S. private equity firm JC Flowers Read
