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Thursday 27 January 2022

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TOP STORY

Indian EV manufacturer Ola Electric has outlined plans for a £100m investment in a global centre for advanced engineering and vehicle design in Coventry.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Grant Peggie, director for venture capital solutions at British Business Bank, says from local manufacturers to innovative tech start-ups, small businesses are the foundation of the Midlands' economy and its future growth.
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DEALS

A Warwickshire printing business has expanded after securing a grant to invest in new machinery.  
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The British Business Bank has revealed an updated list of companies in which the Future Fund holds an equity stake.
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Tech M&A activity across the UK was on the rise in 2021, according to new data.
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A smart home installation technology company has raised £20m to drive forward its UK growth plans, in a funding round led by investment firm Brookfield.
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INSIDER FEATURE

With the global cost of cybercrime predicted to top US$10.5tn by 2025, it is more lucrative than drug trafficking. Fayyaz Shah, operations manager at METCLOUD, explains why syndicates are targeting SMEs and what businesses can do to protect themselves.
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PROPERTY

Law firm Lodders has created a Birmingham business hub in a bid to extend its services in the city and across the West Midlands.
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The keys to the new National Brownfield Institute (NBI) located on the University of Wolverhampton's flagship £120m Springfield Campus have been handed over.
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Downing has sold five properties within its portfolio in a deal worth £388m. This includes two sites in Coventry.
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Global engineering firm Atkins has relocated 850 staff to its new office at Birmingham's Chamberlain Square.
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A proposed retirement living building expected to provide more than 50 homes in Stratford-upon-Avon looks set to advance.
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BUSINESS

The BBC has launched a Birmingham hub as part of a push to have 1,000 apprentices by 2026. The plans are backed by The Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar.
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PJA, a Birmingham-based transport, engineering and placemaking consultancy, has secured a role on the consultant team helping to shape a new executive agency.
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Birmingham-based SCC has won a £91m IT software and services contract extension with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), taking its partnership with the authority to 12 years.
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A Shropshire financial services company is targeting further expansion in 2022 following a strong year.
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MANUFACTURING

Birmingham-headquartered floorcoverings maker Headlam Group is set to report pre-tax profits ahead of market expectations after a strong 2021, according to a new trading update.
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Burton on Trent-headquartered Russell Roof Tiles has committed to becoming a Net Zero business by 2040.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Principle Estate Management has been appointed to look after a smart block of apartments in Solihull.
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A Birmingham estate agency market has reopened its head office in Edgbaston after a two-year break due to Covid.
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