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Wednesday 14 October 2020

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Insider campaign to promote and examine Freeport bids

East Midlands Airport is among the sites vying for Freeport status as the UK Government looks to turbo-charge post-Brexit trade. Insider is launching a campaign to back the various bids and provide an in-depth guide to the different locations, outlining what their credentials are and what the long-terms benefits to the economy will be.
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Business Matters: What to do when furlough ends

The government’s furlough scheme has been keeping many businesses afloat, but with new restrictions and amid second wave, will the new Jobs Support Scheme be enough to save jobs? What else can businesses do to keep cash flowing?
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Deals

Covid-19 testing firm eyes £130m flotation

A flotation which could be worth up to £130m is set to be announced by a Nottingham-headquartered diagnostics company, which has been conducting thousands of daily Covid-19 tests, later this week.
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Almost £1m secured by software platform

A further £950,000 has been secured from investors by a Leicester businesswoman whose software platform helps companies to manage rebate and incentive schemes.
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Mattioli Woods invests in newly listed property firm

Leicester-headquartered wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has taken a stake in a newly listed property investor.
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ThinCats backs multimillion-pound MBO

Leicestershire-headquartered ThinCats has backed a multimillion-pound management buyout (MBO) at a specialist recycling and haulage contractor.
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Six-figure pandemic support revealed for horticultural firm

A six-figure funding boost which has helped a specialist trade supplier of horticultural products in Derby through the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has been revealed.
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OakNorth Bank approves £1.1bn in Covid-19 support

OakNorth Bank has approved £1.1bn in new loans to support UK businesses through the Covid-19 crisis. The bank has also received additional allocation for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from the British Business Bank.  
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Business

Turnover surges £60m at logistic giant’s UK arm

Turnover surged by more than £60m at the Northampton-headquartered UK arm of a New York Stock Exchange-listed logistics giant during its latest financial year, new figures have revealed.
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CloudCall shares admitted to US market

Shares in computer telephony integration company CloudCall, which has its UK headquarters in Leicester, are to be cross-traded on a US market, the listed business has announced.
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Leadership changes for specialist data capture provider

A specialist data capture provider has announced a shake-up of its senior leadership team.
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Turnover tops £50m at IT company

Turnover topped £50m at an IT company which has worked with the likes of Motorpoint, The University of Nottingham and Foot Asylum during its latest financial year.
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Cost of HS2 rises another £800m

The cost of HS2 has surged by another £800m, the government has announced. It comes after construction officially started a month ago.
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Pubco giant starts redundancy talks

Redundancy talks have been started by pubco giant Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include Miller & Carter, All Bar One and Toby Carvery.
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Angling Direct ‘resilient’ as interim revenues grow

Interim revenues have topped £30m at specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer Angling Direct.
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Property

Automotive logistics hub secures £33m boost

The London-based subsidiary of an Israel international bank has signed a £33m financing deal to support the regeneration of Rockingham Speedway into an automotive logistics hub.
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Revised plans for old BDO offices approved

Revised plans to transform the former BDO offices in Leicester city centre into apartments have been approved.
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Green light tipped for solar park

Proposals for an almost 80-acre solar farm to be created in Leicestershire have been recommended for approval.
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Housebuilding giant eyes completions target

Leicestershire-headquartered Barratt Developments is eyeing a medium term target of completing 20,000 homes after its operations were hit by the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Savills appointed to sell Silverstone trackside homes

Property consultancy Savills has been appointed to sell a bespoke collection of trackside properties at the home of the British Grand Prix.
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Apartments planned for offices

Plans to convert offices in Nottingham into new apartments have been lodged.
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Funding for HQ deal revealed

The funding which helped a Nottinghamshire care provider purchase a new head office has been revealed.
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Design practice wins framework place

A Leicester-headquartered design practice has secured a place on a framework which will see £10.4m worth of investment in social housing and public sector projects across the East Midlands, North West and Yorkshire and Humber over the next four years.
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Manufacturing

Turnover passes £30m mark at employee-owned business

Turnover passed the £30m mark at a Derbyshire-based chemicals and aerosol business in the year after it completed the process of becoming owned by its employees.
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Results dip for chemical giant’s UK arm

Turnover and pre-tax profits at the UK arm of a chemical additives manufacturer dipped during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
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Work completes on £24m student scheme

Work has been completed on a 319-bed student accommodation scheme in Nottingham city centre.
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