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Entries from July 2008

UK Housebuilders Axe Another 950 Jobs

John Williams - Wednesday 09.07.08, 13:43pm

Nine hundred and fifty jobs are to be axed by UK house builders Bovis Homes and Redrow following a dramatic decrease in business as the credit crunch sinks it’s teeth into the property market.
Redrow, one of the Uk’s big four housebuilders has announced that it will be cutting 40% of it’s workforce, a figure of [...]

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Tags: UK Economy

Feefo Offers Peace Of Mind To Online Shoppers

John Williams - Tuesday 08.07.08, 14:24pm

Buying online has become increasingly popular in the UK, in 2007 a staggering £21.4billion was spent in the internet shopping market. Over 20 million of us shopped online in 2007, so how does ‘e retail’ compare to the good old fashioned way of high street retailing?
Feefo is the only independent forum for online customer service feedback and [...]

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Tags: e-Commerce · e-tailers

Software Company Offers Model Ideas To Cut Flood Risk

John Williams - Tuesday 01.07.08, 17:13pm

Software firm Micro Drainage have said that a computer model that it has built for West Berkshire town of Thatcham had corresponded with the location of households submitting claims for last summers storm.
Managing Director Aiden Millerick claims that in just two weeks, “We identified the major pluvial flow paths, the vulnerable areas, the speed and [...]

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Tags: Environment

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