Obituary Karl Slym, Tata Motors January 26, 2014 THE MANAGING director of Indian automobile company Tata Motors died yesterday in Bangkok. British businessman Karl Slym, who was hired by the company in 2012 to boost dwindling sales and increase its market share, was in the Thai capital to attend a board meeting of Tata Motors Thailand. He died after falling from a hotel [...]
How cross-border collaboration can help drive growth May 21, 2014 Daniel Rajkumar, founder of Web-Translations, tells Liam Ward-Proud about how he uses cooperative technologies to link freelancers around the world, and the ways UK SMEs can break into global markets The rise of the internet and e-commerce has made it easier than ever for small businesses to access fast-growing international markets. But cultural and linguistic [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 11 March 2014 March 10, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Seplat plans IPO in London and Lagos Seplat, the Nigerian oil company, is set to announce today plans for initial public offerings in London and Lagos, marking the return of natural resources listings to the UK stock market – some of which have proved controversial. The group, founded in 2009 by two Nigerian [...]
A recovery built on bricks and mortar January 12, 2014 Bovis chief executive David Ritchie tells Elizabeth Fournier why he’s not concerned about a new UK housing bubble THE LAST 12 months have been good ones for Britain’s housebuilders. After a financial crisis that saw billions wiped off the sector as credit dried up and house prices crashed, 2013 saw a return to form as [...]
Labour’s land grab will only exacerbate our housing crisis. Here’s why December 16, 2013 Ed Miliband is set announce details of how a Labour government would intervene in the housing market to boost supply. A Labour government would give local councils the power to purchase land or charge fees to believe developers are hoarding land. The Labour leader will say in a speech on Monday: We will back home [...]
This Pick ‘n’ Mix giant is getting in the big guns February 3, 2014 (Flickr) The pick ‘n’ mix market may seem at the lower end of the corporate finance spectrum but it’s big business for private equity-backed Tangerine Confectionary, the northern-based manufacturer of some of the UK’s favourite sweets. Tangerine produces a host of iconic British sweets. Remember Black Jacks? Well, it makes them. And Fruit Salads? Yep [...]
Brand Index: Britain must up its game to get a reputation made in China January 7, 2014 ON AN official trade mission to China last October, George Osborne declared that he was staggered by the progress and can-do attitude of the Chinese, and warned that Britain needs to “up our game” if we’re to compete. New research from YouGov in China shows this to be true, with perceptions of British-made products and [...]
British Land to keep its stake in Meadowhall September 20, 2012 BRITISH Land has shelved plans to sell part of its stake in the Meadowhall shopping mall in Sheffield, opting instead to retain its full 50 per cent because of the centre’s strong performance over the past year. British Land had put the holding up for sale to capitalise on strong demand for shopping mall assets, [...]
Why Miliband’s rent control plan isn’t just some harmless gimmick May 1, 2014 TO DEAL with the problem of escalating rents, Ed Miliband plans to introduce what amounts to a variation of “second generation rent controls” (SGRCs). Under SGRCs, landlords are free to set rent levels at the outset of a tenancy, but are restricted in their ability to raise them during the term. In Miliband’s specific version, [...]
Why Miliband’s rent control plan isn’t just some harmless gimmick May 1, 2014 TO DEAL with the problem of escalating rents, Ed Miliband plans to introduce what amounts to a variation of “second generation rent controls” (SGRCs). Under SGRCs, landlords are free to set rent levels at the outset of a tenancy, but are restricted in their ability to raise them during the term. In Miliband’s specific version, [...]