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Tuesday 6 October 2020

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Crowdcube and Seedrs agree merger

Exeter-based Crowdcube and Seedrs have agreed terms for a merger, in a move the pair said will accelerate their plans to create the world’s largest private equity marketplace.
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Business Matters: Class wars – lets mix it up

Tony Mullin, partner at Oxford Architects, discusses the recent changes made to the Planning Use Classes Order in England and how this may offer landlords, developers and tenants new opportunities.
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Deals

Wincanton to sell containers operation to Maritime

Third-party logistics company Wincanton has agreed to sell the operations of its container business to Maritime.
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Majority shareholding taken in assistive tech firm

A majority shareholding in an assistive technology company, which is headquartered in Malvern, with additional offices in Bristol and Pennsylvania in the US, has been acquired in a deal worth up to £10.6m.
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JLA makes double acquisition

Critical equipment supply and service partner JLA has grown its fire and security division with a double acquisition.
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Dealmakers work on design consultancy sale

Hazlewoods' corporate finance team has advised on the sale of a London design consultancy to an international agency.
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Business Matters: Innovate UK funding - Top tips for a stand-out application

James Cortis, content producer at Business West explores ten essentials for clinching a first-class pass.
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Business

£260m HS2 contract to create hundreds of jobs

Up to 500 jobs are set to be created after a major contract to design and manufacture the modular track system for the UK's new high speed railway was awarded. The track system will be manufactured offsite at a new purpose-built factory in Somerset.
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Worst September this millennium for UK car market

The UK new car market suffered its weakest September since the introduction of the dual number plate system in 1999, according to new figures.
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Business Matters: Counting the cost of good connectivity

Michael Maltby, CEO of Jurassic Fibre, believes the South West deserves the same level of connectivity, increasingly enjoyed by much of the world.
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Property

Roofing merchant moves into new distribution hub

A nationwide roofing merchant has moved into its £4m new distribution hub in the South West after the development at a multimillion-pound business park reached practical completion.
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Manufacturing

Results rise at acquired cider maker

Turnover and pre-tax profits increased at cider maker Aston Manor in the year after it was acquired, new documents have revealed.
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Acquisition to complete at end of month

Listed self-invested pensions specialist Curtis Banks has said its acquisition of Talbot and Muir is to complete at the end of the month.
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Funding to support project to make homes more energy efficient

More than 100 council homes in Exeter are set to be retro-fitted with measures to make them more energy efficient.
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