Newspaper article from our research archive:
|
|
BM still suffering from buying spree
- Article from:
-
The Independent - London
- Article date:
-
March 11, 1994
- Author:
-
|
Copyright informationCopyright 1994 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
HALF-YEAR results published yesterday by the engineer BM Group
were once again scarred by fallout from the company's aggressive
acquisition-led growth strategy in the late 1980s and early 1990s,
writes Robert Cole.
Taxable losses for the six months to 31 December were pounds
14.1m. Included in the loss was a pounds 6m charge to reorganise
Canadian businesses ready for sale and a pounds 13m write-off of
goodwill relating to companies BM has already sold.
A clear picture began to emerge yesterday of why the former
stock market star fell from grace two years ago. The distribution
business of Blackwood Hodge, acquired by BM ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
 "Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)")
|
METRO MISERS; Ticket dodgers pay the price as courts hand out cash...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);
August 16, 2007 ;
700+ words
...ARTHURS HILL Jan Cina, 25, of Avison Court, pounds 80; Abdel Zamine, 19, of Beaconsfield Street, pounds 80; Jing Zhok, 34, of Douglas Terrace, pounds 80. BACKWORTH Joseph Billings, 22, of Killingworth Avenue, pounds 170...
|
|
|
Second batch of Metro cheats shamed; Round-up of fare dodgers who paid...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);
August 17, 2007 ;
700+ words
...PALLION Leanne Surtees, 30, of Neville Road, pounds 145. PERCY MAIN Natalie Doherty, 18, of St Stephen's Way, pounds 110; David L Duddin, 21, of Brunton Street, pounds 320; Lynette Duddin, 18, of Weyhill Avenue, pounds 170; Joseph...
|
|
HIGH COST OF OUR COUNCILLORS ; Pounds 26m went to members last year and...
Evening Standard - London;
November 13, 2006 ;
700+ words
...COUNCILLORS in London are claiming more than Pounds 26 million a year in allowances. An Evening...country paying their members in excess of Pounds 1million a year. Allowances are now generally...borough leaders. A number earn more than Pounds 50,000 while the capital's three directly...
|
|
WHERE IT COME FROM pounds 13.3 BN WHERE IT GOES*
The Independent on Sunday;
July 2, 2006 ;
410 words
...pounds 82bn Individual donations About 30 milion people in the UK gave something during 2004-5, including pounds 2.8bn through Gift Aid pounds 1.1 bn Corporate gifts Including costed time, expertise, facilities and products, as well as cash pounds...
|
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
|
Fashion: 3style: Yours for a fiver; We're in heaven! The summer sales have...
The Mirror (London, England);
June 29, 2004 ;
449 words
...Byline: WITH KAREN CLARKSON, DIDI DANSO AND DINAH TURNER Green print vest, was pounds 5.99, now pounds 5, River Island Hawaiian shirt, was pounds 12.99, now pounds 4.99, H&M Candy coloured stripe vest, was pounds 8, now pounds 4...
|
 "The People (London, England)")
|
Style people: 24/7 CAMERON DIAZ CHIC; She's the queen of casual glamour...
The People (London, England);
October 26, 2003 ;
207 words
...HOT PARTY Top, pounds 14.99, H&M; skirt, pounds 39, Morgan (020 7351 2888); sandals, pounds 110, Russell & Bromley (020 7629 6903); bag, pounds 5.99, H&M; earrings, pounds 18, Mikey SATURDAY STROLL Top, pounds 14, Gap; jeans, pounds...
|
|
|
Football: What you can buy for pounds 59m.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England);
March 9, 2002 ;
205 words
...Marco Materazzi . . . . . .pounds 2.5m Olivier Dacourt . . . . . . . .pounds 4m Alex Cleland . . . . . . . . . .Free John Collins . . . . . . . . .pounds 2.5m Steve Simonsen . . . . . . .pounds 3.3m David Unsworth . . . . . . . .pounds 3m Ibrahim...
|
 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
|
YOU'VE BEEN AD; Firms spend pounds 96 a second trying to persuade you to...
Sunday Mirror (London, England);
March 18, 2001 ;
621 words
......BRITAIN'S biggest names spent a record pounds 96 a second trying to make us buy their...year. The top 100 firms broke through the pounds 3billion barrier for the first time with...was still up by two per cent overall at pounds 3.03billion. Biggest spender of all is...
|
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
|
Revealed: The pounds 8m spent on expenses by your MPs.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);
October 26, 2007 ;
700+ words
...West Midlands MPs have claimed almost pounds 8 million in expenses, on top of salaries of pounds 60,675 each. Official figures showed Birmingham...most expensive MP in the Commons. He claimed pounds 178,116 in the last financial year, including...
|
 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
|
Farming Life Markets Ballyclare August 27 Dairy Cows (15) sold to: A Hoey,...
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);
September 4, 2004 ;
700+ words
...Suckler Cows (30) sold to: VN Fleck, Broughshane, Lim cow and bull calf, pounds 950; RJ Millar, Aughafatten, Lim hfr and bull calf, pounds 850, Lim hfr and hfr calf, pounds 770; R McCurdy, Broughshane, Lim hfr and bull calf, pounds 700; Mrs S Wilson...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|