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Editor John Arnold - E-mail: jarnold@creditman.co.uk This week's issue of the Business Credit News UK is brought to you in association with the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) 
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Telephone 01780 722903 or email newmembers@icm.org.uk ================== Current News ================== - Sale of Au Naturale stores secures 550 jobs in Scotland - Invensys 'BB' Rating Placed On Watch Positive On Strengthening Business And Financial Risk - High Commodity Prices To Continue Driving Africa’s Economic Growth, S&P Says - 3i Ratings Unchanged By Increased Leverage; Modest Scope For Ratings To Withstand Further Rise - Tesco Ratings Lowered To 'A' On Deterioration Of Financial Profile; Outlook Negative - Company winding up and bankruptcy petition court statistics - First Quarter 2008 - Venture Structured Finance delivers MBO for T123 - JBW invests a clever half million - WorkLight offers top tips for security on National working from home day - FirstGroup Outlook Revised To Stable From Neg On Planned Equity Issue, Satisfactory Trading - Compass Group Ratings Unaffected By £400 Million Share Buyback - Equifax Acquires Majority Stake in Ecuador's Leading Credit Bureau - Manufacturing and retail administrations down: calm before the storm? - European businesses pessimistic on Governments' commitment to fighting climate change - Carl Freer Buys the IPR Assets of Gizmondo Europe Ltd in Liquidation - Begbies Traynor Continues to Build North East Presence with New Office in Hull - Credit crunch increases investor activism - UK Consumer Debt Sales Market sees dramatic growth - D. 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Litt (Firearms) Ltd in administration - Begbies Traynor Confident of Future for Priestley Centre for the Arts - Reed Elsevier 'A-' Rating Affirmed; Off Watch; Outlook Negative - Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank to provide United Utilities with extended payments network - Virgin Media Outlook Revised To Positive On Deleveraging Potential; 'B+' Rating Affirmed - Farepak investigation complete To read the complete story on these and to submit your news items please go to the News Section ================== New Articles ================== - Case study, Project Courts - Courts Plc and Courts (UK) Ltd - Maximising return to creditors from a complex insolvency Go to our Articles Section here ================== A Selection from Last Week's Insolvency Notices ================== Advertised Winding Up Petitions Axis Vehicle Solutions ( Wales ) LimitedBath Landscapes Limited Clegg Electrical Limited Daintyhill Care Limited Executive Wines & Beer Ltd Ferndene Developments Limited GP Aviation Group International Limited Heventac Control Services Limited K D Joinery Contractors Limited Living-Water Limited Mozzarella Joes Windsor Ltd Norton Engineering And Consultancy Limited Power Dynamics UK Limited Restlife Corporation Limited Symphony Electrical Limited Tradestyle Limited Ultimate Graphics Limited Westmead Business Group Limited Appointment of Administrators Arlington Metro LimitedD.J. Litt (Firearms) Limited F.A. Bateman Limited Geoffrey Bateman Limited Horstmanns (Opticians) Limited Kemek Limited Mask (Europe) Limited Nallatech Limited Panaloc Limited PSL Recoveries Limited Rock Group Plc Spiac Glass Limited Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool Limited Wykeham Inns Limited Notices of Meetings of Creditors (Section 98) Creditors Liquidation Abbey Electrical (Oxford) LimitedABC Carpentry Contractors Limited Capitall Roofing Specialists Limited Essex Demolition & Plant Hire Limited Heavypack Haulage Limited Keyhole Property Management Limited Naked Limited S & L Electrical Wholesalers Limited The Woolton Village Inn Limited Wildmoor Waste Management Limited Willstone Marble & Granite Limited Would you like to have ALL the Insolvency Notices delivered to your desktop every week by email? 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