I'll let you know what he says .... ;-)
Chris
On 29 Aug 2004, at 20:21, Earl Dunbar wrote:
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> I will gladly fund a few chewy brews if it gets the job done ... and
> a few wee drams to boot!
>
> Earl
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> On 8/29/2004 at 7:02 PM Chris Barker wrote:
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>> I suspect you and he are right John.
>>
>> I noted from one of the news reports that Ilford is owned by a Venture
>> Capital company. It is therefore likely that it will divest itself
>> of
>> Ilford to a less shareholder-minded concern. In many ways the UK-US
>> culture of short-term shareholder satisfaction over long-term
>> investment is the curse of our businesses. It is difficult to see how
>> they could not make Ilford profitable (£40m loss last year), but a
>> turnround artist should do the trick. I even had a daydream of doing
>> it myself a couple of days ago. A neighbour is a company doctor who
>> buys ailing companies cheaply and he tells me his techniques every now
>> and then. I might go and buy him a chewy beer ... ;-)
>>
>> Chris
>> On 29 Aug 2004, at 17:31, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
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