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Thursday 25 November 2021

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TOP STORY

The chief executive of pubco giant Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include Miller & Carter, All Bar One and Toby Carvery, has said the business is "well positioned" to regain momentum after cutting its pre-tax losses during its latest financial year.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Gary Clifton, client partner and chartered risk adviser at Partners&, says since The UK Food Information Amendment, also known as Natasha's Law, was announced on 1 October 2021, some quarters of the food and drink industry have raised concerns about its readiness to meet these new requirements.
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DEALS

Sykes Seafood has expanded with the acquisition of a Telford-headquartered counterpart in a move that creates a combined business of more than 3,900 people.
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Secure Trust Bank has agreed to acquire the owner of a proprietary technology platform to support its planned entry into the digital buy now pay later market.
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A Stoke-on-Trent-based joinery company has landed a £200,000 funding package to create jobs and expand its operations.
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Technology firm Access Legal, part of Loughborough-based The Access Group, has expanded with the acquisition of a Dudley-headquartered conveyancer.
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Restructuring and advisory firms BM Advisory and Moorfields Advisory have agreed to merge in a move they said will provide an all-round service proposition to the market across the UK.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Richard Benyahia, director at Alantra, considers what the last 18 months has been like for Midlands dealmakers in the early stages of their career.
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Simon Stephen, legal director at Gowling WLG, says ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance – is a drum that everyone is now rightly beating. With COP26, sewage leaks and climate change ever present news headlines, we could be forgiven for thinking right now that it's all about the ‘E’. Well, it isn’t.
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PROPERTY

A food wholesaler has taken a 58,000 sq ft warehouse in Birmingham to be used as its national distribution centre.
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A property and facilities management recruitment provider has signed up for space at Colmore Capital's Quartz Point Business Park in Solihull.
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A private equity-backed transport services company has agreed a deal for a major industrial unit in Shrewsbury to support its work on a new NHS contract in Shropshire and mid-Wales.
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A brownfield site in Rowley Regis has been earmarked for the construction of a new apartment building.
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Leisure and property agency Shelley Sandzer has been appointed by urban sport concept Happy Padel to secure a flagship UK site and support its national expansion plan.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Danny Masters, managing director at Convergence Group, offers his take on how to ensure your company is equipped for hybrid working.
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BUSINESS

Further growth is on the agenda at Insider Media after the B2B media business reported profits are now higher than pre-pandemic levels. Directors of the national firm hailed the support of its staff and suppliers for helping to tackle the challenges arising from the pandemic. 
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Pre-tax profits have grown at a Warwickshire-headquartered recruitment giant despite revenue taking a hit as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The M6toll provides a £400m boost to the West Midlands economy in a single year, according to a new report.
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Pre-tax profits have risen at West Bromwich Building Society, according to new interim results, despite much of the period "continuing to be dominated by the pandemic".
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The UK Government has unveiled a £20m commitment to tidal stream electricity projects.
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MANUFACTURING

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has named its 82nd president.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Living Space Housing has extended its sponsorship deal with Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club.
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The freehold of a Kings Norton industrial unit has been sold for £520,000 in a deal brokered by Harris Lamb.
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