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Wednesday 22 June 2021

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Plans lodged for £120m Birmingham scheme

Plans have been lodged for a £120m scheme aiming to redevelop a site in Birmingham to provide new residential and commercial uses.
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Business Matters: Top five tips for compassionate coaching conversations

Dr Alexandra Morgan, executive coach and programme leader at De Montfort University, offers her top five tips for compassionate coaching conversations.
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Deals

Victoria makes £55.1m acquisition

Worcestershire-headquartered historic carpets maker Victoria has expanded its North American distribution business with a £55.1m acquisition.
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Briggs Equipment snaps up plant hire business

Briggs Equipment has completed the acquisition of a Northern Ireland plant hire business.
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Melrose Industries completes £2.62bn disposal

Birmingham-headquartered Melrose Industries, the parent of historic engineering giant GKN, has completed the sale of its Nortek Air Management business for a consideration of approximately £2.62bn.
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Business Matters: Business owners need more clarity to evolve and succeed

Richard McNeilly, managing partner at Dains Accountants, looks at three key considerations for business owners.
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Business

REPL Group launches recruitment drive

Henley-in-Arden-basedretail IT consultancy and technology firm REPL Group has revealed plans to recruit more than 100 professionals to its business over the course of the next quarter.
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Five star line up lead battle for talent debate

A government minister and senior directors of some of the Midlands’ biggest companies are set to help your business draw up a winning strategy in the Battle for Talent.
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Business Matters: Family businesses are strongly positioned for ESG transformation

Simon Johnson, Tax Director and Regional Family Business Lead at KPMG in the Midlands, looks at how family businesses are strongly positioned for ESG transformation.
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Property

Green light secured for housing plans on bakery site

An application to transform the former site of a Co-op bakery into more than 150 homes has been approved.
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Plans in for new retirement living apartments

An application has been submitted to redevelop a greenfield site in Shropshire to provide new retirement living apartments.
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Hexagon and Bulleys appointed to Bentley House

Hexagon Commercial Property Agents and Bulleys Chartered Surveyors have been appointed as joint agents to market the speculative Bentley House offices in Walsall.
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Industrial unit changes hands

A Warwickshire industrial unit has changed hands in a £925,000 deal brokered by commercial property consultant Burley Browne.
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Switch Hospitality Management appointed to apartment development

Switch Hospitality Management has signed an agreement with property developer SevenCapital to provide hotel services to the company’s new apartment development in central Birmingham.
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CMA secures commitments as part of leasehold sector investigation

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured commitments from Persimmon and Aviva as part of its work to tackle issues in the leasehold sector.
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Manufacturing

£1.9m digital adoption scheme launched

Made Smarter has launched a £1.9m digital adoption scheme in a bid to drive growth in West Midlands manufacturing and engineering SMEs and help them boost productivity.
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adi Group accelerates growth with senior hires

Birmingham-headquartered engineering firm adi Group has accelerated its growth with several senior appointments.
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PPE and workwear store opens its doors

A boxer who has been selected to represent Team GB at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics has officially opened the new site of a PPE and workwear supplier in Burton.
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New non-executive director at Headlam Group

Birmingham-headquartered floorcoverings maker Headlam Group has appointed a new non-executive director.
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