The local newspaper – once a common sight on coffee tables across the UK – is starting to look as out of date as a record player. Not so long ago if you wanted to move house, needed a new job, wondered what the council was up to, or who had been up to no good, there was just one place to go – the daily or weekly newspaper. Now Facebook is the no 1 news referral website, 95% of all UK homes ... [More]
Meridian Drilling adds Ingersoll Rand T4W to its fleet
March 21, 2013 By
Fast expanding UK and Dubai based Meridian Drilling has added another new rig to its fleet – the second in as many months. The company, which has experience of working in 14 countries across three continents, has recently purchased an Ingersoll Rand T4W. A truck mounted medium capacity top drive water well rig, it is capable of drilling holes of up to 20 inches and handling 19 inch casing ... [More]
New rig for Meridian
January 31, 2013 By
Fast expanding UK and Dubai based Meridian Drilling has added a new rig to its fleet. The Beretta T44 rig will be deployed in Ethiopia, where it will be used on the potash project Meridian is working on – Allana’s potash project. The rig, which has adjustable tracks for restricted access and a silenced engine, has a rotation speed of 0 – 352rpm and a drilling diameter of 258mm. During ... [More]
Kestrel launches new video for cellular sliding installation
December 12, 2012 By
An unprecedented response in the US for Kestrel’s new cellular siding product has prompted the company to introduce a new installation video. Kestrel, the leading UK-based PVC and PVC-UE building products manufacturer, has been making greater inroads into the American market. The company has since been inundated with technical queries about the installation of its cellular siding and has ... [More]
Kayguard your gutters this Winter
December 12, 2012 By
Leading PVC-UE building products manufacturer Kestrel has added an innovative brush to its range to help UK householders keep their gutters clear. The new Kayguard product is an easy to install, easy to replace system that is truly effective in keeping water free flowing whilst stopping debris. The Kayguard is designed to work with any gutter system but is a perfect fit for Kestrel’s own ... [More]
Celuform celebrates 40 years
December 9, 2012 By
The forefather of all UK cellular building product manufacturers is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Celuform was the first product manufactured in the UK using the Celuka process. Today the UK’s cellular building product market is worth £120m per year with very few streets in the UK without window boards, soffits or fascia boards made of cellular PVC-UE, to match the PVC-U glazing products ... [More]
Britain PLC is crying out for some positive PR
October 26, 2012 By
Great news, you would think. But the expert being interviewed said that a lot of this was down to the Olympics (yes the same event that was previously being blamed for slashing productivity). Now I understand that London had a whale of a time with that event, and it was truly spectacular, but for the rest of the country it was a spectator sport. Even accounting for the electricity that fed ... [More]
North Wales’ business deals lag rest of UK
October 26, 2012 By
Business deal activity in North Wales is falling short of the rest of the UK at just half the expected level according to a leading accountancy firm in the region. Llandudno and Bangor-based firm Williams Denton reported the statistics at two launch events to mark its membership of The Corporate Finance Network. The results show that that there is a huge opportunity for ambitious small and ... [More]
Third of North Wales business owners near retirement
October 24, 2012 By
Up to a third of North Wales companies could be vulnerable to closure, with potential job losses, due to the region’s ageing business-owner population, according to figures uncovered by a leading accountancy firm. The findings, which reveal that around 30 per cent of North Wales business owners are aged 60 or over in the LL postcode area, have been highlighted by Bangor and Llandudno based firm ... [More]
Community investment brings big business rewards to SMEs
October 1, 2012 By
Larger companies often have well-publicised community investment programmes and for good reason, this type of corporate philanthropy can be great for business. However you don’t have to be a FTSE 100 company to reap the rewards of community investment. Whether it’s lending a hand to improve a local park or gardens or simply recycling some unwanted goods or equipment, helping to improve your ... [More]
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