Jun
2009
Articles from 10th Jun 2009
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New team at Edward Symmons
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
COMMERCIAL property agency Edward Symmons has created a corporate recovery team for the North West. Read
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UK Land & Property and Pochin sign up to Exchange Flags
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
JOINT venture developers UK Land & Property and Pochin have signed up specialist regeneration consultancy, Amion Consulting, as the latest tenant at their Exchange Flags complex, in Liverpool city centre. Read
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Viewpoint: Darran Lawless, development manager for English Cities Fund, on St Paul’s Square
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
WITH work in the Plaza’s new entrance complete, the original vision for St Paul’s Square has become a reality. Read
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Repossessions still drive auction market
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL estate agents Whitegates believe repossessions will remain the driving force of the auction room for at least the next 12 months, after statistics revealed that house prices rose by 1.2% in May. Read
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‘New signs of stability’
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
A NEW report reveals that the UK property market may be stabilising, despite the ongoing recession. Read
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Why did markets defy GM
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
YOU never know what equity markets are thinking, which sometimes creates curious juxtapositions when good news is followed by falling markets or markets rally in the face of apparently bad news. Read
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Lloyds may axe 265 Chester jobs
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
UP TO 265 jobs could be axed in Chester after banking giant Lloyds announced a new wave of cutbacks. Read
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Investors bet on IG Group recovery
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
FINANCIAL spread betting firm IG Group saw shares surge yesterday after a recovery in trading at its UK and Australian businesses. Read
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Sefton Council consults firms in bid to improve services
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
SEFTON Council is surveying all businesses in the borough to improve the services it and its partners offer them. Read
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Warrington WiFi specialist Airangel clinches three year Manchester Central contract
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
A WARRINGTON firm specialising in wired and wireless internet access has won a three- year deal with conference centre Manchester Central. Read
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Healthy drinks firm in Coca Cola talks
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
HEALTHY drinks group Provexis is continuing to talk to global giants such as Coca-Cola about using its products. Read
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Business success to be feted at regional awards
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
CELEBRATE the region’s business successes at the Liverpool Daily Post’s sparkling Regional Business Awards later this month. Read
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Restaurant group clinches brass to open NE brasserie
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
CHESTER restaurant operator PBL is to open its third outlet after receiving £250,000, partly funded through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme. Read
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Takeover by Warrington electrical company Ridyard sparks expansion plans
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
WARRINGTON electrical contractor Mike Ridyard has taken over a North Wales rival for an undisclosed sum. Read
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Co-op Bank’s Liverpool office uses Government finance scheme to ensure £4m management buyout at Speke firm
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
THE Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme has been used to back a £4m management buy-out at a Speke laboratory equipment manufacturer. Read
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Government extends trade credit scheme
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
THE Government extended the scope of its £5bn trade credit insurance scheme yesterday as it emerged just 13 firms had been accepted so far. Read
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i3 Group finds rich pickings in the sewers
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
A NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS firm which uses the sewer system to build low-cost super-fast fibre- optic networks plans to take on 130 staff in the next year. Read
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Docks strike threat
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
BOATMEN at the Port of Liverpool are on the verge of strike action over plans to transfer them to a private company. Read
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Runcorn IT firm Polymorph devises communication system for international anti-piracy fleet
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
A RUNCORN technology firm is at the centre of anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. Read
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Prescot cooker manufacture Belling supports healthy eating initiative
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
PRESCOT appliance maker Belling is bringing a campaign to encourage cooking skills to the boil with two initiatives. Read
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Providing a funding bridge for Merseyside entrepreneurs
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
Tony McDonough meets STEVE BARBER, director and founder of Bridging Finance (NW) Read
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Thomas Cook ‘unaffected’ by insolvency of shareholder Arcandor
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
TOUR operator Thomas Cook said it was “business as usual” despite the collapse of its German majority shareholder. Read
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Liverpool bakery group Real Good Food Company predicts return to profit
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
RESTRUCTURING costs, higher fuel and raw materials prices and tough trading conditions were the ingredients that hit profits and sales at Liverpool-based bakery, ingredients and sugar group The Real Good Food Company. Read
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Cruise ship clawback row
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
THE Government has threatened to claw back a £17m grant used to build Liverpool’s waterfront cruise liner facility. Read
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Shell UK urges North West firms to tap into student talent for placement scheme
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
NORTH West firms have been urged to join the Shell Step scheme, which provides summer work placements for young students, in advance of the July 6 deadline. Read
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North West business lobby group PSP accuses Government of undermining regional recovery from recession
Jun 10 2009 | Business News
A ‘BUNFIGHT’ between different London government departments has undermined attempts by North West firms to fight the recession. Read
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Make the most of city’s unique selling point
Jun 10 2009 | Business Opinion
NOBODY should be surprised that the Government has warned it would claw back the grant cash used to construct the city’s cruiseline berth if Peel or anyone else builds passenger lounges, check-in desks, baggage handling or Customs facilities there. Read
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Oil prices hit 2009 high
Jun 10 2009 | National Business News
Benchmark crude for July delivery was up by more than one US dollar to $71.42 in New York trading, adding to gains seen recently as traders speculate that the worst of the economic downturn is over. Read
