UK Business News

In a peculiarly British finding, Which? have confirmed what perhaps we knew all along;
Marks & Spencer  may not always get their buying right but when it comes to undies, they’re just not ‘pants’ at all.
Outstripping Asda, Tesco and Calvin Klein, M&S manage to consistently out-gun both ends of the market, most notably with their £5 Real [...]

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Construction and investment group Balfour Beatty PLC has just paid £45m for civil engineers Dean & Dyball Ltd, strengthening their presence in southern England and Wales.
The increasingly acquisitive Balfour Beatty snapped up building contractors Cowlin last summer for £52m; civil engineers Birse were integrated in 2006 and the Mansell building enterprise in 2003.
Dean & Dyball’s portfolio of [...]

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In an effort to reduce the number of people who eventually end up on incapacity benefit, the government is set to review an electronic ‘fit note’ approach which would determine what people could do - so they can return to the workplace - rather than a sick note describing what they can’t which prevents an [...]

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Up to 2,500 jobs will go at the beleaguered Northern Rock. Out too will go up to 50% of its Home Loan lending.
The now nationalised business continues to limp home on a wing and a prayer
following Bank of England and government intervention to secure its mortgage book
against a backdrop of global economic chaos.
Predominantly North-East focused, [...]

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For most businesses small or large, the phrase ‘marketing budget’ gives rise to scary visions of bloated execs and even more bloated consultancy fees set against even more scary and comparatively anorexic responses to your revenue-generating campaign.
In today’s bleak economic outlook its ever more important to get your message to your customers as cost-effectively as possible [...]

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