Business

Babcock's £1bn offer snubbed by VT Group

Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth is owned by Babcock

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

DEFENCE giant Babcock International has revealed that a £1 billion bid to buy its rival the VT Group has been turned down.

The firm, which owns Devonport Dockyard and employs about 17,000 staff worldwide, said it proposed a deal worth 633.9p a share for Southampton...

Comment on this story

Smit sings praises of social enterprise

Graduates of the Cornwall School for Social Entrepreneurs with Eden Project co-founder Tim Smit

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

THE achievements of 15 Cornish social entrepreneurs have been celebrated at a graduation ceremony at the Eden Project. The 15 men and women were the...

Comment on this story

Peter McGahan: Potential for catastrophic losses

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

WHEN something doesn't make sense, it isn't sensible. President Obama proudly announced he would 'fight' the banking institutions who were using our...

Comment on this story

Storage firm has capacity to grow

PLENTY OF V-ROOM: Group operations manager of ABC Logistics Ray Johns and managing director Des Smith in their warehouse where people are storing a variety of products including cars

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

THERE were boxes upon boxes – and they were all piled up at a Plymouth warehousing firm. Estover-based ABC Logistics is a leading company...

Comment on this story

Back-to-work scheme marks 1,000th success

Mark Cunliffe's consultancy is attracting clients across the public and private sector

Friday, February 05, 2010

A LISKEARD man has established his own business to become the 1,000th Cornish success story in a back-to-work scheme. Mark Cunliffe has set up a...

Comment on this story

Dragon targets pitch at South West firms

Thursday, February 04, 2010

D RAGONS' Den investor Deborah Meaden has urged Westcountry firms to factor charitable giving into their business plan, as she warned: "The recession...

Comment on this story

New team employed to defuse landfill timebomb

Redruth's Electronic Waste Company has brought in Ian Curtis (left) Simon Wilde and Sarah Williams as it rapidly expands operations

Thursday, February 04, 2010

A leading specialist in the recycling of electronic technology has established a base in Australia and appointed four new advisers closer to home.

Comment on this story

Development firm seeks city rebrand

Thursday, February 04, 2010

THE company spearheading Plymouth's regeneration vision has revealed plans to rebrand the city, as part of a remit to create tens of thousands of...

Comment on this story

Forty years of a Cornish wish you were here

VisitCornwall's stylish 2010 visitor guide and, right, tempting tourists in 1970

Thursday, February 04, 2010

A COUPLE relax with cocktails in a spa bath commanding a spectacular view of the Cornish coast. The cover shot – featured on VisitCornwall's...

Comment on this story

Tourism trade fair attracts 5,000 visitors

Roger D'Rame, of Expert Services, agreed a deal on the sale of commercial laundry equipment at expowest

Thursday, February 04, 2010

BUSINESSES anticipating a "tough" year ahead have been buoyed by nearly 5,000 visitors to a tourism trade fair. Regional exhibitors at the expowest...

Comment on this story