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Mark Chadwick, chief executive of Professional Liverpool

Professional Liverpool looks for virtual support

BUSINESS pressure group Professional Liverpool is lobbying for its own survival by launching an online petition.Read

Abbey Road Tanks with the Haulier of the Year award at The Motor Transport Awards 2010

Abbey Road Tanks takes a short cut to success

BOOTLE haulier Abbey Road Tanks (ART) will represent the UK at the European Transport Company of the Year Awards, after being named the best haulier in the country.Read

Adam Swift of Waterside Training

Awards given to Waterside’s young achievers

APPRENTICES from industrial training firm Waterside Training have been recognised at an awards ceremony.Read

Euro loss sees Kverneland Group come a cropper

KVERNELAND Group UK endured a barren year as farmers reduced their investment.Read

Partners’ earnings up by half as law firm DWF breaks into top 50

LEGAL giant DWF has announced a 56% increase in its profit earnings per partner to £333,000, as turnover grew by more than £10m.Read

Lewis's statue

Creditors owed £10m by Liverpool's Lewis’s owner

THE owner of Lewis’s had debts of £10m when it collapsed into administration in May.Read

Queues at John Lennon Airport

Ash casts cloud but Liverpool John Lennon Airport enjoys first-half growth

THE volcanic ash cloud cost Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) 100,000 passengers and its owners Peel Airports £1m – but it still achieved a 5% increase in traffic in the first half of 2010.Read

Taskers managing director John Tasker

Taskers investments increase profitability

A YEAR of investment and efficiency savings produced “excellent” results for DIY firm Taskers.Read

Sir Michael Bibby

Bibby Line Group sails on through the downturn

Bibby Line has navigated a safe passage through 2009’s choppy waters, as Alex Turner reportsRead

Ben Ludzker of Kays Medical

Safety first approach doesn’t hold back ambitious city boss

Alex Turner meets BEN LUDZKER,manging director of Kays MedicalRead

Sir Michael Bibby

Bibby Line ready for calmer waters despite slip in profits

LIVERPOOL family firm Bibby Line Group endured a frustrating 2009 despite increasing turnover by £55m.Read

John Hargreaves, founder of Matalan

Profits up as Matalan’s stores are dressed for success

PROFITS leapt by 90% at Skelmersdale retailer Matalan as it continues with a cautious store opening programme.Read

Hotel group Sanguine about sector unveils Days Inn project

A 154-ROOM hotel will be opened in Liverpool’s commercial district early next year.Read

MD gets on his bike as training regime drives Flamco forward

Alex Turner meets IAN ROBERTS, managing director of Flamco UKRead

Diocese of Liverpool - Training ministers to relocating managers

MANAGEMENT skills are important in all lines of business – and vicars are no exception.Read

Ventcroft has built bridge over uncertain times

SPECIALIST cable manufacturer Ventcroft is now looking forward to the future after resolving a long-standing relocation dispute.Read

Swine flu vaccines provide boost to Novartis’s Speke facility

DEMAND for swine flu vaccines gave Novartis’s Speke manufacturing site a shot in the arm last year with a 25% increase in sales.Read

Liverpool has a ball to kickstart its Shanghai Expo month of culture

LIVERPOOL kicked off its culture, health and sport month at the World Expo by holding a football day.Read

5,500 St Helens jobs will not be created as Parkside scheme is scrapped

A PROPOSED strategic rail interchange which could have seen up to 5,500 jobs created in Newton-le-Willows has been cancelled.Read

Lloyds cut 535 Chester jobs as city hit by double blow

LLOYDS Banking Group yesterday announced the loss of 535 jobs with the closure of a site in Chester – with more bad news expected to follow this morning from Scottish Power.Read