Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | A Sutton Coldfield-headquartered provider of outsourced services for the NHS and social care has been acquired by Acacium Group, marking the exit of BGF's investment in the company. Read More… |
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Over the past six weeks as our understanding of the "Free Trade Agreement" has evolved, it has become increasingly apparent that one of the most significant issues facing businesses is that of origin, according to Terri Bruce, director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains Read More… |
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A University of Birmingham spin-out has secured £800,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and other investors for its point of care diagnostics platform. Read More… |
An advisory team from global investment bank GCA Altium’s Birmingham office has completed a deal advising the shareholders of SchoolCloud on its sale to Tes Global. Read More… |
Almost £73bn in finance has now been provided to more than 1.6 million businesses across UK through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes, according to figures published by HM Treasury. Read More… |
Atom, the UK’s first app-based bank, is to raise £40m from existing shareholders in a bid to pave its way to profitability as it eyes an initial public offering (IPO) Read More… |
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Dr Alessandro Merendino is a researcher within Coventry University’s Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), specialising in how leaders’ actions can directly affect the performance of a business. Here, he looks at how they can survive crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit by ensuring they are resilient. Read More… |
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A new chief executive has been named at Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track. Read More… |
West Midlands tech start-ups are being urged to apply for one of ten places on a business accelerator programme. Read More… |
Beverages firm ROKiT Drinks has strenghened its senior team with a pair of appointments. Read More… |
Asda has begun consultation with about 5,000 staff potentially affected by planned changes to its business but said 4,500 roles would be created in its online operations with year. Read More… |
Advisory firm Duff & Phelps has set out plans to transition the company name to Kroll. Read More… |
A project to better predict global flood risk has secured grant funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Read More… |
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"If I can help business owners and their directors to act now so their future is more secure, I’m also helping to protect jobs, suppliers, buyers and our local economy," says Andy McGill, restructuring partner at Smith & Williamson LLP. Advising business owners and directors in the Midlands, Andy has developed a tried and tested approach which highlights actions they ought to consider to help them stay healthy and robust in tough market conditions. Read More… |
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Plans have been lodged for the development of almost 100 homes in a village near Coventry. Read More… |
The go-ahead has been recommended for a proposed retirement living scheme in Solihull. Read More… |
Vistry Partnerships and local housing association Citizen have started building work on more than 430 homes across three sites in the West Midlands. Read More… |
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Sajeeda Rose, CEO of D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, looks at how the East Midlands could benefit from Freeport status. Read More… |
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Birmingham-headquartered engineering giant IMI has reported an increase in pre-tax profits in new preliminary results. Read More… |
A stamping specialist is targeting more than £2m of opportunities in the rail sector after launching a new engineering consultancy service. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Coventry City Culture of Trust has launched a drive to recruit more than 5,000 volunteers to be part of its City Hosts Programme. Read More… |
Hertfordshire-based Aztek Logistics has re-secured two retail and organic industry accreditations. Read More… |
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