News Page - Companies Profit

You may have noticed that there have been an increased number of redundancies during the past year. Companies are no longer looking to take on board new projects. However, where some companies are looking to make cut backs, others show signs of growth and it is these companies that JobSquirt targets with your CV.

Here are just a few that were recently in the local and national news.

• According to the BBC Website, supermarket chain Waitrose has reported a 41% surge in total sales for the week covering Christmas trading. [click here]

• A Midlands building society has said it has "lots of cash in the bank", despite the economic downturn. Britannia Building Society, based in Leek, Staffordshire, said it is continuing to make a profit. [click here]

• Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) made an after-tax profit of £1.2 billion last year. [click here]