The car insurance boss who wants to motor into new foreign markets August 22, 2010 It is a case of ‘Recession? What recession?’ for motor insurance firm Admiral, which is in the middle of taking on 750 staff in the UK alone this year. And that means an awful lot of meetings for the Cardiff-based firm’s 53-year-old chief executive Henry Engelhardt. The Chicago-born boss meets every one of his new [...]
Carphone is boosted by Best Buy deal April 26, 2010 CARPHONE Warehouse raised its profit forecasts yesterday – fuelled by its joint venture with US electrical giant Best Buy. It said it expected net profit for the year to the end of March to be about £47m, above the £40-£45m it indicated in January. The company is preparing for the opening of its first joint [...]
FOCUS ON: REIGATE, SURREY April 29, 2010 MANSEFIELD COTTAGE, CROYDON RD, RH2 0PG Price: £895,000 This former bakehouse has been refurbished and extended to create a family home with four double bedrooms. It has a separate dining room, sitting room and orangery overlooking the garden. The property is to the northeast of Reigate town centre and is close to local schools. Reigate [...]
Redevelopment makes Croydon a property hotspot August 6, 2009 WITH most parts of the country in the property doldrums at the moment, there are not too many places that look like clever investments. One that is bucking the trend is Croydon, which will be the next UK city to undergo a serious regeneration. There are plans to inject £3.5bn into the city over the [...]
FOCUS ON: CROYDON, GREATER LONDON July 23, 2009 39 RADCLIFFE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 5QJPrice: £765,000If you’re a cricket lover glued to the television at the moment, then this smart four-bedroom period house backing on to the exclusive Whitgift Foundation’s cricket grounds is exactly what you are looking for. It comes with four bedrooms and has been refurbished to the highest standard by the [...]
DELOITTE CONSULTANT DUSTS OFF DANCING SHOES IN CINEMA DEBUT November 1, 2009 HERE at City A.M., we like to champion the interests of our dear parishioners, and there’s nothing The Capitalist likes better than hearing about one of the flock with aspirations in the glitzy world of showbiz. Step forward Sanjay Shah, a consultant at Deloitte, whose debut on the silver screen was shown across London for [...]
DELOITTE CONSULTANT DUSTS OFF DANCING SHOES IN CINEMA DEBUT November 1, 2009 HERE at City A.M., we like to champion the interests of our dear parishioners, and there’s nothing The Capitalist likes better than hearing about one of the flock with aspirations in the glitzy world of showbiz. Step forward Sanjay Shah, a consultant at Deloitte, whose debut on the silver screen was shown across London for [...]
DRUG SMUGGLER LEWIS GETS 13 YEARS May 20, 2009 FORMER England all-rounder Chris Lewis has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine with a street value of over £140,000 into Britain. Croydon Crown Court heard how the 41-year-old hid the drug in liquid form in tins of fruit and vegetable juice when arriving at Gatwick Airport from a trip [...]
Beauty fixes to turn back the clock October 25, 2005 Horrific tales of botched cosmetic surgery might put some people off going under the knife. But there are now procedures available which claim to offer similar youthful benefits without resorting to such extreme measures. In Britain the popularity of cosmetic surgery continues to grow. Aside from the medical risk that these invasive procedures pose — [...]