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Latest News | An investment drive and a reduction in overseas business combined to widen pre-tax losses at Horiba Mira, which is at the centre of work to develop hybrid and electric vehicles in the UK, during its latest financial year. The business added that work has been carried out to reduce costs and focus on improving margin.
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Duncan Ward, chief executive of Network Telecom, discusses why the cloud is the ideal solution for businesses as they enter 2021.
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Goldman Sachs has invested in one of the oldest names in Britain's video game industry which is currently the subject of a takeover bid which would value it at more than £700m.
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A bridging and development finance lender launched during the Covid-19 pandemic has secured funding support from Shawbrook Bank.
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A London-based investment firm has taken a stake in Sutton Coldfield-headquartered funeral giant Dignity.
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Private equity firm Alchemy Partners, which is working with Countrywide on a possible £70m recapitalisation, has urged the estate agency group to take no action on Connells increased offer for the business.
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Graeme Pratt and James Fairweather from Pegasus Group say the environment we live in and constantly interact with changes slowly so we do not always notice the shifts in emphasis.
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A Coventry-based provider of school payment and parental engagement services has outlined plans to expand further across the UK and Europe as its earnings continue to rise.
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An Albrighton-based PR firm has said it is on course for its best-ever year after it secured a number of new client wins.
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Begbies Traynor Group has reported a "strong financial performance" for the first half of its financial year.
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A new chief executive has been named by the London Stock Exchange Group.
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A bid to develop a £210m life sciences campus in Birmingham, which could create 10,000 jobs, has received a new boost.
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An unnamed global retail company has exchanged contracts to lease a planned 120,000 sq ft base near Birmingham.
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An application to transform a Coventry city centre building into more than 40 apartments has been given the go-ahead.
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The banning of gas heating in houses will lead to major changes in design, the boss of one of the UK’s largest builders has said.
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Offices in Birmingham once used by a lighting design company could be converted into almost 20 apartments, according to newly submitted proposals.
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A Birmingham property company has launched a new development strategy.
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Plans have been submitted to convert offices in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter into new apartments.
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Proposals to transform a former health clinic in Stoke-on-Trent into new apartments have been submitted.
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Aston Martin has unveiled a special edition of its first SUV through a partnership with a single malt whisky distillery.
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Revenue and pre-tax profits remained steady at Redditch-headquartered electronics maker Solid State during the first half of its financial year, new figures have revealed.
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A senior appointment has been made by the Burton-upon-Trent-based UK arm of a central heating pump maker, which can trace its roots back to 1872.
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Malvern-based tube maker Tricorn Group has revealed more details about a balance sheet exposure risk of £3.6m which It uncovered last month.
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A Staffordshire company is to start production of its new electric car in early 2021.
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Member Exclusive News | Walsall Football Club have announced the extension of their partnership with Poundland through to the end of the 2020-21 season.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers have named BoyleSports as the club’s Molineux betting partner for the 2020/21 season.
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