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Published: Tue, 18th Nov 12:40PM
BUILDING and plumbing equipment supplier Wolseley would give no indication how the firm's 2,300 job loses would affect its head office at Theale.
The firm, which owns the Plumb Center and Build Center brands, saw profits fall 45% in the last quarter and has announced it will close 200 of its 1,900 branches in the UK.
Battling the economic downturn 
Published: Wed, 12th Nov 9:00AM
A CREDIT crunch summit has been held in Reading as businesses and welfare organisations feel the repercussions of the economic crisis.
Published: Fri, 7th Nov 9:00AM
READING’S most exclusive town centre restaurant opened this week – complete with its own celebrity chef.
Credit crunch could help independent shops
Published: Fri, 7th Nov 8:00AM
THE credit crunch could spark a re-emergence of independent traders according to a local property agent.
Build family homes, urges planning expert (1)
Published: Thu, 23rd Oct 7:00AM
READING faces a population imbalance with too few family homes, according to a leading planning consultant.
Credit crunch less crunchy here (1)
Published: Thu, 18th Sep 8:00AM
AS banks and financial behemoths tumble almost as fast as house prices, the Reading area has every reason to be optimistic.
Published: Thu, 11th Sep 7:50AM
A NEW CONCEPT in finance and accountancy has been launched in the Thames Valley, designed to help upcoming businesses grow faster.
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