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Dominac Langan, Madison's commercial director, is a new father. How do we know this? He penned a piece for RetailWeek describing his experience in Mothercare World in Watford. Bike shops watch out: he's a stickler for staff going that extra inch

On the BikeBiz bulletin board Biro writes that at last weeks Raleigh product launch the Raleigh MD said £20m had been secured to build the new Raleigh plant. But if the land deal with Nottingham City Council is referred to a public inquiry and its a long one Raleighs relocation plans might have to be altered

By stealth, Wales now seems to be the UKs centre of bike production. Two mass-market builders set up there last year, and Bikedirect Europe making cro-mo frames has just started up. Now theres another frame maker touting for business...

Kinetics of Glasgow is looking for a distributor to handle the Heavy Industries titanium frames they import from Russia.

There has still been no official statement from the Derby Cycle Corporation about the departure of Gary Matthews and the closure of the American HQ the news of which was first broken on this site on 5th January but fresh details are leaking out. PLUS: Standard and Poors downgrades Derbys credit rating, citing Derbys financial profile remains very weak