VT and Babcock work on merger details

Monday, April 5th, 2010

The chief executives of VT Group and Babcock will meet this week to set out a plan for putting the two companies together after last month's takeover, with hundreds of jobs at VT's headquarters in Southampton and other sites expected to go.

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Snow gives Stagecoach’s bus wing £5m profits chill (Daily Telegraph)

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Snow and rain on both sides of the Atlantic has put a £5m dent in profits at Stagecoach's bus wing.

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Snow gives Stagecoach's bus wing £5m profits chill (Daily Telegraph)

Hobbycraft chief executive Chris Crombie reveals his creative side (Daily Telegraph)

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Hobbycraft chief executive says his company is going from strength to strength because people are expressing themselves.

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Hornby scraps dividend as weak pounds saps profits (Daily Telegraph)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Hornby the British maker of model trains scrapped its final dividend after the weak pound and supply problems pushed fullyear profits down 30pc.

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Stobart lifts revenue on more cheap cargo (Daily Telegraph)

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Stobart Group the haulage company is transporting fewer imports from the Far East.

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