Jan
2008
Articles from 23rd Jan 2008
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Brown confident Britain well placed to maintain economic stability in face of stock market jitters
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
GORDON BROWN believes Britain is “well placed” to withstand the financial turbulence which has caused the world’s stock markets to tumble over the past 24 hours, his spokesman said. Read
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Turmoil may lead to hike in prices
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
Get set for inflation over 3pc, says the Bank of England’s governor, as chaos hits world stock markets. Tony McDonough reports Read
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£15bn wiped off value of UK’s pension schemes
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
A RECORD £15bn was wiped off the value of the UK’s biggest pension schemes on Monday as global stock markets dived, figures showed yesterday. Read
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Midas profits forge ahead – but outlook is cautious
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
A LIVERPOOL fund management firm has seen its profits almost triple last year. Read
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WIN’s rebrand
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
WIRRAL Investment Network (WiN), a private and public sector networking partnership, has begun the New Year with a full re-brand, including new corporate identity and website. Read
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Property company bucks the trend
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
ST JOHN’S shopping centre owners, Land Securities, bucked the trend of falling commercial property prices as it announced a third-quarter profit of £17.7m yesterday. Read
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Trade award accolade for Mersey orthopaedic firm
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
SPEKE-BASED orthopaedic aids supplier A Algeo has won a national trade award for outstanding customer service and innovation in the orthotics industry. Read
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Container terminal expansion plan set to create 1,000 new jobs
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
STOBART Group has unveiled plans to expand its Widnes container terminal in a move that could create 1,000 new jobs. Read
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Hike in deals
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
THE North West private equity market has seen a huge hike in the value of individual deals, according to end of year statistics released by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR). Read
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Investment aid helps city aerospace group to expand
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
LIVERPOOL aerospace company Aerogistics Holdings is to expand with the help of a £1.4m investment. Read
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Indian firm’s pharmaceutical deal a ‘sign of the times’
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
THE deal to sell a Merseyside pharmaceutical firm to an Indian group is a sign that more Asian companies are looking to invest in the region, analysts are predicting. Read
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Cathedral bells ring out to celebrate firm’s anniversary
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
A LIVERPOOL-BASED business has marked its first birthday with a distinct musical chime. Read
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Tuesday, January 22:
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce are holding a platform lunch at Bar Italia, Castle Street. Speakers from Arena & Convention Centre, Saturn Security and Clear Contact. Cost is £23 members/£28 non-members. Contact Sue Platt or Melissa Bush at Liverpool Chamber on 0151 227 1234 or at events@liverpool chamber.org.uk. Read
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Rise in prices hits brewers
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
A WIRRAL brewer is “hopping mad” about the effects a rise in raw materials is having on his business. Read
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Plea to Darling over fuel
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
CHAMBERS of Commerce, road hauliers and other business members from around the country have collectively written an open letter to Chancellor Alistair Darling, urging him to scrap the proposed increase in fuel duty, scheduled for April. Read
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Developers buy site in £3.3m joint venture
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
LIVERPOOL property firms Beetham and Ethel Austin Property Group have joined forces to acquire a development site in Manchester city centre for £3.3m. Read
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Vital to report all business crime
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
Companies are being urged to raise awareness of business crime. Alistair Houghton reports Read
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THE age of Big Brother is truly upon us.
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
Liverpool-based radio and electronic communications specialists, Northwest Radio Communications, has installed a large electronic display board on the front of its building on the corner of Low Hill and Kensington. Read
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I have never tired of St George’s Hall, its scale and hidden complexity
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
KEN SMITH is a senior architect with Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams, one of the largest practices in the north of England. Read
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Scotland Road site
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
AGENT Edward Symmons is marketing the freehold of a potential development site in north Liverpool. Read
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First to occupy offices
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
CONSTRUCTION consultancy AA Projects has become the first office occupier at St Modwen Developments’ Prescot Business Park in Knowsley. Read
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Bank takes floor of city centre building
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
BANK of Ireland has agreed to take an entire floor at Rumford’s 20 Chapel Street development in Liverpool. Read
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Primary Care Trust takes Wavertree lease
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
LIVERPOOL Primary Care Trust has taken a 10-year lease at Northern Trust’s Wavertree Technology Park. Read
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A&M signs Rainford deal
Jan 23 2008 | Business News
SPECIALISTS in cavity wall and loft insulations, A&M Insulations, has signed a lease to occupy 3,500 sq ft at Millbrook Business Park in Rainford, St Helens. Read
