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“It has established a project office in Edinburgh and expects it to start operating from 2016.”
“It has a £30,000 Scottish Enterprise grant to help a team of three develop a business plan.”
“The move from North Sea oil into offshore renewable energy was only decided in September.”
“That residual interest in oil includes a one-third share of the Mesopotamia Petroleum Company, which remains 'deeply challenging', according to the company's annual results statement.”
“BP remained 'a strong company' despite the 'setback'”
“BP holds a 50% stake in TNK-BP - a joint venture with AAR, which is owned by a group of Russian billionaires”
“We are not wolves, we do not eat the weak, said the company's boss Vagit Alekperov”
“a new outdoor tank arena, which was built as part of a £16.5m redevelopment programme completed last year”
“Andy Ormrod, who owns the Knaresborough company, said nine employees were working late nights and weekends to meet the demand for England flags.”
“Mr Ormrod estimated that the level of orders had increased by 50% in the past two weeks.”
“Recent orders include 35 St George's flags for a local company”
“a 25ft (7.6m) by 15ft (4.6m) flag which has been put up on the front of a Harrogate hotel.”
“Recent orders include 35 St George's flags for a local company and a 25ft (7.6m) by 15ft (4.6m) flag which has been put up on the front of a Harrogate hotel.”
“Plans for a £5m theatre and business complex in Hornsea are in doubt.”
“East Riding of Yorkshire Council is paying £3m towards the scheme.”
“The remaining £2m is needed from regional development agency Yorkshire Forward.”
“A planning application was approved in April for the centre, which would include a 300-seat auditorium and stage and conference facilities with sea views.”
“The council hoped to open the centre by summer 2012, but said it was still awaiting a funding decision for Yorkshire Forward.”
“Its appeal went to the Competition Commission which decided the company could raise its bills by an average of 2.3% - £4 a year - after inflation.”
“Bristol Water had asked for a 6% increase, or £34 a year.”
“Ofwat wanted to keep the increase down to 1.7% a year after inflation.”
“A final decision on water prices must be made before 6 August”
“Bristol Water supplies more than one million people and businesses.”
“The price limits set by Ofwat for 2010/11 become effective this April”
“while limits determined by the Competition Commission will take effect from April 2011.”
“...marks the last phase of work at the station, which is due to open to passengers in September.”
“It is hoped it will bring £2.3bn to the region over 15 years.”
“"A recent study found that potential Energy Island projects could contribute £2.34bn to the Anglesey and north west Wales economy over the next 15 years,"”
“It is understood building work on energy-related projects could bring in up to 5,000 new jobs”
“while a further 2,500 operational jobs could also be delivered by 2025.”
“In March, it was announced that the UK's next nuclear power plant could be built on Anglesey by 2020.”
“Horizon Nuclear Power said it would apply for planning consent in 2012 to build a reactor on the island to produce up to 3,300Mw of electricity.”
“Wylfa, the existing nuclear plant, will be decommissioned in December.”
“A recent study found that potential Energy Island projects could contribute £2.34bn to the Anglesey and north west Wales economy over the next 15 years”
“Building work started in May 2009 and the 2000 Mw gas-fired power station is due to be completed in 2012, providing around 100 jobs and energy for more than 3m homes.”
“The energy minister granted planning consent "after a thorough and robust consultation process".”
“The decision was welcomed by the first minister of Wales for the employment opportunities and diversity it would bring to Wales' energy needs.”
“Mr Mackenzie said it was possible for a 'properly performing' contractor to finish the project by the end of 2012. But he added: 'I don't think it is likely based on the way they have been behaving over the past couple of years, so it is m…”
“BT can afford a 5% pay rise”
“The company has offered an increase of 5.1% over 21 months and several one-off payments.”
“The ballot closes on 5 July.”
“it would cost 3.6% of available cash flow”
“making profits of more than £1bn”
“two-year wage freeze”
“Sweden's 10 reactors, at three power stations, supply as much as half of the country's electricity.”
“The plan allows for new reactors to be built at the same site as the country's existing plants, but forbids the approval of new sites. The number of reactors is not allowed to exceed 10.”
“£25m”
“valuable income would be lost as hundreds of college staff and thousands of students relocated to an out-of-town site.”
“HIE claimed the project would create jobs, retain talent and generate millions of pounds for the Highlands economy.”
“it will come as a boost to Blackpool after a VisitEngland survey last year reported that the number of annual visitors to the town had dropped to 1.38m in 2008 from 1.87m the previous year.”
“Despite this, it was still sixth on the tourism agency's list of the top 10 most-visited English towns and cities.”
“He says his profit margins have been halved in just five years.”
“We have 50 foreign companies here, mostly from hi-tech industries.. firms from Korea, Taiwan, the United States and Japan”
“It is the biggest such facility in the world.”
“Foxconn. The Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer made history last month when it announced it would, effectively, double wages at its main plant in Shenzhen in China following a spate of suicides.”
“He said Keydata sold the SLS bonds to customers between July and December 2005, at which time Elias did not own or control SLS.”
“Elias only took over SLS in September 2007 from another firm CRT.”
“Since Keydata was closed down in June 2009, some of the investors who lost money have been questioning the role of the authorities.”
“Shell is the second largest oil producer in the Gulf of Mexico”
“bought back in 2007”
“tripling its 5% smartphone market share”
“It was also announced this week that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation wishes to buy full control of BSkyB. News Corporation currently owns a 30.1% stake in BSkyB.”
“Readers of the online editions of its Times and Sunday Times newspapers will have to pay to view the websites from the end of this month.”
“Sea King helicopters based at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall and RMB Chivenor in North Devon were due for replacement, starting in 2012.”
“A private consortium was awarded the contract to provide the new UK service, which would mark the end of 24-hour cover at RMB Chivenor.”
“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced last November that night cover would be provided by nine bases around the UK from 2012, instead of the current 12.”
“With a 25-year contract worth £7bn, Soteria was to provide new, faster and more efficient aircraft to replace the ageing military Sea King helicopters over a three-year period.”
“The private finance initiative is one of 12 projects being suspended for a government review.”
“Weir Group has said it can double its profits over the next five years.”
“The multi-national company has three divisions across equipment for mining, oil and gas and power stations, and employs 9,000 people worldwide.”
“Orders for the first five months of this year are up by 16%.”
“Keith Cochrane told analysts the prospects for sales into the nuclear power industry are for 31% growth in the next four years.”
“Upstream oil and gas is scheduled to grow 9% in the next three years”
“and mining by 7%.”
“Orders for the first five months of this year are up by 16%”
“mining by 7%.”
“Merthyr council closed the pool to make way for a new £30m leisure complex.”
“I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterise as a shakedown, a $20bn shakedown.”
“With due respect, we drill hundreds of wells around the world.”
“I spoke to some of the delegates last night and found that the majority of them are staying at The Imperial Hotel where rooms are £85-plus.”
“They could get a perfectly decent room in the town for £35.”
“Dawn Ellison, 48, of Bury Road in Radcliffe, stole £32,000 from RRG Group in Bolton, where she worked as a senior accounts supervisor, police said.”
“She was responsible for banking cash the company received, but from November 2008 to January 2009 she kept it.”
“Ellison's theft was discovered when the general manager ordered an internal audit on takings from November and December 2008, after being told of an inter-company debt.”
“It found two separate amounts of cash were missing from the account.”
“The company then carried out a second audit, dating back to 2003, and found discrepancies in another 32 transactions where money had gone missing in the same way.”
“many RRG workers did not receive their annual bonuses”
“He said the current laws increased costs for landlords and created unnecessary red tape - with an estimated 8,500 landlord applications for houses of multiple occupations (HMOs) this year.”
“Mr McGill, who had worked as an electrician for the local authority for 18 years, fell to the ground from a mobile elevated work platform...”
“If built, the building will have five cinema screens with additional space for exhibitions, cultural events and research facilities.”
“About 138,000 extra paying customers went swimming in the first year of the scheme.”
“Correspondents say the move will put strong pressure on Iran, which is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, but has limited refining capability.”
“Campaigners opposed to plans for a windfarm in Lincolnshire are trying to raise £35,000 for legal representation at a public inquiry.”
“Enertrag UK wants to build eight wind turbines on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.”
“The proposed turbines would stand 85m (278ft) high to the hub with rotors about 90m (295ft) in diameter.”
“Enertrag UK maintains around 70% of the UK public "are in favour of renewable energy and are behind the development of wind power".”
“O'Kane's has to pay out more than £200,000”
“The firm secured a settlement of £23,566 to be shared between the union's 44 members and an additional £150 each for another 1,280 employees.”
“He said that employees were given only a few days notice of the changes to terms and conditions and 520 workers had complained.”
“The move in April 2009 meant all overtime was cancelled except for July 12 and Christmas Day.”
