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Wednesday 3 November 2021

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TOP STORY

Potter Space, which owns, develops and operates five business parks across the UK, has outlined plans to double the size of its Droitwich site to more than 470,000 sq ft in the next five years.
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INSIDER FEATURE

In the world of M&A, is Britain still Great? Paul Bevan, managing director at Breeze, offers his advice.
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DEALS

A women's gymwear brand founded in 2018 by two brothers from their living room is to accelerate its expansion plans after securing investment from Gymshark co-founder Lewis Morgan.
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Family First Nursery Group has expanded with the acquisition of a counterpart operating in the West Midlands.
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Listed insurance services provider Phoenix Group Holdings has completed the sale of Ark Life Assurance Company for a total cash consideration of £198m.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Jeanette Wheeler, HR director at MHR International, says the pandemic thrust the issue of employee engagement into the spotlight. As we enter a new hybrid working environment, employee engagement will take on a new dimension. While there are several practical steps you can take to engage your workforce, they require the right planning, foresight, and implementation to succeed.
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John Carroll, head of international and transactional banking at Santander UK, looks at how optimism has returned, amid upbeat forecasts of a return to growth, both in the UK and internationally.
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PROPERTY

Construction company Glencar has been awarded a contract to build 780,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three units at a site to be known as Coventry Logistics Park.
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A vacant site in Stoke-on-Trent has been earmarked for the construction of a job-creating Lidl food store.
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A historic quantity surveyor and commercial management practice is to relocate to a landmark office building in Edgbaston.
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Warwickshire-headquartered Morgan Sindall Group has said that it is set to report results ahead of expectations after a strong period of trading.
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Innes England has been appointed to provide charge management services at four plots of a Burton on Trent business park.
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BUSINESS

Pre-tax profits have risen at one of the largest privately owned automotive groups in the UK despite turnover taking a hit as result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The reopening of the UK economy triggered a quarterly decrease in the number of West Midlands businesses in significant financial distress, according to new figures from Begbies Traynor.
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National law firm Freeths has bolstered its employment and pensions practice with five appointments.
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Warwick-based automotive ecommerce agency drivvn has promoted a member of its team to head of product and technology.
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Tidal stream power has the potential to provide 11 per cent of the UK's current annual electricity, according to new research, and play a significant role in the government's drive for Net Zero.
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MANUFACTURING

A collaborative research and development competition focused on the development of sustainable smart factories has been launched by the Made Smarter Innovation programme.
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INSIDER FEATURE

There has been a resurgence in dealmaking in the Midlands: more buyers, more sellers, more funders, with prices for choice businesses soaring.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Birmingham-headquartered property developer Stoford has submitted plans for a warehouse to be used by British Salt.
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A property which forms part of a Wolverhampton shopping parade has been sold to a private investor in a deal brokered by Towler Shaw Roberts.
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