Sep
2009
Articles from 24th Sep 2009
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Oil giant Trafigura settles legal action over toxic waste dumping
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
The High Court has formally approved the settlement of the legal action brought against oil trading giant Trafigura by thousands of people who claimed they fell ill after the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast. Read
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West Midlands firm lands £400k deal to refit more ex-Woolies stores
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
A West Midland firm has secured a £400,000 deal to refurbish two former Woolworths stores – taking their total of shop conversions of the former high street favourite to 11. Read
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Millions to toast 250 years of Guinness
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Millions of revellers will raise pints of the world’s most famous stout today to toast the birth of Guinness. Read
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Surf’s no longer up for O’Neill
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Outdoor clothing firm Blacks Leisure called in administrators to its 11 O’Neill boardwear stores yesterday, putting 90 jobs at risk. Read
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Regenco boss Karen Walker takes redundancy before company closes
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
The head of doomed Black Country regeneration agency Regenco has taken redundancy – six months before the company is wound up. Read
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British Airways to cut subsidies on staff catering
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
British Airways is to cut food subsidies to its staff in moves to save £2.7 million a year. Read
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Last minute campers boost Holidaybreak
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Travel specialist Holidaybreak has said it is on track to meet expectations for the year as school trip bookings remained resilient. The firm, which offers adventure, education and hotel breaks, also said strong later bookings in its camping division had come through as forecast. Like-for-like sales in its education division were up seven per cent in the year to September 30. Read
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Homeserve expects positive interim results
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Homeserve, the Walsall group that insures millions of householders throughout the world against domestic emergencies, said it expected a positive set of interim results in November. Read
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Top builders make call for £850m cash injection
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow have unveiled plans to raise almost £850 million in a bid to repair their battered balance sheets. Read
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Yell in £500m cash call to make inroads into £3.8bn debt
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Yellow Pages firm Yell has won the agreement of most of its major lenders for a £500 million fundraising to help reduce its £3.8bn debt mountain. Read
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Mum of soldier in Afghanistan to raise cash for troops and families at business show in Cannock
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
The mother of a soldier in Afghanistan is giving money raised at a Midlands business show to help soldiers and their families. Read
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Business Link to axe 25 staff in West Midlands
Sep 24 2009 | Other UK business news
Advisory body Business Link has become the latest public-funded organisation to announce cutbacks by revealing plans to axe 25 members of its West Midlands staff. Read
