Jun
2008
Articles from 9th Jun 2008
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Manchester businesses call for congestion charge referendum
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Businesses opposed to any congestion charge in Manchester have called for a referendum on the issue. Read
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RBS shareholders back call for funding
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Royal Bank of Scotland says it has secured overwhelming backing for its £12 billion cash call on shareholders - the biggest rights issue in UK corporate history. Read
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Record year for recruitment firm Thorn Baker
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Birmingham-based recruitment firm Thorn Baker has broken through the £20 million turnover barrier for the first time in the company’s history. Read
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Foreign investment in West Midlands rises 10 pc
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
The number of overseas companies investing in the West Midlands increased by ten per cent last year – making it the fourth most attractive destination for inward investment in the UK. Read
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JD Sports bucks high street gloom
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
The owner of the JD Sports chain today said it had bucked tough high street conditions to deliver improved sales in recent trading. Read
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Fujitsu staff walk out in protest
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Workers at a Birmingham factory owned by Japanese manufacturing giant Fujitsu will stage a 24-hour strike today in protest at jobs being switched to the United States. Read
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Profits head skywards for Hyder Consulting
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Birmingham-based advisory and design consultancy, Hyder Consulting, posted a 38 per cent rise in its full-year adjusted pre-tax profit to £14.4 million and said it is confident of further progress this year. Read
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Printing.com see healthy rise in profits
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Specialist printing chain Printing.com, which has extensive interests in the West Midlands, reported a 5.7 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profit in the year to March 31. Read
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Nord turns down private equity takeover bid
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Staffordshire training firm Nord Anglia Education has rejected a £179.5 million private equity approach for the company. Read
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Humberts lets Blenheim Bishop group go
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Troubled estate agency Humberts, which has a string of outlets in the Midlands, has announced another sell-off. Read
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West Midlands could learn from Herefordshire's enterprise
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Pioneering enterprise work carried out in Herefordshire could be rolled out as examples of best practice to the rest of the West Midlands. Read
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Swiss firm makes an offer for stricken Silverjet
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
A Swiss investment company has made an offer for collapsed business-class airline Silverjet, administrators of the firm have confirmed. Read
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Persimmon and Alliand & Leicester set to drop out of FTSE 100
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Housebuilder Persimmon and lender Alliance & Leicester look set to lose their place in the prestigious FTSE 100 Index at the latest quarterly reshuffle. Read
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Company car fleets on the increase
Jun 09 2008 | Other UK business news
Demand for company cars is increasing even though high fuel costs mean executives are doing fewer miles, it was revealed yesterday. Read
