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News Headlines from: Regen.net news | Business
- Vital Energi wins contractVital Energi wins contract
Green energy supplier Vital Energi has won a contract to install a biomass energy system to provide heating to 358 homes at an eco-development in Northern Ireland. The contract, awarded by Belfast-based developer Carvill, requires Vital Energi to install four wood-burning boilers at the edge of the site in County Antrim.
Rhondda Cynon Taff Borough Council appoints Powell DobsonRhondda Cynon Taff Borough Council appoints Powell Dobson
Rhondda Cynon Taff Borough Council has appointed architects Powell Dobson to advise on street design in 11 town centres in south-east Wales. Powell Dobson will publish guidelines on successful street design. The guidance will include recommendations on appropriate materials, managing vehicles and minimising street clutter.
Galliford Try wins contractGalliford Try wins contract
Construction firm Galliford Try has won a contract from the Warwickshire Police Authority to build a justice centre in the West Midlands.
Land Securities and Places for People form partnershipLand Securities and Places for People form partnership
Property firm Land Securities and social landlord Places for People have formed a partnership to develop a 971ha site north of Harlow, Essex.
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulator Reform appoints consortiumDepartment for Business, Enterprise and Regulator Reform appoints consortium
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has appointed a consortium led by engineering consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff to study the environmental impact of a proposed tidal energy project in the Severn Estuary. The study will provide analysis of how the environment around the estuary will be affected if the barrage project goes ahead.
Finance briefsFinance briefs
A consultation on how £34 million of European grants for England's fishing industry should be spent has been launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
2012 velodrome contracted awarded2012 velodrome contracted awarded
Construction firm ISG has won the contract to build the velodrome for the London Olympics.
Renewal deals duck store testRenewal deals duck store test
Supermarket-led regeneration schemes could be exempt from a proposed competition test aimed at preventing a grocery retailer from dominating an area, the competition watchdog said this week.
Aberdeen City Council lose money by selling property too cheapAberdeen City Council lose money by selling property too cheap
Aberdeen City Council lost some £5m by selling property too cheaply, Scotland's Accounts Commission has found. It cited "procedural and administrative deficiencies". Council chief executive Douglas Paterson said it was "a very serious matter" that auditors had found cases where information was kept from councillors.
RDAs "waste innovation budget"RDAs "waste innovation budget"
The regional development agencies' £2.2 billion a year innovation budget has been used to duplicate the work of private industry and is excessively biased to science, a business group has said.
Source: Regen.net
News Headlines from: BBC News | Business | UK Edit
- Repossession orders climb by 17%Repossession orders climb by 17%
The number of people under threat of losing their homes has risen sharply in England and Wales, figures show.
Centrica wind farm cost warningCentrica wind farm cost warning
Centrica warns that the prospect of making money from wind farms is looking "marginal" due to high costs.
BA confirms June move for flightsBA confirms June move for flights
British Airways will begin to move its long-haul flights to Heathrow's Terminal 5 from June, the firm confirms.
Citigroup to shed $400bn assetsCitigroup to shed $400bn assets
US bank giant Citigroup aims to sell $400bn of assets over the next three years to bolster its financial position.
Weak dollar shrinks US trade gapWeak dollar shrinks US trade gap
The US trade deficit shrinks by more than expected as the weak dollar leads to a surge in exports, figures show.
French to bid for British EnergyFrench to bid for British Energy
French utility EDF is set to make a takeover offer for the nuclear power firm British Energy, the BBC learns.
Alliance and Leicester's rates upAlliance and Leicester's rates up
Alliance and Leicester joins other lenders in charging new customers with smaller deposits higher rates.
Burma cyclone raises rice pricesBurma cyclone raises rice prices
Rice prices rise for a sixth straight day as supplies continue to be stretched after cyclone damage in Burma.
Supply worries send oil near $126Supply worries send oil near $126
Crude oil has hit yet another all-time high in Friday trading, as strong demand and supply fears continue.
Strong games demand helps HMVStrong games demand helps HMV
HMV shares rise 4% after the retailer says it is confident that profits will be at the top end of expectations.
Source: bbc.co.uk - Business
News Headlines from: Latest Business News from Tim
- Oil hits new $126 high on production fears$Oil hits new $126 high on production fears$
Oil prices soared to fresh highs of more than $126 this afternoon, lifted by a new round of speculative buying after Opec brushed aside US calls for an increase in production, insisting that the market remained well-supplied.$
Shareholders pump £400m emergency funding into BAAShareholders pump £400m emergency funding into BAA
Shareholders of UK airport operator BAA have been forced to pump an emergency £400 million into the airport operator as credit crunch turmoil dashed hopes of re-financing £10 billion of debt by the summer.
Centrica joins with EDF in British Energy dealCentrica joins with EDF in British Energy deal
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, is hammering out last-minute details of a joint venture with EDF, the European energy giant, which will see the British owner join EDF's bid for British Energy.
Repossessions hit near 1990s peakRepossessions hit near 1990s peak
Home repossession orders are nearing the level last seen in the recession of the early 1990s after rising by 16 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
Middle England cools on cast iron AgaMiddle England cools on cast iron Aga
The correction in the housing market has hit sales of the Aga, the iconinc but expensive cast iron cooker and symbol of middle England comfortable domesticity.
Credit crunch to claim 40,000 financial jobsCredit crunch to claim 40,000 financial jobs
Job losses in the banking and insurance sector could reach as much as 40,000 over the next three years as the worldwide credit crunch takes hold on Britain.
Hunter attempts to stop Dobbies rights issueHunter attempts to stop Dobbies rights issue
Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter today took another shot at Tesco after beginning legal action to block a £150 million rights issue planned by Dobbies Garden Centre, which is majority owned by the supermarket giant.
HMV hits targets with computer games and DuffyHMV hits targets with computer games and Duffy
HMV defied the high street gloom this morning helped by UK sales of the Nintendo Wii, the debut album from singer Duffy and with the benefits of the new Grand Theft Auto 4, still to come.
Hedge fund GLG ups the cost of investor exitsHedge fund GLG ups the cost of investor exits
GLG Partners, the London hedge fund, has imposed a set of exit charges of as much as 5 per cent on any investor who wants to pull their assets out of Greg Coffey's £6.3 billion emerging markets portfolios before its star manager formally quits at the end of October.
Tempus: Power shortageTempus: Power shortage
British Energy’s ageing nuclear reactors have a reputation for breaking down at inopportune moments so it seemed fitting that an auction for the company entered its final stages today amid a haze of uncertainty.
Source: The Times Online - Business
