Archive for June, 2010
Lord Fixer
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.
Professor, Baron, Director, Board Member – Kumar Bhattacharyya has many titles and even more connections. He is an international networker with links to the top of governments. But, as Mark Foster discovered, he prefers to cover some activities with a cloak of modesty.
Waiting in the reception area of the steel and glass headquarters of the [...]
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Design For Living
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.
Gerry McGovern is one of the world’s most successful automotive designers. He is Design Director and Chief Creative Officer for Land Rover and Range Rover, leading the company’s Design Studio at Gaydon, Warwickshire, creating concepts and new models.
Form and shape are important to Gerry McGovern. They set the tone and feel for a car. And [...]
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Deal Or No Deal?
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.
The last financial year was twelve months of hard slog, with fewer deals taking longer to do, with lower returns. The M&A market has shown improvement in the first few months of the calendar year leading to rising optimism. With the help of the region’s corporate financiers, BWM looks at what’s in store.
In his Cherry [...]
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Car Company Finds Dutch Courage
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.
Adam Dent reports on how one Coventry manufacturer has reversed the trend of car makers heading east.
When Victor Muller – the founder of supercar manufacturer Spyker – stood in Coventry and announced that he was moving production from Holland to the city, his words caused some to sit up and take notice.
While industry headlines over [...]
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Car Makers Get Down Low and Clean
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumours of the death of the automotive sector in the West Midlands has been exaggerated. The industry still employs more than 115,000 people in the region, contributing around £13 billion to the local economy.
Over 60 per cent of the UK’s total automotive research and development comes from the West Midlands, with [...]
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It’s Good To Talk
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by editor.
As the economic climate improves the pressures on businesses intensifies as companies grapple with funding and payment challenges. Companies facing problems should act quickly, according to Tony Smedley, the regional managing director for Absolute Invoice Finance in the Midlands. He says the best way to stay afloat is to communicate.
2009 was a tough year for [...]
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