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13:21 - 12 March 2010
HUNTINGDONSHIRE businesses could be hit by a failure to invest in vital transport infrastructure in the region, according to the chief executive of Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce. John Bridge believes that delays in providing funding for transport im...
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13:20 - 12 March 2010
THE Hunts Post is one of the most environmentally-friendly newspapers in the world. Archant, the parent company of The Hunts Post, has signed a contract with Palm Paper which means the 30,000 tonnes of paper it uses each year will come from within Norfolk...
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16:23 - 12 March 2010
THE introduction of Google Street View to Huntingdon will give businesses the opportunity to help their customers, according to the internet giant. The Google Street View technology, which allows online users to get a 360 degree view of any street, can be...
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16:20 - 12 March 2010
AN ECO-FRIENDLY visitor centre worth £7million being created at one of the UK s best-known zoos will use steelwork galvanized by East Anglian Galvanizing in Sawtry. The structure at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, named Himalaya, will feature a snow leopa...
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16:12 - 12 March 2010
HUNTINGDONSHIRE Chamber of Commerce will run a series of events to encourage companies to reach new markets within the Middle East. The Chamber believes economic conditions are right for an export-led recovery and Huntingdonshire businesses will benefit f...
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16:10 - 12 March 2010
FARMERS face a tougher call than ever in deciding whether to receive their Single Farm Payment in Euro or Sterling because of the volatility of the exchange rate, according to a leading bank. With the deadline looming, Claire Thomas, of Clydesdale Bank s...
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16:06 - 12 March 2010
ST NEOTS has been selected as one of four regional hubs for Resource Efficiency East s (REE) latest business support service, The EMS Club. The free service, designed to help smaller businesses improve performance by adopting an environmental management s...
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15:48 - 12 March 2010
CONSERVATIVE MEPs will be asking what they can do for businesses in the East of England in 2010 at a conference on Monday, March 15. Geoffrey van Orden and Vicky Ford will host the event at Clare College, Cambridge, from 9.30am to 4pm, with a number of ke...
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15:44 - 12 March 2010
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Housing Society (CHS) is one of the top 100 employers in the UK according to The Sunday Times list of Best Companies to Work For 2010. The social landlord, which employs more than 400 people, appeared 75th on the list and earned One Star Fi...
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15:34 - 12 March 2010
THE retail sector of the Huntingdonshire commercial property market has performed above all expectations in the last 12 months, according to Barker Storey Matthews. The company, a sponsor of The Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business Awards, concluded 111 tr...
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13:27 - 12 March 2010
MANUFACTURERS in the East of England believe the future is bright, according to an industry survey showing improved demand in the sector. The Manufacturing Outlook report, issued in Manufacturing Week, shows a two-year high in the number of companies in t...
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12:33 - 05 March 2010
HUNTINGDONSHIRE S Luminus Group has been named in second place in the list of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, with chief executive Chan Abraham also receiving an individual honour for his leadership. Rising 10 places from the social landl...
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12:10 - 05 March 2010
THE Federation of Small Businesses in Huntingdonshire has added its voice to calls for the Government to freeze National Insurance. The FSB has joined other business and employment organisations, including Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, in encouragi...
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12:07 - 05 March 2010
TWENTY-three new jobs will be created when Screwfix, the UK s largest direct and online supplier of trade tools, opens a trade counter in Huntingdon. The counter will be opened at Unit 2, the Bridge Centre on St Peter s Road during a special launch weeken...
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11:42 - 05 March 2010
TAX payments worth more than £500m have been rescheduled by businesses in the East of England since the inception of the Business Payment Support Service 15 months ago. The BPSS, a HM Revenue and Customs scheme, helps business in temporary difficulty to p...
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11:28 - 05 March 2010
JOBS Lost and Found will be theme of a free training programme helping people to deal with redundancy and to put themselves on the path to a new career. The workshops will begin on Monday April 26 at Longsands College, St Neots, and are open to those faci...
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11:22 - 05 March 2010
THE chief economist and director of policy at the Institute of Directors will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Annual Conference in May. Graeme Leach will address the state of the nation s economy and future opportunities...
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11:14 - 05 March 2010
FEMALE entrepreneurs can get advice on beating the recession in 40-minute advisory sessions arranged by the LiveWIRE women s network. LiveWIRE are offering individual advice surgeries for new businesswomen in Huntingdon on a range of topics to suit their...
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09:48 - 05 March 2010
IT HAS taken just six years for Godmanchester’s All Ironed Out to grow from an ironing service fitted around the school run to a national enterprise with plans for international expansion....
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09:42 - 05 March 2010
HUNTINGDON town centre manager Katy Sismore has welcomed the opening of the town s second Argos store, but warned that tough times could still lie ahead for Huntingdon retailers. The new 16,000sq ft premises, on Stukeley Retail Park, were opened on Thursd...
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Huntingdonshire Business Awards News
14:05 - 16 November 2009
THE Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business Awards 2009 photos and video are now available for viewing/purchase. To watch the video, hover over the image above and press the play button. To view the gallery from the evening and to find out how to purchase t...
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23:00 - 06 November 2009
A THREE-year-old testing and compliance company specialising in the property sector has been judged the best company in Huntingdonshire this year. Bierce Technical Services Limited, which operates nationally and recently moved to...
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23:30 - 07 November 2008
THE pinnacle of a year of crowning glory for Anne Furbank arrived this evening (Friday) when her George Hotel and Brasserie in Buckden became The Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business of the Year 2008. The award is sponsored by St Neots-based chartered acc...
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