Nov
2007
Articles from 27th Nov 2007
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Water company is quick to pay bills
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
NORTHUMBRIAN Water settles it own bills more quickly than any other North-East’s FTSE listed company – taking on average just 19 days to pay its suppliers. Read
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Water firm backstakeoverproposal
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
YORKSHIRE Water owner Kelda has backed a takeover proposal valuing the business at just over £3bn. Read
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Virgin’s ‘too low’ Rock bid slammed
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
NEWCASTLE-BASED Northern Rock’s biggest shareholder is hoping for an improved offer for the lender after querying the value of the salvage bid led by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Read
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Threat to job centres as civil service strike looms
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
UP to 1,500 workers on Teesside are set to strike in a row over pay, threatening job centres and the pension service, it was revealed today. Read
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Buyout saves staff from axe
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
A TOTAL of 20 jobs have been saved after a Teesside engineering company acquired a struggling steel fabrications firm. Read
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Export message gets through at PSI Global
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
A COMPANY is taking its export drive to a new level by enrolling almost all its 70 staff on foreign language courses. Machine parts maker PSI Global believes it is not just its overseas sales team who need to communicate in another country’s mother tongue. Read
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‘Hungry’ Bear has new targets in mind
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
FAST-GROWING building services group Northern Bear plc has unveiled impressive half year figures as it continues on its hungry acquisition trail. Read
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Brown promises to improve skills base
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
GORDON Brown has promised sweeping welfare reforms to improve Britain’s skills base as he warned that millions of workers face being left on the scrap heap. Read
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Shares see-saw after Rock news
Nov 27 2007 | Business News
AS has frequently been the case in recent weeks, Northern Rock dominated news headlines as the consortium led by Virgin was named as the preferred bidder after winning favour with both Northern Rock and the Government. Read
