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Monday 4 April 2022

LATEST NEWS

TOP STORY

Pre-tax losses have been cut at a carpet maker which was established in Worcestershire during the reign of King George III and has previously supplied products to Buckingham Palace, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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INSIDER FEATURE

We all want to see our buildings become more sustainable but when we drill down into how we actually deliver the vision, it can be challenging to see a clear path. Jo Williams, partner in Sanderson Weatherall’s Building Consultancy team, looks at some of the lessons to learn from when we look back at the built environment legacy that surrounds us.
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DEALS

Beech Tree Private Equity has hailed its first hat-trick of exits since establishing the firm in 2015, returning £150m of value to investors.
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Listed flooring company Likewise Group has acquired a £6.5m-turnover counterpart in a £3m deal.
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United Tooling Solutions (UTS) has expanded with a trio of acquisitions in a move which will see it become an £85m-turnover operation.
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Two Midlands consultancies which have benefitted from a joint venture partnership since 2020 have merged.
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Claims management firm FMG has snapped up a specialist call handling services provider.
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International project management group Stantec has completed its takeover of planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, in a deal advised on by the GS Verde Group.
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INSIDER FEATURE

As Aconveyancing opened the doors to its fourth office in March 2022, licenced conveyancer Natalie Moore talks about the importance of a client open-door policy.
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John Royle explains why the team creating the latest phase of Potter Space's Droitwich business park is investing in developing partnerships with local construction businesses to ensure sustainability is put at the core of its design and delivery.
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PROPERTY

Global real estate firm Hines has expanded its UK portfolio with the acquisition of a 400,000 sq ft urban logistics park in Coventry.
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Solihull-based affordable housing specialist Living Space has hit a turnover of more than £30m after its third year of physical trading.
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An independent medical equipment repair, maintenance and management company is relocating to an almost 20,000 sq ft site in Bromsgrove.
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The first residents of a housing development taking shape on the site of a former JCB factory in Cheadle are set to move into their homes next month.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Insider's roundtable found the region is already attracting skilled people and businesses from an overheating London and the South East, and is developing the workplace and infrastructure to attract more. But it needs to improve transport connectivity, make itself more attractive to families and showcase its world-renowned cultural assets - such as heavy metal and Peaky Blinders - better.
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BUSINESS

Regional transport body Midlands Connect has said that its newly launched strategic transport plan has the potential to provide up to £1.9bn more in regional economic output per year by 2040 and support the creation of thousands of jobs.
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Your Co-op Travel, which has 76 travel agency branches across England, has launched a recruitment drive for more than 30 staff.
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Lower-mid market private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has made a series of promotions and a new appointment across its Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham offices.
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Birmingham-headquartered palletised freight network operator Palletline is eyeing further growth after hitting a milestone during 2021.
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PKF Smith Cooper has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of four partners.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Plans for 50 residential units within a conservation area in Tipton have moved forward.
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Work is progressing on a new enterprise centre in Staffordshire which is designed to support small and start-up businesses.
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