Nov
2009
Articles from 4th Nov 2009
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Redrow reports better sales and pricing and plans to utilise rights issue cash
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Redrow announced improved sales at better-than-expected prices in a trading update for today’s annual general meeting. Read
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Ellesmere Port unions’ amazement as Vauxhall sale to Magna called off
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
GENERAL Motors has scrapped plans to sell Vauxhall to the Canadian car parts firm Magna. Read
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Discount chain B&M brings 600 jobs to Liverpool
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
DISCOUNT store chain B&M Retail is moving its headquarters and national distribution centre to Liverpool, in a move that will create 600 jobs. Read
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Novotel Hotel chain unveils ‘Eureka’ in Liverpool, a new concept in business meeting facilities
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
THE Novotel brand has come to Liverpool with the opening of a 209-room four-star hotel, on the city’s Hanover Street. Read
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Restaurant operator signs up at Exchange Flags
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
POCHIN Developments and UK Land & Property have signed up the first restaurant operator to its Exchange Flags scheme, in Liverpool. Read
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MPs are lobbied on rates problem
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
THE Business Centre Association (BCA) has urged MPs to retain the £15,000 Rateable Value (RV) threshold on empty property rates. Read
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Sefton reveals preferred developer for £10m office scheme
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
SEFTON Council has named a preferred developer for a £10m commercial office scheme in Southport. Read
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Smith & Sons appointed to sell Voirrey Embroidery
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
PROPERTY agency Smith & Sons has been appointed to sell Wirral-based Voirrey Embroidery, following the retirement of its current owners. Read
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Hahnemann Building offers flexible office space
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
OFFICE space is available for flexible short-term lettings in the Hahnemann Building, in Hope Street, in Liverpool. Read
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Viewpoint: Landlords being short-changed by pre-pack administrations
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
THE use of pre-pack administrations is becoming increasingly prolific in the current economic downturn, but is this much-criticised practice short-changing retail landlords? Read
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Anxiety remains deeply rooted
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
‘GLOBE on brink of receivership" screamed the headline in a national newspaper last week. Read
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Innovation in businesses backed by £1.6m funding
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS Link Northwest has secured £1.6m of funding to support innovation in the region’s businesses. Read
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Liverpool Lord Mayor backs fund to help firms scrap inefficient plant and slash energy costs
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL Lord Mayor Cllr Mike Storey was today urging businesses throughout the region to exploit funding to scrap outdated plant and improve their energy efficiency. Read
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Peel plans lucrative city shipping link with India
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
SIX new container vessels could link the city with fast-growing markets in India, as part of an ambitious plan by the Port of Liverpool to grab a share of the sub-continent’s shipping trade with Britain. Read
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Cushion firm sales remain strong
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
TEXTILES company Caldeira expects to post profits of £1m on a turnover of £22m in 2009, thanks largely to the acquisition of 14 Fabric Warehouse retail stores. Read
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Warrington transport group Stobart plans to extend new Spanish rail link to its 3-G multi-modal site in Widnes
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
THE first delivery of fresh food produce on a fully refrigerated rail service from Spain to the UK has been successfully completed, with plans to extend its frequency and reach to the banks of the River Mersey. Read
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Working capital support helps Formby decorators paint picture of success
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
A FORMBY decorating business has secured commercial contracts worth more than £200,000, including jobs at Liverpool’s Crowne Plaza Hotel and Aintree Racecourse. Read
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£10m facelift leads to new deals at Royal Liver Building
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
THE £10m refurbishment of the Royal Liver Building is paying dividends, with owners Royal Liver securing a new tenant and nearing the completion of negotiations with a major existing tenant. Read
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Chester firms scoops national accolade
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
CHESTER boiler and plumbing firm Moore & Sons has come second in the UK in one of the largest independent surveys on customer service. Read
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Airbus Broughton site boosted by new Air New Zealand order for A320 aircraft
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
AIRCRAFT manufacturer Airbus has announced a deal for 14 new Airbus A320 aircraft. Read
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Dragon Richard Farleigh to speak at Liverpool Software City
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
MERSEYSIDE’S hi-tech firms will be under the spotlight tomorrow as two conferences take over the BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena. Read
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Liverpool FC set to take space at 20 Chapel Street
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL Football Club is set to become the next high-profile tenant of 20 Chapel Street. Read
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Grosvenor Shopping Centre secures trio of tenants
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
CHESTER’S Grosvenor Shopping Centre has secured three new lettings. Read
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Liverpool Vision appoints DPP for create north Liverpool plan
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
THE newly-formed urban design & master planning practice, DPP Shape, has been appointed to create a strategic regeneration framework (SRF) for north Liverpool. Read
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Nobles completes £6m Bootle school
Nov 04 2009 | Business News
LIVERPOOL-BASED Nobles Construction has completed the £6m development of what is claimed is one of the country’s most sustainable primary schools. Read
