Article: ENGINEERING firm GKN yesterday announced; Business IN BRIEF.(Business)

Article: Engineering firm GKN announced this week it ...
The Engineer;  November 2, 2001 ;     401 words ...Engineering firm GKN announced this week it is to cut 1,250 jobs worldwide as a result of the downturn in the aerospace industry, and warned more ...

Article: British Auto-Aerospace Firm GKN Fires First Shot in ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 16, 1998 ;     598 words ...Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 15--GKN, the automotive and aerospace engineering giant, is today expected to announce the merger of its armoured cars operation into Alvis in exchange for a near 30 percent stake worth UKpound 50 million. This deal is heralded by stockbrokers as the first

Article: British Industrial and Aerospace Firm GKN to Buy ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 29, 1998 ;     415 words ...Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 28--GKN today unveiled the first deal in its defence division since the UKpound 300 million marriage of its tanks business with rival Alvis by buying a hi-tech American aerospace components outfit for $62.5 million (UKpound 36.8 million), writes David

Article: Aspects: Knowing there's always someone willing to listen; As it ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  July 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ...One lady always greets Gil Eastham in her Sunday best. Another prepares him a hefty plate of ham sandwiches. Some cry on his shoulder, others rant and rave. Gil, 70, knows all their grandchildren's names, is aware what a beloved son does for a living, and is fully au fait with the sticking window

Article: CAR parts and engineering firm [...]; Business IN ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 5, 2009 ;     613 words ...CAR parts and engineering firm GKN yesterday said they would cut an extra 1200 jobs over the next two years. The news came as the firm crashed to a pounds 16million ...

Article: UK feels squeeze of US downturn.
The Engineer;  March 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... year, and that will make things more difficult.' Engineering firm Invensys last week blamed the US slowdown as it ... levels in the US car industry have fallen 20%, and engineering firm GKN warned this would hit its profits severely over ...

Article: Stocks & Shares: Early gains go but Footsie remains up.(Business)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 4, 2003 ;     615 words ... ... stocks reporting results. Automotive and aviation engineering firm GKN led the Footsie with a rise of 8.6 per cent after ... lifted 3p to 1456p and HBOS rose 6p to 668p. And engineering firm Invensys was back under pressure following a profits ...