UK Business News

Business and home owners should be particularly vigilant this week in the run up to bonfire night in the UK, it is the one week in the year when most malicious damage occurs, a trend that has grown on an enormous scale over the past few years.
Home and Business owners in London may be particularly [...]

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Are you a budding entrepreneur thinking about starting your own venture?
Further, are you looking for small business advice? Owning your own business isn’t for everyone. Being an entrepreneur is exciting. However, it is challenging and demanding at the same time. If you are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur then you should consider the advantages and [...]

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The UK’s third largest do it yourself (DIY) retailer, Focus DIY, has received the backing of the UK’s biggest commercial landlords in a rescue plan designed to save the company from going under.
The landlords, who make up the bulk of Focus DIY’s creditors, will join other creditors to vote on the proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement [...]

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Hat’s off to the management of B&Q who have managed to come up with a way to get do it yourselfers back into their stores, having witnessed a cut back in spending as cash strapped home owners feel the full effects of the economic crisis.
B&Q have teamed up with another old favourite, Jacqui Smith our [...]

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Edinburgh based Microsphere Technology have signed a deal with Swedish company Trelleborg Engineered Systems, to develop a revolutionary paint additive aimed at the aerospace industry.
The technology firm, based at the Pentlands Science Park outside Edinburgh, has been developing microsphere-related technology for use in a series of applications. In this case, the technology is aimed at [...]

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