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2023-10-06
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A penthouse in the former ICI building is on sale for £18m
ICI was one of Britain’s largest manufacturers for decades until it was carved up and sold off in the 1990s. Its flamboyant chairman John Harvey-Jones, later known for his straight talking on the BBC show Troubleshooter, celebrated ICI becoming the first British company to register pre-tax profits of more than £1 billion. Seven years later, it was fighting takeover bids from James Hanson, the corporate raider who was nicknamed ‘Lord Moneybags’
2023-08-20
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Thousands of jobs, pennies on the dollar: How Illinois uses prison labor
Illinois Department of Corrections has 27,400 incarcerated laborers working in the state. ICI will no longer be selling its products and services to other agencies or organizations.
2023-08-15
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UK could be hit by 'contagion' derailing China's £2.4trn banking system, says Harvey-Jones
Sir John Harvey-Jones warns of 'contagion' threatening to destroy China's £2.4trillion banking system. Former ICI chairman and star of BBC show Troubleshooter issued stark warning with Country Garden, the Chinese real estate giant, in danger of going bust.
2023-03-02
neutral
'True gentleman' died weeks after cough started to hurt
Brian Howard worked as an electrician for ICI in Runcorn for 36 years. He was diagnosed with asbestos plaques in his early 40s and told there was no treatment. For more than 30 years he lived with a persistent cough. His family were “unable to get an appointment with a doctor’
2023-02-22
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From the Archives, 1973: Raw sewage released into Werribee River
The strike began in Adelaide and Melbourne on Monday and spread to Sydney on Tuesday. It is over a union claim for a flow-on of last year’s metal trades award. ICI is affected because union officials claim it has refused to meet payments other companies have agreed to.
2023-02-22
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From the Archives, 1973: Raw sewage released into Werribee River
The strike began in Adelaide and Melbourne on Monday and spread to Sydney on Tuesday. It is over a union claim for a flow-on of last year’s metal trades award. ICI is affected because union officials claim it has refused to meet payments other companies have agreed to.
2023-02-21
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From the Archives, 1973: Raw sewage released into Werribee River
The strike began in Adelaide and Melbourne on Monday and spread to Sydney on Tuesday. It is over a union claim for a flow-on of last year’s metal trades award. ICI is affected because union officials claim it has refused to meet payments other companies have agreed to.
2023-01-06
positive
International Citizens Insurance; Promotions and New Hires
Gregg Manning promoted to COO and Marco Sweeney joined ICI as VP of Sales. Offering Global Health, Life, and Travel Insurance to Individuals and Groups.
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