Sep
2009
Articles from 23rd Sep 2009
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Bank policymakers fearful of false dawns
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
Bank of England rate-setters are fearful of "false dawns" despite more positive signs for the struggling UK economy Read
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Camping and education trips bolster Holidaybreak
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
Travel specialist Holidaybreak today said it was on track to meet expectations for the year as school trip bookings remained resilient. Read
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Redrow in £156m rights issue to cut debt and finance acquisition
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDING group Redrow is to raise £156m in a fully- underwritten rights issue backed by a syndicate of banks led by Merrill Lynch International and JP Morgan Cazenove. Read
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Join the Liverpool Daily Post Apprenticeship campaign
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
The Liverpool Daily Post has joined forces with the National Apprenticeship Service to launch a campaign to encourage Merseyside companies to sign up to the Government’s Apprenticeship programme. Read
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Agents secure five lettings at Winwick Quay Business Park
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
PROPERTY agents have completed five lettings in two weeks at the newly-refurbished Winwick Quay Business Park, in Warrington. Read
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Specialist waterproofing firm wins contracts worth more than £800,000
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THE Liverpool branch of waterproofing specialist BriggsAmasco has won three contracts worth more than £800,000. Read
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Business owner urges firms to get on board
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
A MERSEYSIDE businessman is urging companies across the region to take on apprentices. Read
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Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus honoured for setting the pace
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
DARESBURY Science & Innovation Campus has been named Most Outstanding Science Park at the United Kingdom Science Parks Association Awards. Read
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Shop Direct online retail group reduces losses but warns on future growth
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
FORMER Littlewoods group Shop Direct has cut annual losses, but admitted growth could suffer as it reins in customer credit to avoid bad debts. Read
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Completion rates reach an all-time high of 64% in 2007/08
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
SOME key facts about Apprenticeships: Read
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Collapsed Merseyside law firm Lees Lloyd Whitley leaves debts of £3m
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
DEBTS of £3m led to the demise of 190-year-old Wirral law firm Lees Lloyd Whitley (LLW). Read
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How to find out more about Apprenticeships
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THE Daily Post Skills for the Future campaign wants to create 500 new apprenticeships on Merseyside. Read
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Retail unit available in London Road
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
EDENMARK Property is making available a retail unit in London Road in Liverpool city centre. Read
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Viewpoint: Lanlords must rethink their strategies
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THE economic downturn has had a huge impact on commercial property across the region, forcing landlords to rethink their letting strategies. Read
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Hotels bounce back
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL hotels bounced back with a bumper August after a miserable year for the trade. Read
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Tidal power scheme makes waves
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
A FIGHTING fund may be set up to pay for a legal challenge to the first workplace parking levy to be approved by a local authority. Read
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Delays could hit mid-size jet plan
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
DELAYS to the Airbus A380 superjumbo could mean that the firm won’t be able to introduce its new generation single-aisle jet for another 15 years. Read
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Edward Symmons markets Old Swan property
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL agency Edward Symmons is seeking offers for the freehold interest in a commercial property in Old Swan, Liverpool. Read
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City offices makeover close to completion
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THE £2.5m modernisation of Castle Chambers, in Liverpool, is nearing completion. Read
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Whitegates generates £1m at property auction
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
WHITEGATES’ latest property auction has generated sales of £1m. Read
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Park Group pleased with progress though festive orders fall
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
SAVINGS firm Park Group says its corporate voucher sales have risen this year, while its Read
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Markets look for signs of growth
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THERE are usually two reasons why equities go up in price. Either earnings are rising or there is an increase in the multiple of earnings, known as the PE ratio, that investors are prepared to pay. Read
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Pochin’s pain as market stays subdued
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
CHESHIRE-BASED contractor and developer Pochin’s has slumped to a loss before tax of £9.4m in the year to May 31, compared with a £1.8m profit the previous year. Read
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JD Sports continues to generate profits but broker warns on second half trading
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
HIGH street retail chain JD Sports Fashion delivered a robust first-half performance, but stockbrokers have scaled back their full-year profits forecast, on expectations of a slowing trading environment. Read
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AIM boss tours the regions to woo firms
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THE head of the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) was in Liverpool last week to speak to the region’s corporate advisors. Marcus Stuttard, head of AIM, was bidding to encourage more of the region’s companies and investors to engage with it. Read
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i3 Group trio compleet charity bike ride
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
A TRIO of directors from fibre-optic network specialist’s i3 Group have successfully cycled all the way from Land’s End to John O’Groats in aid of three charities – Cancer Care, Water Aid and MacMillan Cancer Support. Read
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Universities to deliver SME leadership programme
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL’S two main universities are to jointly deliver a £9.5m leadership development programme for small firms. Read
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NatWest gets into bed with Liverpool furniture firm to fund growth plans
Sep 23 2009 | Business News
THERE is no lying down on the job at Perfect Bedrooms, the Liverpool firm which has claimed several significant new contracts. Read
