Dos_Box Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Oh that’s sad. I spent many a happy day with my dad following the JPS Norton team around the Superbike circuit. Steve Spray, Trevor Nation, Ron Haslem, Robert Dunlop and all those guys. Sad to see an iconic brand go. And they seemed to be doing quite well? Given their brand I suspect it won't be down for long. They were very quiet in the 90's with Norton almost in suspended animation with little or no bikes being produced. Hopefully with decent backing and management they can make the same kind of comeback Triumph did in the 90's. There is a big market for these iconic British bike brands. Edited January 30, 2020 by Dos_Box
supportman Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) The entire UK car industry https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51300835 Yet the one business that has looked to the future by designing an electric delivery truck is our newest unicorn (billion dollar company). Strange that!! https://www.ft.com/content/667ce2be-42c0-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c No brexit issues either as they are building it all here! Amazing what a little good planning can do! Edited January 30, 2020 by supportman
mavhc Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 a 34.7% rise in production of electric and hybrid vehicles. Just need to make that a 50000% rise.
supportman Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 a 34.7% rise in production of electric and hybrid vehicles. Just need to make that a 50000% rise. Well the article does state that UPS has just ordered 10,000 electric delivery vehicles so that will go a long way to helping
Andrew_C Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Well the article does state that UPS has just ordered 10,000 electric delivery vehicles Giving them the new excuse "Sorry, flat battery" for late deliveries.* *TBF - they are possibly the most reliable I deal with 1
HarryMonkey Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Oh that’s sad. I spent many a happy day with my dad following the JPS Norton team around the Superbike circuit. Steve Spray, Trevor Nation, Ron Haslem, Robert Dunlop and all those guys. Sad to see an iconic brand go. And they seemed to be doing quite well? They were my first introduction to bikes as a nipper ... my dad had a Norton 600 and sidecar back in the 60s, we went everywhere in/on it.
elsiegee40 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Aston Martin being bailed out yet again Aston Martin: F1 billionaire owner leads rescue deal
supportman Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Aston Martin being bailed out yet again Aston Martin: F1 billionaire owner leads rescue deal I know someone who worked there, they didn't get some Chinese financing and all their future electric car projects were cancelled and developers made redundant. Sad case really as electric is the future and the brand is a great one. Another case of not moving with the times.
bald_pig Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 They were my first introduction to bikes as a nipper ... my dad had a Norton 600 and sidecar back in the 60s, we went everywhere in/on it. Unfortunately, the latest owners were much less scrupulous and tarnished the brand name quite badly, lots of reports of bikes not being delivered in time etc.
6Foot2 Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 Link: Axminster Carpets collapses into administration [bBC News] Axminster Carpets has collapsed into administration after weeks of trying to secure a rescue deal. The 265-year-old firm, a supplier of carpets to the royal family, appointed Duff & Phelps as administrators on Wednesday. It is the second time the company has gone into administration in seven years. In 2013, Axminster Carpets was bought by a consortium led by private investor Stephen Boyd. About 80 employees at its Axminster factory in Devon have been made redundant, but a handful of staff have been kept on to complete existing orders, the administrators said. When appointed on Wednesday, Duff & Phelps sold the Axminster Carpets underlay division, Axfelt, to Ulster Carpets. It also anticipates selling the Axminster Carpet Shop to Wilton Flooring. In 2018, the firm made a loss before tax of nearly £1m, and a loss of almost £3m in 2017, according to documents lodged with Companies House... 1
6Foot2 Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Link: Kent Frankie and Bennys, Wagamama and Chiquito restaurants set to close [Kent Live] Frankie & Benny’s owner The Restaurant Group said it plans to close up to 90 restaurant sites by the end of next year Frankie & Benny's restaurants around Kent could be set to shut their doors. Owner The Restaurant Group said it plans to close up to 90 restaurant sites by the end of next year. The closures are expected to affect all the brands in the dining company's portfolio, which includes Chiquito. It shut 18 restaurants in 2019. The closure plan comes amid a tough period for casual dining chains, with rivals such as Jamie’s Italian collapsing over the past year. Chief executive Andy Horny, who has been with the company less than a year, is reportedly set to announce which under performing sites will close. According to the Mail on Sunday, out-of-town retail park locations which receive less and less visitors are the most at risk. The Restaurant Group reportedly fell to a pre-tax loss of £87.7m in the first half of last year, compared to profit of £12.2m profit the previous year.
LeMarchand Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 According to the Mail on Sunday, out-of-town retail park locations which receive less and less visitors are the most at risk. Not that one should expect any sort of accuracy from the Mail. 2
6Foot2 Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 [ATTACH=CONFIG]56855[/ATTACH] Not that one should expect any sort of accuracy from the Mail. Good point, well-made.
Andrew_C Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Norton M'cycles - again. I saw a report of a £40k bike going back to have warranty work done on it, and it being stripped to the frame to get new bikes out the door to customers.
jthompson Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 According to the Mail on Sunday, out-of-town retail park locations which receive less fewer and less fewer visitors are the most at risk. It adds nothing to the thread, I know, but I couldn't let it go. 1
witch Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 I know Tesco isn't exactly in financial trouble but they are cutting jobs: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-02-25/tesco-to-cut-1-800-jobs-in-bakeries-overhaul/ As for Norton - v sad. I learned to ride on a Norton Commando
bald_pig Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Norton M'cycles - again. I saw a report of a £40k bike going back to have warranty work done on it, and it being stripped to the frame to get new bikes out the door to customers. Told you the last owners were dodgy!
mavhc Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 [ATTACH=CONFIG]56855[/ATTACH] Not that one should expect any sort of accuracy from the Mail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_versus_less some guy just made up a suggestion, that other people decided was a rule, there's no rule.
bald_pig Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_versus_less some guy just made up a suggestion, that other people decided was a rule, there's no rule. That's kind of the basis for the entirety of language as a species.
ICTDirect_Dave Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_versus_less some guy just made up a suggestion, that other people decided was a rule, there's no rule. As it the case with pretty much all rules. That article on Wikipedia comes with a neutrality warning in the header. Here's what dictionary kings, Oxford, have to say on the matter: https://www.lexico.com/grammar/countable-nouns
mavhc Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 So you can't say people are wrong, they're just picking different rules from you. Question is is it useful to have a difference? I can't see one
LeMarchand Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 So you can't say people are wrong, they're just picking different rules from you. Question is is it useful to have a difference? I can't see one Removing nuance from language can have its problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak
jthompson Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 So you can't say people are wrong, they're just picking different rules from you. Question is is it useful to have a difference? I can't see one If nothing else, it's arguably worth knowing the difference for the simple reason that other people may be judging you for it. The argument that is often seen with these things that "that's how people use language in the real world" doesn't hold water if loads and loads of people are still going by the existing usage.
6Foot2 Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 Regional airline Flybe in frantic bid to stave off collapse Link: Coronavirus: Flybe could collapse in days amid outbreak-related slump in bookings [sky News] Flybe, Britain's biggest domestic airline, has warned the government that it could collapse within days after a slump in bookings triggered by the coronavirus. Sky News has learnt that Flybe has renewed a plea for ministers to provide emergency financial support, even as ongoing talks about a state loan on commercial terms appear to have been rejected. Sources said on Wednesday that there was a possibility that Flybe could fall into administration within a matter of days, although "last-ditch" discussions involving its shareholders and the government were continuing...
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