Apr
2008
Articles from 30th Apr 2008
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Hauliers warn of industry crisis as fuel prices rocket
Apr 30 2008 | Other UK business news
The West Midlands' 1,000 road haulage companies are facing potentially the biggest crisis in the industry's history as diesel prices rocket, it was has been claimed. Read
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Chamber fears over minimum wage solution to 10p tax
Apr 30 2008 | Other UK business news
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hit back at suggestions that the minimum wage could be used to compensate people affected by the scrapping of the 10p tax rate. Read
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Tributes for the man who shook up UK boardrooms
Apr 30 2008 | Other UK business news
Sir Derek Higgs, author of the 2002 report on the make-up of company boardrooms, has died suddenly aged 64. Read
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Supermarkets facing new code of practice
Apr 30 2008 | Other UK business news
The UK's competition watchdog has unveiled a planning shake-up in a bid to boost competition in the £95 billion grocery market. Read
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Nord Anglia sees profits soar
Apr 30 2008 | Other UK business news
Staffordshire-based education and training provider Nord Anglia saw its first-half pre-tax profit rise by 66 per cent, due to higher occupancy fill-up rate and new contract wins, and added that its full-year earnings outlook remained unchanged as it looks to the future with growing confidence. Read
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Streamlining ready for 2011 AIM listing
Apr 30 2008 | Other UK business news
Harborne-based recruitment firm, Bridge Contract Services, has undergone a restructuring with the aim of floating the business on AIM in 2011. Read
