19,920 source-backed business facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 164 of 200.
“Iain Coucher has been chief executive since 2007”
“During his time with the company Britain's railway has been transformed with improved punctuality which is at record levels, safety improved and billions removed from the company's costs through efficiency saving.”
“We consider that the level of our intervention and the pressure we needed to apply went above what should have been required. The ORR also said it was 'not yet convinced of the efficiency gains the company is claiming'.”
“Josie Hall died aged 71 in 2009”
“She made her money running the Royal Beacon and Alliston House hotels in Exmouth for 30 years.”
“Exmouth League of Friends chairman Mavis Prideaux, who knew Josie for 63 years”
“Sales volumes rose by a bigger-than-expected 0.6% from April, helped by a 1.7% jump in household goods sales and a 1% increase in food sales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.”
“It said retail sales failed to grow in April compared with the previous month, down from the 0.3% growth initially reported.”
“The ONS data showed that sales volumes in May were up 2.2% from the same point last year.”
“Links between business and the university sector contribute around £31bn each year to the nation's economy directly and £59bn indirectly, according to the university sector.”
“no petrol or diesel for vehicles has been allowed in from Israel since November 2008, except for fuel for UN cars and five other shipments in three years”
“the amount of cooking gas allowed in has generally fluctuated between about a third and a half of requirements, Oxfam figures show”
“Gaza's electricity supply is made up of 144MW from Israel, 17MW from Egypt and the rest from an EU-run power plant in Gaza which can generate up to 80MW”
“leaving two-thirds of Gazans without power at the height of the crisis”
“the power plant has received enough fuel to operate at only about two-thirds of its capacity”
“fuel supply fluctuated, with the plant able to operate at between 20 and 50% of its capacity”
“houses across Gaza without power for 35-60 hours a week”
“up to about 750 trucks of furniture, food products, textiles and agricultural produce left Gaza each month, worth half a million US dollars a day”
“118 trucks leaving between December 2009 to April 2010”
“Before the blockade, 3,900 industrial premises were operating, employing 35,000 people - by June 2008, only 90 were still functioning, employing only 860, according to the Palestinian Trade Center”
“An estimated total of $140m of damage was done to Gaza businesses during the December and January military operation, according to a Palestinian business body, the Palestinian Private Sector Coordinating Council”
“Cement manufacturing at the site was fully mothballed in February last year.”
“Cement manufacturing at the site was mothballed last year with the loss of 68 jobs because of the deterioration in the market and the tough cost conditions faced by the company.”
“By one estimate the midge costs Scotland's tourist sector more than £250m every year in lost revenue.”
“They document the 64 cases supported by the Commission in 2008-09, including one which meant it was effectively supporting a case against itself.”
“54 of the cases were settled prior to hearing at tribunal or court.”
“The woman, who was a born again Christian, worked at Knockan Lodge Private residential nursing home in Ballymoney for six years before her inability to work on Sunday became an issue.”
“The Royal Welsh made a surplus, despite bad weather in July 2009”
“The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society said the successes of its two other annual events at the Powys showground helped make a total surplus of more than £630,000.”
“a new £1.7m food hall will open in July.”
“The main parade ring is being replaced after the mud of recent years”
“After this year's show it is hoped a new Montgomery members pavilion will be built.”
“The third major scheme is the resurfacing of the main ring. An artificial surface will also be laid in the nearby collection ring.”
“They say the £39m development would raise the £3m needed to restore the 112-year-old landmark.”
“In one case, a gold necklace valued at between £270 and £300 received offers as low as £69. The top offer was £260 - a difference of £191.”
“which has been climbing in value for the past 18 months.”
“He added: 'I'm afraid it's going to hit head count,' he told BBC Wales. 'In terms of services received, you can't protect every single service.' Mr Thomas said councils had already announced between 3,000 and 4,000 job losses in the next f…”
“He added: 'Mr Thomas said councils had already announced between 3,000 and 4,000 job losses in the next few years, but that number had been based on previous figures and could rise depending on the content of the Chancellor's budget next w…”
“BP's $20bn compensation fund and suspension of dividends is President Obama's "pound of flesh".”
“one of which has reached two miles (3km) below the seabed, or about two-thirds of its way to its target”
“for the three years he had been in his post”
“Used only six centralisers ... rather than the 21 recommended”
“two relief wells”
“or about two-thirds of its way to its target”
“Spending on research and development would reach 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) under the plan.”
“About 6,000 staff at Aberdeen City Council would have expected to receive an incremental rise.”
“A man who is mounting a legal challenge against plans for a £3bn coal-fired power station in Ayrshire has received backing from a coalition of environmental groups.”
“Plans for the plant were submitted to the Scottish government at the beginning of June.”
“The developers said it could provide energy to three million homes for decades, while capturing and storing damaging carbon emissions, if that technology can be proven.”
“Any application for a new multi-fuelled (coal and biomass) plant in Scotland will need to demonstrate carbon capture and storage (CCS) on a minimum of 300 megawatts of capacity from its first day of operation.”
“It is ridiculous that we are facing what would be Britain's first coal power station since the 1970s.”
“Yet it took him more than a decade to open Cafe Loc Vang - Golden Loc - which is now in its second operational year.”
“The oil is expected to be found 4,150 metres below the water's surface, compared with 4,000 metres in the Gulf.”
“...pointing to how a consortium of oil companies has started searching for oil just 430 kilometres (267 miles) off the coast here.”
“Bicycle shop owner Neil Dexter, 50, ... owns Wheelies Cycle Care near York”
“I'd like to offer a full refund and offer our apologies”
“Factory Events has also agreed to introduce extra security measures, such as having additional searches at each event”
“1,000 officers from around Gauteng Province had to be diverted to Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg to manage the 55,000 football fans set to attend the game hours before Brazil took on North Korea.”
“The guards told the BBC that they often worked 15-hour shifts and were 'angry' and accused security company Stallion, their employer, of 'exploitation'.”
“The guards say they were promised 1,500 rand ($194; £133) per shift when they signed with the company last month. Instead they say they are receiving as little as 190 rand ($24; £17).”
“Up to 80 firefighters have been tackling a severe fire at a solvents factory near the Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire border.”
“Developers had planned to spend £1.3bn building a hotel, two golf courses and a golf club house on the Dall Estate.”
“The proposal included shops, a clubhouse and loch-side accommodation on a 430-hectare site.”
“Proposed membership fees were £2m, plus annual dues of £500,000.”
“£7m upgrade”
“begin from Monday”
“completed by March 2011”
“carrying up to 22 million vehicles a year”
“create 1,300 sustainable new jobs”
“West End hit musical Wicked is celebrating takings of £100m since it opened in September 2006.”
“The show has been seen by almost three million people over 1,500 performances, according to its producers.”
“£41m of investment to Norfolk”
“£7m extension”
“safeguards 225 jobs”
“create 500 new jobs”
“employs 340 people”
“We plan to have the store open in 2012.”
“three ship‑to‑shore gantry cranes.”
“24 container‑wide decks.”
“will officially open in 2011.”
“first ship capable of carrying 10,000 containers enter service, but within the next few years there will be over a hundred of these massive ships on the major trade routes.”
“Each crane weighs approximately 2,000 tonnes and is capable of lifting two containers simultaneously, weighing up to a total of 70 tonnes.”
“Changes would have to be made to aircraft approach procedures at an airport if a 30-turbine wind farm was approved, council papers show.”
“Highlands and Islands Airports (HIA) said it would need six months to make the alterations at Wick before any turbine construction at Spittal Hill.”
“Twenty-seven of the turbines would stand 110m (360ft) tall and a further three 100m (328ft) high in the plan submitted to the Scottish government.”
“Papers sent to the planning committee have given details of 19 other wind projects within a 21-mile (35km) radius of the proposed site.”
“Illuminate Christian Bookshop in Shrewsbury High Street employs eight staff and is the base for a youth charity and a debt advice service too.”
“Co-owner Phil Wittall said due to high maintenance costs the shop would close unless it could raise £60,000 by July.”
“A trust has been set up and is selling non-profit shares in the firm for £50.”
“Bookshop manager Christine Coleman said there had been a Christian bookshop in the high street for more than 40 years.”
“A Christian bookshop has been in the high street for the past 40 years.”
“These include a 5% cut to public sector pay in an effort to bring down its borrowing and help restore its credibility among international lenders.”
“five new platforms”
“due to be remodelled by 2013”
“starting on 21 June”
“scheduled to be completed by May 2011”
“McCormick MacNaughton is based at Blaris Industrial Esate in Lisburn and employs 56 people.”
“The company was established over 50 years ago”
“The Tornado engine cost £3m to build and first took to the rails in 2008.”
“The US tycoon wants to create a championship course as well as a hotel and hundreds of holiday homes at Menie in Aberdeenshire.”
