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November 6, 2009
Charter and Tomkins point to higher demand
...way stage and would continue to be hit by a fall in shipbuilding. Charter, which has largely completed plans to shed 1,800 of ESAB’s 10,000 staff since the summer of 2008, said it was cutting another 270 jobs at its Howden pumps business. The...several years of painful restructuring. Although orders were down 18 per cent at constant revenues, Mr Henriksson said rail contacts won since the end of September, including the re-signalling of São Paulo’s three metro lines, had helped bolster... By Michael Kavanagh
February 7, 2008
Wal-Mart to open hundreds of medical clinics
...scheme to manage prescription benefits for a number of US employers. Wal-Mart last month announced a partnership with 1-800 Contacts, an online and mail order contact lens supplier, to supply lenses to customers of its 3,000 in-store Vision Centers... By Jonathan Birchall in New York
May 29, 2006
Compensation is up in the air
...travel. You arrive at the airport with time to spare only to find that your flight is hours late or, worse, cancelled. Contacts are kept waiting and important meetings are missed. For the past year, however, travellers have been able to seek solace...the UK-based consumer watchdog, has seen the number of written complaints it receives from passengers increase from 1,800 to about 6,000 a year. Sir Roy McNulty, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, which funds the AUC, says: "New... By Roger Bray
November 20, 2006
Battle scars leave divisions over future direction
...Fritz, shop steward in the Austrian unit of Flextronics, a global electronics manufacturer. "I hope that we find better contacts with workers in other countries, so that we cannot be played off against each other." But the mood at ÖGB, the Austrian...federation also came close to financial disaster. Last year's balance sheet for the organisation, which employs more than 1,800 people, shows a loss of €38m, even after the sale of assets and the dissolving of reserves of some €70m. In 2005 the unions... By Reinhard Engel
November 17, 2006
Trade unions: battle scars take their toll
...Fritz, shop steward in the Austrian unit of Flextronics, a global electronics manufacturer. “I hope that we find better contacts with workers in other countries and on other continents, so that we cannot be played off against each other.” But the...federation also came close to financial disaster. Last year’s balance sheet for the organisation, which employs more than 1,800 people, shows a loss of €38m, even after the sale of assets and the dissolving of reserves of some €70m. In 2005 the... By Reinhard Engel
November 24, 2007
ON SHOW WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY THIS WEEK
...being a US-based site, all items are for sale and at the end you get a handy shopping list with prices and suppliers' contacts. You can see other people's creations but may opt to keep your projects private so the world doesn't discover your uncontrollable...hessian wallpaper. www.designmyroom.com Art exposed The UK's Hidden Art organisation, which promotes the work of about 1,800 designer-makers, is running two selling fairs in east London this weekend - one in Stoke Newington and one in Hoxton... By David Baker
November 24, 2007
On Show
...being a US-based site, all items are for sale and at the end you get a handy shopping list with prices and suppliers’ contacts. You can see other people’s creations but may opt to keep your projects private so the world doesn’t discover your uncontrollable...hessian wallpaper. www.designmyroom.com Art exposed The UK’s Hidden Art organisation, which promotes the work of about 1,800 designer-makers, is By David Baker
October 7, 2006
Women in Business: Europe's Top 25 - Steady as she goes
...time. On leaving government in 1995 she took her unrivalled contacts book and joined the investment bank Lazard and then on to Alcatel...focused on strategic acquisitions, reduced staff by 8 per cent (1,800 jobs) and poured E 800m into product development and enhancement... By Andrew Hill
October 6, 2006
Routes to the top: Not imitating men
...time. On leaving government in 1995 she took her unrivalled contacts book and joined the investment bank Lazard and then on to Alcatel, the telecoms group...focused on strategic acquisitions, reduced staff by 8 per cent (1,800 jobs) and poured €800m into product development and enhancement. Late last year, McKinstry... By Andrew Hill
October 15, 2005
Women in Business: Europe's Top 25
...preparing for international summits. This allowed her to make good contacts for her later business career and it also taught her the politics...sales has involved shedding 8 per cent of the workforce, some 1,800 jobs, and consolidating the 25 autonomous businesses, one...