Feb
2009
Articles from 11th Feb 2009
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Company celebrates
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
CURTINS Consulting is celebrating after Hotel Yang Sing Oriental in Manchester was unveiled as a winner in the city’s prestigious Built in Quality Awards for 2009. Read
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Trainer scoops prestige award
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
THE best trainer in Anfield doesn’t wear the red of Liverpool FC – instead, she runs an IT consultancy. Read
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JJB offshoots call in administrators
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL retailer Chris Lee has suffered a second major blow in a week, with news that JJB Sports’ Lifestyle division is due to go into administration with 800 jobs at risk. Read
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Glimmer of optimism as NW house sales pick up
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
THE North West’s housing market is bucking the national trend after surveyors in the region reported a slight rise in transactions. Read
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Builders in £3m schools deals
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL-BASED Nobles Construction has secured contracts totalling more than £3m. Read
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Positive news boosts Speedy Hire stock
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
TWO pieces of good news were behind a surge in the share price of Merseyside’s largest listed company, Speedy Hire. Read
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Dock rail link hit by axed cargo service
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
THE container shipping slowdown has hit services at a newly-opened fast-track rail link to the Port of Liverpool. Read
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Not just a car washer, but a master of all trades for the business sector
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
A LIVERPOOL entrepreneur is hoping to clean up through a new corporate car washing venture. Read
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A mock tribunal
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
A MOCK industrial tribunal being staged in April will be close to the real thing, organisers say. Read
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Marked fall in local activity
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
THE North West economy continued to deteriorate markedly in January, according to the latest PMI Business Survey Data for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Read
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Ceshire wiring company is bought for £1
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
CHESHIRE cabling specialist Volex is untangling one of its three divisions after agreeing to sell its wiring harness business in a deal of up to £850k. Read
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RSA buys bodyshop from car repairers
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
WIRRAL accident repair group Howard Basford has sold its bodyshop in Stockport to insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance. Read
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Young apprentices taken on to help rebuild Wirral
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
TWO Birkenhead teenagers are starting construc-tion apprenticeships with affordable housing and regeneration specialist Lovell, working on the large-scale programme to build new homes on the Fiveways estate in Rock Ferry. Read
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RBS to axe 2,300 jobs
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
ROYAL Bank of Scotland is to restructure its business with the loss of up to 2,300 jobs, the company announced. Read
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Profits at Boodles up from £3.6m to £5m
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
UP-MARKET jewellery chain Boodles’ profits continued to sparkle in 2008. Read
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Firm wins £1.1m gardens contract
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
KIRKDALE-BASED Acorn Contract Services has secured a £1.12m contract to restore garden boundaries in Liverpool. Read
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New city business club ready to launch
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
ENTREPRENEURS in Liverpool have joined forces to help the city develop new business relationships and work together to promote growth. Read
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Street deal
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
A MERSEYSIDE firm has been using its expertise to clean London streets. Read
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Bank backs animal hospital with £900k
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
A CHESTER veterinary referral hospital has secured £900,000 of bank funding to fund an expansion programme. Read
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Highest educational qualification: Diploma in management studies
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
Best advice: Whatever decision you make, always be aware of the unintended consequences Read
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Bakery firm is cooking up the sweet taste of success
Feb 11 2009 | Business News
Alistair Houghton meets STEPHEN HESLOP, chief executive of the Real Good Food Company Read
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Trading gossip - February 11
Feb 11 2009 | Business Opinion
THE official launch of KLM’s new route, from Liverpool to Amsterdam, took place at Liverpool Town Hall this week. Read
