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    <description>Barclays Commercial Bank news releases on Manufacturingtalk</description>
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      <title>Weak Pound raises materials prices, inflation</title>
      <description>Barclays Commercial Bank said recently that UK manufacturers face rising inflation with steep increases in the price of raw materials - particularly steel and energy costs.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK's manufacturing firms are confident in 'green'</title>
      <description>Recent research by a business bank showed that owner-managers of the UK's manufacturing companies are confident of their ability to manage pressures to 'go green'.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Planning future workforce is a big problem</title>
      <description>When planning for future business, UK manufacturers reckon employee strategy is the most difficult part of any business plan, according to a commercial bank's survey.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac119.html</link>
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      <title>Production index figures are welcome, says Bank</title>
      <description>Barclays Bank saw encouragement in the UK manufacturing output rise during April, during which UK interest rates were held steady.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac118.html</link>
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      <title>Manufacturing figures show rise in output</title>
      <description>The highest annual rise in output since 2004 was claimed by Tony Walsh, National Director of Manufacturing at Barclays, commenting on the ONS Manufacturing figures for December 2006.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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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>
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      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac116.html</link>
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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>
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      <title>Production index shows manufacturing growth</title>
      <description>Commenting on the ONS Manufacturing (Index of Production) figures for October 2006 is Tony Walsh, National Director of Manufacturing at Barclays.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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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>
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      <title>Commentary on ONS Manufacturing Figures</title>
      <description>UK manufacturers' confidence high on back of healthy order books</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays Commercial Bank</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac112.html</link>
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      <title>Bank appoints new head of UK Manufacturing</title>
      <description>Barclays has appointed Tony Walsh as its new head of UK Manufacturing (Larger Business Banking); Walsh has covered risk management, operations and sales management and strategy planning.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac111.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>
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      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac110.html</link>
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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>
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      <title>Bank says manufacturing outlook more positive</title>
      <description>UK bank says that manufacturers can look forward to more positive times in 2006, if they continue to demonstrate the strong operational and management rigour seen in 2005.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays Commercial Bank</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac108.html</link>
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      <title>Bank comments on ONS manufacturing figures</title>
      <description>Commenting on the ONS Manufacturing (Index of Production) figures for October 2005, Barclays said the UK manufacturing sector will be very disappointed by these figures.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays Commercial Bank</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac107.html</link>
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      <title>Bank works with University on manufacturing</title>
      <description>Barclays Manufacturing Team announces a 'tie-up' with Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick to develop further the manufacturing expertise of its relationship directors.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays Commercial Bank</category>
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