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Other UK business news for 4 August 2008

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Birmingham Chamber calls for Bank to peg interest rates Aug 04 2008

Business leaders in the West Midlands are calling on the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee to keep interest rates on hold this week.Read

QinetiQ scoops up US intelligence group Aug 04 2008

Defence research firm QinetiQ has bought US top secret intelligence company Dominion Technology Resources for more than £50 million.Read

St Modwen sells off hotel at Trentham Gardens Aug 04 2008

Birmingham-based regeneration specialist St Modwen has sold its Premier Inn Hotel investment at the Trentham Gardens Estate, Staffordshire, to Danish company KS Habro Stoke for £10million.Read

Morgan Sindall bucks the trend of construction gloom Aug 04 2008

Construction group Morgan Sindall – which has a number of major subsidiaries in the West Midlands – has reported a record half-year performance, with profits up 31 per cent as recent acquisitions buoyed results.Read

How to crackdown on internet slackers in the workplace Aug 04 2008

A free seminar in Wolverhampton will advise bosses on how to crack down on employees who spend more time in the office social networking than working.Read

Thomas Vale spreads out in Black Country Aug 04 2008

A West Midlands construction company, prospering despite the downturn in the building industry, has doubled the size of its Black Country base.Read

Rescue talks fail as Wrapit calls in administrators Aug 04 2008

Struggling wedding gifts service Wrapit has appointed administrators after efforts to rescue the business failed.Read

HSBC sees profits drop 28 per cent Aug 04 2008

Banking giant HSBC has said that the most difficult financial markets "for several decades" had knocked more than a quarter off profits in the first half of 2008. Read

Centrica ready to step into British Energy deal Aug 04 2008

British Gas parent Centrica has confirmed it is considering a merger with British Energy if the EDF takeover deal falls through.Read

Flexi-working is hampered by shortage of technical skill Aug 04 2008

A shortage of technical skills is preventing many employers in the West Midlands from creating virtual offices, new research has claimed.Read

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