16 February 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE – AGAIN: Last week it was regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press who got the Shaw Sheet Business Pages prize for optimism. We have a new contender this week for our award – Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, who announced a pretty startling… Continue reading Issue 92: 2017 02 16: Week in Brief Financial
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Issue 89: 2017 01 26:Service with a shock (J.R.Thomas)
26 January 2017 Service with a Shock The future of the electricity supply by J.R.Thomas Who would want to run an electricity supply company in these times? More and more choice for the consumer, with all sorts of potential supply, including pumping heat from under back gardens or powering freezers from mini windmills on the… Continue reading Issue 89: 2017 01 26:Service with a shock (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Week in brief (business)
28 July 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY REACHING OUT: Ofcom have finally issued their long delayed report on British Telecom’s infrastructure business, Openreach. Openreach is the telecoms equivalent of Railtrack in that it owns the wires and fibres and transmission equipment which allows broadband connections – not just for BT, but for all… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Week in brief (business)
Issue 62:2016 07 14:Week in Brief (Financial)
14 July 2016 Week in Brief: Business and the City TATA REVIEWS DATA: In an abrupt and unexpected reversal of intent, Tata Steel have announced that they now do not intend to sell the Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales, which they announced earlier this year. The sale of the Scunthorpe plant which makes rail… Continue reading Issue 62:2016 07 14:Week in Brief (Financial)
Issue 31:2015 12 03: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
03 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY MOTOR WORKS: Following Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement of investment of £450m into its new engine factory at Wolverhampton, more good news for British car engineering this week as Nissan announced that it was spending £250m on its production facilities at Sunderland, Co. Durham. … Continue reading Issue 31:2015 12 03: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
