P206 CEEFAX 206 Thu 28 Oct 21:24/17 G LIP CONSIDERS PROPERTY SALE Signs of recovery in the property market have persuaded Lip Group to liquidate its property portfolio. A statement issued by the company said it was considering the sale of its long-term lease on Swiss Bank House in London. It said a sale would conform with its stated policy of refocusing its energies on its core businesses of freight forwarding and security. A spokesman said the proceeds would be used to help reduce the group's "substantial" bank debt. Headlines 201 Economy 270 Next News Economy Options ExchangesP206 CEEFAX 206 Thu 28 Oct 21:11/21 2/2 S B FOCUSES R&D EFFORTS SmjthSlinj Beecham is concentrating the bulk of its UU research effort at Harlow in Essex. The company is buying the 40-acre site adjacent to its existing R&D centre formerly occupied by BP. $his purchase, it said, would allow it to consolidate its R&D activity onto three sites, down from sjvjn. -hj company said the acquisition of the BP site meant that k6jntuanly, should it so wish, it could switch its entire UU pharmaceutical R&D effort to a single location. Headlines 201 Shari price 223 Next News SharerS-Z Exchanges Options