Business was up for a quarter of all UK private-sector services companies in September, according to the latest PMI report, as all three sectors of the economy grew for the third successive month.
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Heinz, the global food manufacturer, has made two senior-level promotions as part of a major purchasing reorganisation.
OSI Pharmaceuticals, a New York-based biotechnology company, named Hedley Rees as its first head of global procurement.
The European Union’s competition regime could unravel if a controversial plan by three rail companies to bypass the rules is successful.
Richard Stutely
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More than half of businesses would suffer a loss of jobs and profits if the UK national minimum wage were increased to £7 per hour, according to a survey by the ICAEW.