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Wednesday 20 May 2020

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Cycle insurance firm gears up for growth with funding round

A cycle insurance specialist that is relocating its head office to Wales has completed its first venture capital funding round which will be used to drive forward its global growth plans.
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Ask the expert: MBO - why not now?

Leanne Thomas, director of corporate law firm Greenaway Scott (part of the GS Verde Group), looks at how to plan a successful management buyout (MBO), and whether the current market conditions is a help or hinderance for those considering this option.
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Deals

Healthy food firm backed by HSBC

A healthy food company has secured a finance facility from HSBC UK to help it navigate the ongoing outbreak.
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Covid-19 lending schemes reach £22bn milestone

The banking and finance industry has approved more than £22bn in loans to more than half a million businesses through the three major UK Government-backed lending schemes.
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£40m investment boost for cutting-edge start-ups

Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40m UK Government investment to drive forward new technological advances.
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Ask the expert: Why it’s more important than ever to communicate

Alastair Milburn, MD and founder of Effective Communication, advises on what you should be doing to engage with your audiences throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
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Business

easyJet customer details accessed in cyber attack

Budget airline easyJet has been the target of a "highly sophisticated" cyber attack, with the email addresses and travel details of about nine million customers accessed along with more than 2,000 credit card details.
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Jobs lost as luggage brand appoints administrators

More than 160 jobs have been lost at a well-known luggage brand, which has called in administrators after it was hit by the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on its retail stores and international travel.
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Turnover and profits jump at Severn Trent

Severn Trent's turnover jumped to more than £1.83bn during its latest financial year, with the water company's pre-tax profits also rising.
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M&S profits hit by Covid-19 impact

Marks & Spencer has reported a period of "substantial progress and change" in its full-year results, but Covid-19 pandemic has led to a drop in pre-tax profit of more than 20 per cent.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Property

Major £21m college project on track for autumn finish

The redevelopment of Coleg Cambria’s Yale Campus in North Wales is set to complete this autumn with the support of Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking and the Welsh Government.
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Caxton House sold as OCS relocates

Caxton House in Pentwyn, Cardiff, has been sold by facilities management specialist OCS Group in a deal supported by Savills. The property firm also secured two new local premises for OCS to relocate into.
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Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce confirms plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs

Rolls-Royce has confirmed plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global workforce in a bid to save more than £1.3bn because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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COO appointed at Wales & West Utilities

A new chief operating officer (COO) has been appointed at Wales & West Utilities.
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