Archive for May, 2010

Cavan on high alert – Irish Independent

Cavan on high alertIrish IndependentGovernance for Owners' emergence as a 4.9 per cent shareholder in Kingspan increases the pressure on the founding Murtagh family. …

The Irish Times – Saturday, May 29, 2010 – Irish Times


Irish Times
The Irish Times – Saturday, May 29, 2010
Irish Times
The idea for this year's offering was hatched during the torrential downpours of last November, and centres around the idea of rainwater harvesting.

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Malawi improves food security through farmer subsidies – ReliefWeb (press release)

Malawi improves food security through farmer subsidies
ReliefWeb (press release)
In this village there is a small rainwater harvesting tank. I am Mrs. Daligo. I live here in Joza Kalijelo Village. I am the chairperson of the Rainwater

Recharging India’s Aquifers – Water World

Recharging India's Aquifers
Water World
In addition to this there could be a move toward growing different crops that require less irrigation, increased rainwater harvesting, checking dams on

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Travis Perkins in move to take over rival BSS Group – Financial Times

Travis Perkins in move to take over rival BSS GroupFinancial TimesBy Ed Hammond and John O'Doherty Travis Perkins yesterday moved to buy rival builders' merchant BSS Group, in a deal that would create the UK's largest …Builders merchant T…

Market Report: New boss lures the bulls back to Marks & Spencer – Independent

Market Report: New boss lures the bulls back to Marks & Spencer
Independent
Elsewhere, the plumbing and heating group BSS surged by nearly 35 per cent, adding 112p to close at 437p, after the builders' merchant Travis Perkins,

Glance-UPDATE 2-Deals of the day — mergers and acquisitions – Interactive Investor

Glance-UPDATE 2-Deals of the day — mergers and acquisitions
Interactive Investor
BRITISH BUILDERS' MERCHANT AND HOME IMPROVEMENT retailer Travis Perkins said it has made a 553 million pounds ($800.1 million) indicative offer for plumbing

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Market overview: Footsie edges lower – ShareCast


InTheNews.co.uk
Market overview: Footsie edges lower
ShareCast
1025: Most of the excitement is in the FTSE 250 today, after builders merchant Travis Perkins announced it is in advanced discussions with BSS Group which
London pre-open: Rebound to continueShareCast
Market overview: Footsie edges lowerMoneyWeek

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Evening Standard, London, market report column – Trading Markets (press release)

Evening Standard, London, market report column
Trading Markets (press release)
The first two places on the FTSE 250 winner's list were claimed by plumbing and heating provider BSS Group and builders' merchant Travis Perkins: the

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Builders merchant Travis Perkins makes £553m bid for BSS – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukBuilders merchant Travis Perkins makes £553m bid for BSSTelegraph.co.ukBuilders merchant Travis Perkins has made a £553m offer for plumbing supplies company BSS, in a move which would see it overtake larger rival Wolseley in …Travis …