http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news Independent Business News from Basingstoke and North Hampshire Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:48:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Computer games retailer Game PLC, with head offices in Basingstoke, said a strong market and a raft of hit games releases had helped it beat expectations in the first half of the year. The firm said it was "slightly ahead" of hopes thanks to new titles including Grand Theft Auto IV ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/07/03/game-continue-growth/ Shire, the UK's third-largest drugmaker, with head offices in Basingstoke, has agreed to pay 328 million euros ($520.7 million) for Germany's Jerini AG to add a treatment for an illness that causes sometimes fatal swelling of tissue.Investors in Jerini will get 6.25 euros for each of their shares, 68 percent ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/07/03/shire-aquires-jerini-ag/ Quarter two of 2008 has seen a leap in website traffic for Basingstoke Business news with unique visitors up 53.47% on Q1. The continued rise in traffic is the result of a number of initiatives: Increased syndication of news from third party news websites. Increased level of interest coming to us from local ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/07/01/53-percent-traffic-increase-for-basingstoke-business-news/ Energy technology company Fotech has secured 6.5 million pounds venture funding from Scottish Equity Partners, Energy Ventures and Saudi Arabia-based Shoaibi Group to commercialise its pioneering solutions for the monitoring and surveillance of oil and gas wells and pipelines. Fotech, which is headed by Chief Executive Douglas Gibson, has developed optical ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/28/fotech-raises-65m-venture-funding/ The Hogg Robinson Group, with head offices in Basingstoke, saw the The Emirates Group taking a stake in the corporate travel market with a subsidiary of the Dubai based company taking an 18.7 per cent stake this week. Dnata, bought 57.3m shares and said the stake was "for investment purposes" stating ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/28/dnata-invests-in-hogg-robinson-group/ A multimillion pound deal to finance the management buy-out of Hollybourne Hotels, owners of The Red Lion Hotel in Basingstoke, has been funded by Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets. The Hollybourne Group, which has hotels in Basingstoke and Alton and an annual turnover of £7 million, has become renowned for offering first ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/26/red-lion-owners-in-management-buy-out/ The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that outsourcing firm Capita is its preferred bidder in the gas installer registration scheme tender meaning current registrar CORGI, based in Basingstoke, has been appointed reserve bidder. CORGI expressed its disappointment with the decision but said it would work to ensure a smooth ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/26/corgi-loses-gas-registration-scheme/ Scott Wilson Group plc, has announced another consecutive year of strong revenue, profit and margin growth, which looks set to continue with an increased order book. The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its Basingstoke headquarters and currently controls a worldwide network of 80 ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/26/scott-wilson-announce-strong-growth/ With businesses in the UK increasingly mandated to curb their carbon emissions, reduce their oil dependency and adopt responsible environmental initiatives, Linde Material Handling, a world leader in forklift production and material handling, has taken a major leap forward in providing viable eco-friendly solutions. Based locally in Basingstoke, Linde has recently ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/25/basingstokes-linde-goes-green-with-environmentally-friendly-hybrid-solutions/ Basingstoke shopfitters, Routledge and Young, took the Gold prize for "Best Supermarket and Food Project of the year 2008" for the second year in a row at this years Shopfitting and Display Industry Awards held on June 18th. The award was to mark the company's work at Tesco Nailsea, a project ... http://www.basingstokebusinessnews.co.uk/news/2008/06/24/routledge-and-young-win-shopfitting-industry-award-for-second-year-running/