Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | A Birmingham-headquartered property investment company has said its business model has "proved itself to be resilient" against "extremely challenging circumstances". However, it fell to a pre-tax loss despite a rise in turnover.
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David Nolan at Claritas Tax discusses two commercial areas of tax which may help cash-flow.
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Rolls-Royce is "evaluating the merits" of raising £2.5bn to boost its finances which have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The largest public shareholder in Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered homewares maker Portmeirion has lowered its stake.
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A Wolverhampton-based technology specialist which has developed business admin software has now raised more than 250 per cent of its crowdfunding target.
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Urban Logistics has solidified plans to raise £130m as it looks to continue expanding.
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Mercia has outlined details of an additional commitment to its debt funds as it looks to back more UK SMEs over the next five years.
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A US private equity firm taking a significant stake in fitness apparel business Gymshark in a move that valued it at more than £1bn has been named Insider's Deal of the Month for August.
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Gemma Butler from St Modwen Industrial & Logistics talks about the company’s upcoming new phases at two of its landmark Midlands sites and how they’re adapting to meet environmental and wellbeing requirements from occupiers and tenants.
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Turnover at the UK arm of German shoe retailer Deichmann stepped past the £100m mark during its latest financial year.
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The government has put an end to rail franchising and set out plans for a new system designed to provide a "simpler, more effective" structure.
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A Lichfield-based company has won a contract worth £13m to develop and manage a national Critical Care Information System for Wales.
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Revenues have slipped at clothing brand Superdry, with its performance for its financial year "materially impacted" by the outbreak of Covid-19. Losses also widened.
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The UK tourism and recreation sector returned to growth for the first time since February, according to the Lloyds Bank’s UK Recovery Tracker.
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Part of a former hospital in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham could be transformed into almost 50 apartments after the plans were recommended for the go-ahead.
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A building contractor has been awarded an £8.44m contract by Shropshire Council to expand primary school provision in north Shrewsbury.
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The former site of a leisure centre in a Shropshire town has been put up for sale.
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A Worcestershire-based property development and investment company has launched its search for a forward funding partner for an industrial scheme let to an American aerospace and defence business.
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The Birmingham-based UK arm of a European aluminium giant, which has worked on projects such as Wembley Park, has forecast a decline in both its turnover and profit margin as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Full-year profits have risen at the UK arm of a global manufacturer and distributor of aerial work platforms and material handling equipment despite Brexit-related issues resulting in a reduction in turnover.
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Warwickshire-based LEVC's first electric van has successfully completed another milestone ahead of its production start in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Member Exclusive News | Stoke City have further strengthened of the Championship club’s commercial ties with Tile Mountain.
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West Bromwich Albion have announced a new partnership with global multi-asset investment platform eToro.
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