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Thursday 17 February 2022

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TOP STORY

A "positive" housing market has enabled a Worcestershire construction firm to post an increase in turnover and pre-tax profits for its latest financial year.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Deborah Perry from Aconveyancing says, as we head into year three of the pandemic and reflect on the overwhelming effects the virus is having on us all both personally and professionally, it’s become increasingly clear that business owners without a business Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place are leaving their companies exposed to unnecessary risk.
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DEALS

National law firm Browne Jacobson has advised a green hydrogen technology and manufacturing company on its AIM flotation. The business raised more than £30m to support its growth plans.
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Deepbridge Capital is set to open a new £1m tranche of the Deepbridge Innovation SEIS fund to support UK SMEs.
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Intelligent Business Partners has reported more than £65m in accepted offers in January 2022. The business transfer agent said the end of Covid-19 restrictions and 0.7 growth in the economy had created the ideal conditions to sell a business.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Liz Whitfield from Growth Plans looks at the benefits of seeking external perspectives.
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PROPERTY

A property consultancy has completed four lettings in one month at a rural Herefordshire estate.
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Sustainable shared office provider x+why is set to open at Birmingham's Brindleyplace this spring.
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A technology ecommerce business has agreed a deal to relocate to almost 120,000 sq ft of space at St Modwen Park Tamworth.
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Work is to start on £2m redevelopment works at a Warwickshire train station with the aim of being ready in time to welcome thousands of Commonwealth Games visitors in July.
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Plans for a major commercial project expected to create hundreds of jobs in Tipton have been deferred despite being recommended for approval.
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Northampton-based BMH Scaffolding, part of the Phoenix Brickwork group of companies, has won a £1.2m contract to supply scaffolding services for a major residential project in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), a division of Legal & General, is looking to invest £2.5bn of defined benefit schemes’ retirement funds into build-to-rent (BTR) schemes over the next five years, which will create approximately 7,000 new homes.
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BUSINESS

A Staffordshire restaurant which opened just four months ago has secured a first Michelin star.
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A government-backed incentive package to bolster trade and investment between the West Midlands and global markets has launched.
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The NEC has completed a £7m technology infrastructure investment across the Birmingham venue.
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Wesleyan, a Birmingham-based financial services mutual for medicine, dentistry and education, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of group customer and marketing director.
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MANUFACTURING

Jaguar Land Rover has formed a multi-year strategic partnership with an artificial intelligence and computing specialist to jointly develop automated driving systems as part of its 'Reimagine' strategy.
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre and the University of Birmingham have joined forces to launch a research group aimed at supporting sustainable growth.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

An artisan butchers' shop has opened in Telford thanks to £10,000 business start-up grant.
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A nursery in Walsall has been snapped up in a deal brokered by Christie & Co.
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