Jul
2008
Articles from 15th Jul 2008
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Santander’s £1.26m deal for second UK concern
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
Spanish banking giant Santander has made its second thrust into the UK market after agreeing a £1.26 billion deal to buy Alliance & Leicester. Read
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Midland housing market experiences "sharpest deterioration"
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
The housing market in the West Midlands has experienced the sharpest deterioration in prices during June and the fastest decline in property sales, the RICS said. Read
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Hepworth Group wins Birmingham Post Business Award
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
A Redditch firm that supplies many of the world’s luxury liners and high speed trains with windscreen wiper systems is the winner of this year’s Birmingham Post Business Award. Read
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Jessops warns of bigger loss
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
Jessops has announced trading conditions have worsened "significantly" in recent weeks as it warned full-year losses would top last year's £7.5 million. Read
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SMP continues £750m Longbridge redevelopment after losses
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
Midland regeneration specialist St Modwen Properties (SMP) has pledged to continue with the £750 million redevelopment of Longbridge despite posting half-year losses of £20 million – the first in its history. Read
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Price of country homes drops due to credit crunch
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
The price of country homes fell by nearly four per cent during the second quarter of the year as the problems caused by the credit crunch spread to the prime property sector, figures have shown. Read
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West Midlands housing market shows sharpest deterioration
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
The housing market in the West Midlands experienced the sharpest deterioration in prices during June and the fastest decline in property sales, according to new figures. Read
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Community Housing Group gets £140m backing
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
A West Midlands housing group has clinched new financial backing from Barclays Commercial Bank in a £140 million deal. Read
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Speedy Hire shrugs off construction woes with positive results
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
Tool and equipment firm Speedy Hire (SDY) has shrugged off the woes of the construction sector, reporting positive results underpinned by a strong infrastructure and public building sector. Read
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Thomas Vale defies economic gloom
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
Midland construction firm Thomas Vale is defying the gloom in the building industry after it announced record results for last year. Read
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Hill & Smith Holdings set to reveal positive trading
Jul 15 2008 | Other UK business news
Birmingham-based engineering group Hill & Smith Holdings is set to report trading results ahead of expectations when it announces its figures for the first half of 2008 on August 18. Read
