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Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Investor sells stake in firm to pursue new ventures

An entrepreneur and investor has sold his stake in a Derbyshire-headquartered temperature controlled storage specialist to pursue new ventures.
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Business Matters: Redundancy and Covid-19: Five pitfalls to avoid…

Lucy Twomey, HR and legal adviser at Make UK, says as businesses consider how to survive the economic impact of Covid-19, the stark reality is that, for many, redundancies are now unavoidable. Managing a redundancy procedure can be challenging in normal circumstances but Covid-19 has added new complexity.
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Deals

Share purchase error by Frasers Group chairman

The Derbyshire-headquartered company behind the likes of Sports Direct and House of Fraser has revealed a breach of City rules after its chairman purchased shares.
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More than 10,000 SME owners apply for Business Boost grant

More than 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners have applied for Simply's Business Boost grant in a bid to secure support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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UK Government-backed Covid-19 lending for more than 1.23 million businesses

More than 1.23 million UK businesses have now been supported by lenders through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes, according to new figures.
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Business

Revenue passes £100m at Air Liquide’s UK arm

The UK arm of French-owned Air Liquide increased its revenue to more than £100m during its latest financial year.
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Pizza Express to close more restaurants under CVA proposals

Pizza Express has confirmed that more than 70 of its restaurants are to close permanently, affecting 1,100 jobs.
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Haven creates 500 jobs as demand surges

Holiday company Haven is creating 500 job opportunities across its accommodation teams in England, Scotland and Wales to support increased demand.
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Drive Energi agrees Greene King deal

Drive Energi has struck a 20-year deal with pub giant Greene King.
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Asda boosts online capacity as sales grow

Like-for-like sales have grown at Asda with the supermarket giant also boosting online capacity in response to a "structural shift in customer behaviours" following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Property

IT firm completes move after buyout

A Derbyshire IT business has moved to new commercial premises after completing a buyout last year.
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Pandemic halts office space project

A project to create new office space in Derby has been put on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Land sale paves way for 300 new homes

The sale of 25 acres in Nottinghamshire is to pave the way for a 300-home development.
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Restaurant group to open new city centre site

A restaurant group is to launch a new outlet in Leicester city centre in a grade II-listed former bank.
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Plans in for almost 70 new homes

Plans for almost 70 new homes have been revealed for a Northamptonshire site.
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Office scheme gets six-figure boost

A six-figure boost has been given to a project which will see prominent building in Stamford that has stood empty for a decade given a new lease of life.
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Manufacturing

Goodyear accelerates back into the black

The UK arm of tyre giant Goodyear accelerated back into the black during its latest financial year, new documents have confirmed.
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