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RESEND: Big US managed services win for Tait Communications

RESEND: Big US managed services win for Tait Communications

(Fixes typo in headline) By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Christchurch-based Tait Communications has won a major contract to manage the critical communications system for Californian utility company Pacific Gas & Electric. The privately held company refuses t...

25 Nov 2014
CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill

CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill

(Corrects chief executive's name to David from Daniel in fourth paragraph) By Suze Metherell Nov. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Methven, the NZX-listed tap and shower manufacturer and exporter, lifted first-half profit 3.4 percent as lower costs and a smaller tax bill offset a slip i...

25 Nov 2014
NZ inflation expectations slide as growth prospects slow, RBNZ survey

NZ inflation expectations slide as growth prospects slow, RBNZ survey

By Paul McBeth Nov. 25 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand businesses have trimmed their expectations for consumer inflation over the next two years as the rosy outlook for a booming economy comes off the boil. The consumers price index is seen rising an annual 1.59 percent on a m...

25 Nov 2014