Sep
2009
Articles from 9th Sep 2009
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Airbus increases lead over Boeing
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
AIRCRAFT manufacturer Airbus says it has won 125 net orders up to the end of August this year, stretching a lead over its US rival Boeing. Read
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Miller confident of construction sector recovery despite deeper interim losses
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
MILLER Group, the builder behind the 600 acre Omega business park in Warrington, reported a19% fall in sales in the six months to June 30 of £404m and deeper losses of £33.8m compared with £22.2m. Read
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Drycleaning group Johnson returns to profit
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
JOHNSON Service Group has returned to profit and dividend payments. Read
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Beetham’s Russian partners close to collapse
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE Russian partner of Liverpool skyscraper developer Beetham is on the brink of collapse, putting a question mark over a £1bn landmark scheme in London. Read
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Paul Heathcote signs the Skills Pledge
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
RESTAURANT owner Paul Heathcote is urging businesses to show their commitment to staff training by signing the Skills Pledge. Read
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Recovery on the way this autumn
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE debate about whether the recession is ending appears over. There is sufficient evidence that industrial production has turned the corner and that the US and UK housing markets have started to rise, suggesting that growth is likely in the second half of 2009. Read
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Shop prices drop for first time in 19 months
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
DEFLATION has arrived on Britain’s high street for the first time since February, 2007, figures showed today. Read
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Couple opens Spaceworld play centre in Prescot
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
HUSBAND and wife team Gillian and Mark Baldwin have launched a £100,000 children’s indoor play centre in Prescot. Read
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Plant hire group Ashtead sees profits fall 77%
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE owner of Cheshire plant hire group A-Plant has seen profits plunge as the construction market remains depressed. Read
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FMC-Tech to locate UK headquarters at Capenhurst’s Energy Innovation Centre
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
AN IRISH energy firm is to create 10 jobs when it locates its UK headquarters to the Energy Innovation Centre at Capenhurst. Read
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NWDA in £5m boost to improve business skills of small firms owners and managers
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
REGENERATION body the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) is funding a £5m skills drive for small businesses. Read
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McDonald’s is loving Keeko Kids’ products
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
A WIRRAL firm which makes children’s play areas and colouring products has achieved global supplier status with McDonald’s. Read
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Attractions company
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
“STAYCATION” Britons have helped a Liverpool tourism attractions company stave off the worst of the recession. Read
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Alchemy Advisory Services launches family office division
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
WIRRAL-BASED chartered financial planner, Alchemy Advisory Services, has launched a new family office division as part of its plan to grow funds under management to £200m by 2012. Read
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Liverpool charity CALM calls on businesses to help save lives
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) is appealing to Liverpool firms to help it save lives. Read
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DSG’s Goodison breakfast briefing encourages business owners to plan for future upturn
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE next Business Owners Club, organised by accountants DSG, will be held at Goodison Park, on Tuesday, September 15. Read
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Landlord group offers free advice to students
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
A GROUP representing landlords in Merseyside is offering free advice to students and their families, amid fears of an accommodation scam. Read
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North West households worst affected by financial problems, claim
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE financial circumstances of North West households have suffered most from recession – that is the claim in an Institute of Financial Planning poll, as part of Financial Planning Week. Read
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Rugby Club of Liverpool catches sponsorship deal ahead of launch
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE first virtual rugby club has announced a sponsorship deal with My Global Rugby ahead of the club’s official launch in Liverpool on Friday. Read
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ITC travel founder Drew Foster steps down as CEO
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE founder of a major Chester travel firm is stepping back from the day-to-day running of the business. Read
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Viewpoint: Getting to grips with yet more red tape
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
DESPITE the challenging market, businesses are set for another upheaval over the coming months as they try to get to grips with the Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Read
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Agents offer space at Church House in Liverpool
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
AGENTS are marketing a “heavenly” opportunity for businesses to move into blessed premises. Read
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Drop in onstruction output levels for second quarter soften
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
NEW figures suggest that the downturn in the construction sector could be softening. Read
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Complete Group creating 25 new jobs in Merseyside
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
CARE specialist, the Complete Group, is creating 25 new jobs with a Merseyside expansion. Read
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Liverpool discount chain TJ Morris moves into more affluent markets
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
DISCOUNT chain Home Bargains is expanding into more affluent areas, as recession-hit customers across all socio-economic groups search for a bargain. Read
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Highcross sells The Rack for £3.05m
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
HIGHCROSS has sold an industrial warehouse in Knowsley called The Rack for £3.05m. Read
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Edward Symmons markets Rainhill property
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
AGENTS at Edward Symmons are marketing an industrial property for sale in Rainhill, near St Helens. Read
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CBRE tasked to find buyer for Merseytravel HQ
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
COMMERCIAL agents have been instructed to find a buyer for Merseytravel’s headquarters in Hatton Garden, in Liverpool. Read
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Langtree secures two lettings at Connect Business Village
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
LANGTREE has announced a further deal for its self-contained offices at Connect Business Village, in north Liverpool. Read
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TJ Thomas buys two Merseyside industrial estates
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
THE TJ Thomas Estates Group is expanding its commercial property portfolio by buying two Merseyside industrial estates from Space Northwest. Read
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Video debate: Robert Elstone on investment, funding transfers and the tax threat
Sep 09 2009 | Business News
Welcome to the Liverpool Daily Post Business's live debate on the Business of Football. Read
