Business

If you gain access to this site by adding /web to www.bikebiz.co.uk you'll have missed the odd change or two...

Mind you it's just the stock, tooling and brand names, not the company.

A front page news story in today's UK Press Gazette reports that William Fotheringham is leaving Cabal Communications to take on a greater freelance role at The Guardian

How's this for remote control? Hartley Dawson's owner is emigrating to Canada but will continue to oversee his Yorkshire wholesaling business by email and fax

The Wales-based tandem specialist was wound up today. We have this afternoons report from the insolvency practioner.

Local authority transport plans were yesterday boosted by a £755 million Government cash injection, a quarter of which is earmarked for integrated transport solutions, including new cycling facilities

Smell the Adrenalin brand portfolio increases with addition of Intense Cycles Inc.

...but this time its for consumers as www.QXL.com auctions 1000 Raleigh bikes

Phillip Darnton, latterly of Reckitt & Coleman, is the new Raleigh MD. He joins as the Chinese wold say in interesting times

No NIC. No pension schemes. No ties. Using sales agents is a lot less hassle than employing sales representatives. Yes, but only if principals and agents stick to the rules. STEPHEN SIDKIN, a commercial law partner at City law firm Fox Williams, maps out the new obligations on both sides. THIS ARTICLE IS EXCLUSIVE TO THE WEBSITE.