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Tuesday 25 May 2021

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Nahl Group “optimistic” after cutting pre-tax losses

The chair of Nahl Group, the Kettering-headquartered company behind the National Accident Helpline brand, has said that he is "optimistic" about the future after the business reported results showing a reduction in pre-tax losses.
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Business Matters: M&A market unleashed in the Midlands, despite the current climate

Khush Purewal, partner and head of corporate finance at KPMG in the Midlands, says the M&A market is booming. Whilst 2020 was an unusual year for most sectors, since the easing of lockdown restrictions, it’s fair to say that COVID-19 has accelerated a change in the market’s approach. Both in the Midlands and across the country we’re seeing deal activity moving at such pace that we’re a long way ahead of where we were last year, with more deals in the pipeline than ever.
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Laser Red merges with Lincoln counterpart

Grimsby digital agency Laser Red has acquired Lincoln-based counterpart Spiral Media.
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Constellation raises more than £1bn

Constellation Automotive Group has raised more than £1bn in private capital to accelerate the growth of its online B2C used car marketplace across the UK and Europe.
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Supernova swoops for Player1 Events

Private equity firm Supernova Capital has acquired Player1 Events from GAME.
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Business Matters: SME resilience through decoding business strategy

Dr Koushik Das Sarma, programme facilitator for the Small Business Leadership Programme (SBLP) at the University of Derby, explores how business resilience feeds into business strategy, and draws on some of the questions and feedback he has heard from SME leaders currently on the programme.
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Business

Director appointment at military tech firm

A Derbyshire company which develops systems that protect armoured vehicles from mine and IED blasts has appointed a new marketing director.
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Ofgem provides £300m investment for low carbon projects

Ofgem has committed to a £300m investment for more than 200 low carbon projects in a bid to get Britain ready for more electric transport and heat.
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Ask the expert: What do you value most - price or advice?

Phil Barton from Partners& says it’s a well-known fact in the insurance industry that our first exposure to buying insurance is our first car. At that time of life, insurance is expensive and we don’t have the money (or frankly, the inclination) to make a prudent choice about what insurance we put in place – and that’s when our relationship with insurance is forged. Too often, we’re programmed to always look for the cheapest deal.
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Property

Approval for almost 200 homes

Plans for the construction of almost 200 homes in Hartshorne as part of a wider development have been approved.
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Work completes on Jaguar Land Rover dealership

MCS Group has completed the construction of a Jaguar Land Rover dealership for Guy Salmon in Northampton.
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Work nears completion on development’s latest phase

Construction work on the latest phase of a housing development in Bardney, which has been taking shape in the village for the past 17 years, is nearing completion.
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Go-ahead tipped for almost 70 homes

The go-ahead has been tipped for the construction of almost 70 homes to the south of Sutton-in-Ashfield.
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Kent Foods acquires warehouse for almost £10m

Barberry Industrial has completed the sale of a speculatively developed warehouse unit to Kent Foods for its new Midlands regional distribution centre.
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Strong start to 2021 for Harworth Group

Listed property development and investment business Harworth Group has reported a strong start to its financial year with a growing residential and commercial pipeline.
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Business Matters: How the fully funded Peer Networks Programme can accelerate your business growth

Katherine O'Donnell, GBSLEP growth hub account manager, has worked closely with many SMEs on the pilot of Peer Networks - a fully funded business growth programme for SMEs with more than five staff - with everyone she mentored having a "really positive experience". Growth Hubs across the West Midlands are now recruiting for round two of the programme and she is urging every ambitious business owner to grab the opportunity to join.
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