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Gordon Banham: From coal to haulage

In less than a decade, Gordon Banham has transformed Hargreaves Services from a Durham haulage company to a diversified support services and energy group delivering consistent turnover and profit growth throughout the recession. 

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Rising star

Richard Stobart founded web and software development consultancy Unboxed Consulting four years ago. The company now has a turnover of £1.6 million

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Civica Group buys in4tek

Civica Group has acquired in4tek, which specialises in software for the healthcare sector, for an undisclosed sum.

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DCC buys Shell Direct Austria

Business support services company DCC has agreed to acquire Shell Direct Austria (SDA), a fuel distribution business, for €18.3 million (£16.4 million) in cash.

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Economic review

From regulatory relief for large pub companies to bank bail-outs and rising property prices, M&A analyses the UK economy by industry sector

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What I’m reading now

The Best Service is No Service: How to Liberate Your Customers from Customer Service, Keep Them Happy, and Control Costs, by Bill Price and David Jaffe Dominic Monkhouse, general manager, PEER 1

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Economic insight

Kathleen Stephansen, chief economist and MD of US-based Aladdin Capital Holdings, questions the received wisdom about jobless recoveries

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Going places…

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Economic insight

Kathleen Stephansen, chief economist and MD of US-based Aladdin Capital Holdings, questions the received wisdom about jobless recoveries

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Going places…

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The next big thing…

Augmented reality. Seeing the world with the aid of annotated computer display has long been a mainstay of science fiction. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator wouldn't have been such an efficient killing machine without this facility.

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‘Research is key,’ says Peter Jones

Serial entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den investor Peter Jones says that many small business owners fall short when it comes to appreciating the importance of research.

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Advent sells Herlitz to Pelikan

Buy-out firm Advent International is to sell its 66 per cent stake in German stationary product company Herlitz for €45 million (£40 million).

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NorthStar leads WorkCast investment

Venture capital firm NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led an investment of £850,000 into webcasting specialist WorkCast.