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Friday 21 May 2021

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Lifestyle and beauty business outlines expansion plans

A North East lifestyle and beauty brands business - which last month scooped a coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise - is eyeing further expansion in the US market, its founder has told Insider, as well as developing new products.
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Ask the expert: What Intellectual Property does my business own and how can it best be protected?

Lucy Gray, partner at Hay & Kilner, says understanding what Intellectual Property your business owns ensures you can gain the most appropriate financial returns from it and that you can be properly prepared for continuing to do so from future IP that your business creates.
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Deals

Swedish firm buys medical device maker

Rocket Medical Group, which designs and makes single-use medical devices, has been sold to a Swedish investment firm. Gerald Edelman advised on the deal.
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Sensor tech firm gets small loan fund investment

Printable pressure sensor technology developed in the North East is set to be rolled out into a range of new markets with the help of a five-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
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Biffa strikes deal for Viridor’s collections business

Listed waste management group Biffa has agreed a £126m deal to acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets from Viridor Waste Management.
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Green light for Virgin Media-O2 merger

The proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 has been given the green light.
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Business

Record year for Invest Newcastle

Invest Newcastle has facilitated a record number of new investments and expansions, creating and safeguarding more than 2,500 jobs, despite the "challenging start" to 2020.
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New global ops president at Britishvolt

Britishvolt, which is behind plans to establish a new battery cell manufacturing facility in Blyth, has appointed a new president of global operations.
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City of Culture celebrations to be a “lighting conductor”

The City of Culture celebrations will be a “lighting conductor” in raising the profile of Coventry, attracting tourists, investment and people who have no real view of what the city has to offer, according to a panellist on Insider’s Culture & Creativity forum.
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Property

Former RAF site to become camping facility

The former RAF administration site at Boulmer on the Northumberland coast is set to be transformed into camping and caravanning facilities.
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Northern Bear looks to move on from ‘difficult year’

Newcastle-headquartered building services company Northern Bear is sitting on a strong order book as it looks to move on from the 'severe difficulties' of recent months.
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100-tonne bridge removal underway

Work to remove and recycle a 100-tonne bridge that currently spans a Northumberland country road is underway.
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