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      <title>Financial services to fund tube forming </title>
      <description>Manufacturer of tube bending and end-forming machinery, AddisonMckee, has introduced a range of financial services to assist manufacturers in acquiring capital equipment.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tube forming technology financial assistance given</title>
      <description>UK manufacturer of tube bending and end-forming equipment and systems, Addison McKee, offers financial services to fund the purchase of its latest tube forming capital equipment.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Credit check hike on companies slows down</title>
      <description>To protect thenmselves from unforeseen credit traps, more companies are performing credit checks on their suppliers and business contacts in 2008.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bridging Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bci/bci100.html</link>
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      <title>Spend management software selected by Ingram Micro</title>
      <description>World's largest technology distributor taps Ariba's on-demand software and services to drive strategic sourcing initiative.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ariba</category>
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      <title>Successful MBO funded externally</title>
      <description>Financial consultants advised and funded the management team of a UK precision turned parts manufacturer on its recent management buy-out of the company.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
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      <title>Bank supports takeover of packaging company</title>
      <description>UK banking company is supporting the takeover by the Audax Group of a leading supplier of aluminum foil containers, Nicholl Food Packaging.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
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      <title>UK manufacturing output rise is encouraging</title>
      <description>Commenting on the ONS Manufacturing (Index of Production) figures for November 2006, Barclays said it may only be an incremental rise, it is still a nudge in the right direction.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
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      <title>Finance support given to controls MBO</title>
      <description>Pneumatic Lines, a leading provider of electronic and pneumatic control systems in the Midlands and East Anglia has completed a management buyout  supported by GE Commercial Finance.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nmb/nmb104.html</link>
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      <title>Technology fund finds monies for development</title>
      <description>Intellistream, the developer of a new turnkey solution for 3G video content delivery, has attracted funding of GBP 355,000 through the London Technology Fund.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>London Technology Fund</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/lof/lof100.html</link>
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      <title>2007 spend management priorities and challenges</title>
      <description>Global survey of leading procurement executives finds delivering measurable results top business objective.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ariba</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/arz/arz103.html</link>
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      <title>New Standard for On-Demand Spend Management</title>
      <description>Latest release of multi-tenant offerings enables companies to accelerate results by driving greater visibility, active compliance, and rapid adoption.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ariba</category>
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      <title>UK manufacturing looks encouraging, said bank</title>
      <description>Commenting on the ONS Manufacturing (Index of Production) figures for September 2006, Tony Walsh, National Director of Manufacturing at Barclays, said things looked encouraging.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac113.html</link>
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      <title>Tool helps combat bad debts/late payments</title>
      <description>UK consultancy is helping businesses to tackle the threat of late payment and bad debt with a powerful tool that allows businesses to share critical information about customer payment behaviour.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Equifax</category>
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      <title>Check up on customers' business status</title>
      <description>In response to a downturn in business confidence, a business information provider has enhanced online report service to assess, monitor and manage customers more easily and quicker.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Equifax</category>
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      <title>Check out the customer before signing deal</title>
      <description>Business information provider, has launched powerful online business report to give a complete and up-to-date picture of a business when assessing it for a high value contract, loan or deal.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Equifax</category>
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      <title>30 million European firms' data covered</title>
      <description>UK exporters get an easy-to-use and instantly accessible service to over 30 million European companies and other commercial organizations - to help to sustain the UK's economic confidence.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Equifax</category>
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      <title>Founder gains ownership of plastics moulder</title>
      <description>Mike McDonough, founder of Sertec Plastics, has bought the UK company out of the Sertec Group with financial backing from Lloyds TSB and accountants and business advisers PKF.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PKF</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pkf/pkf113.html</link>
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      <title>Electricity charges - do not wait for Autumn</title>
      <description>Businesses whose electricity contracts come up for renewal this autumn should act immediately to avoid the seasonal 'spike' when around 70% of businesses sign new contracts.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Utility Auditing</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/uti/uti106.html</link>
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      <title>UK manufacturers must think globally</title>
      <description>Commenting on the ONS Manufacturing (Index of Production) figures for April 2006, Barclays, said that UK manufacturers need to 'think global' now more than ever.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac110.html</link>
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      <title>Automotive parts maker acquired in MBO</title>
      <description>With guidance from PKF, a UK automotive components manufacturer making valve spring retainers and plugs was successfully acquired in an MBO and has won a major order from the USA.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PKF</category>
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      <title>Forward thinking for business success</title>
      <description>US credit management guru, Abe WalkingBear Sanchez is returning to the UK to give two seminar presentations at the B2B London event at Earls Court in June.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Atradius</category>
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      <title>E-Procurement reduces costs</title>
      <description>Enterprises today are using e-procurement to manage more requisitions, spend categories and suppliers than ever before.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ariba</category>
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      <title>Bank to lend more money to UK manufacturing</title>
      <description>Barclays has announced an additional GBP 500 million of lending to be made available to the UK manufacturing sector, believing the sector will see an improved performance during 2006.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac109.html</link>
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      <title>Multi-million pound package finances MBO</title>
      <description>GE Commercial Finance's Business Finance unit has provided a multi million pound financing package to facilitate the management buy-out of UK-based Lymington Precision Engineers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nmb/nmb102.html</link>
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      <title>Financial backing provided for company acquisition</title>
      <description>Adal Group has acquired a specialist metal cladding panel supplier - Guilform - with backing from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, which providing GBP 5 million of asset based lending facilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lloyds TSB</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/lyd/lyd101.html</link>
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      <title>Free business intelligence guide helps firms grow</title>
      <description>A free guide called 'In The Know' shows how to discover what UK business grants are available for start-up, H and S responsibilities and chasing bad business debts.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Altradius</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/alu/alu103.html</link>
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      <title>Six month finance deal accesses machines quickly</title>
      <description>Six month deal giving 6% discount with a payment holiday of six months gives access to latest technology lathes, machining centres, EDM and grinding machines at a very competitive price.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>600 Centre</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/siz/siz169.html</link>
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