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South West Thursday 15 April 2021 Send a Story Subscribe Membership Advertise Contact Latest News Top Story TasteConnection snapped up by Nactarome TasteConnection, a Gloucestershire-based manufacturer of specialist seasonings, glazes and marinades has been sold to Nactarome Group in a deal funded by private equity house Ambienta and supported by RSM's M&A and private equity team, alongside law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. Read More… Insider Feature Ask the expert – Do we know what we mean by digital skills and jobs? Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says, after reading recent headlines about digital skills shortage – do we know what this means to the parents of school pupils and OUR future workforce? How do we go about changing this? Read More… Deals Funding helps garden centre bounce back during lockdown A garden centre group with three sites in the South West has used a six-figure bank funding package to help it rebound during lockdown. Read More… Regulator provisionally clears merger of Virgin and O2 The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared the proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2. Read More… Insider Feature Ask the expert: Do your values only turn up on the wall? Steve Gaskell from ActionCOACH looks at the importance of having organisational values that resonate and are more than simply a marketing strategy. Read More… Business Companies House gets ready for new powers Companies House is preparing for a new role in identiying wrongdoers, and for changes to the way directors file information. Read More… Broadband investment drive underway Cornish broadband provider Wildanet has started work on the £50m roll out of its new broadband network across the county. Read More… Managing director appointed at draperVENT Dorset-based draperVENT has appointed a new managing director who will help drive forward the business' plans to push turnover up to £30m. Read More… Positive start for Travis Perkins Travis Perkins has reported a positive start to 2021 with sales rising and the proposed Wickes demerger due to complete, according to a new trading update. Read More… Insider Feature Ask the expert: What is the core web vitals Google update? In this video blog, Christian Thomson from Marwick Marketing will run through what’s different about the May 2021 update, known as “Core Web Vitals”, and how important these changes are. Read More… Property Brownie business set for expansion A business which bakes chocolate brownies and sells them online and in shops and cafés is set to open new stores with the aim of almost doubling in size inside the next ten months. Read More… Long-serving Places for People CEO to retire The chief executive of Places for People is to retitre after 24 years in the role. The business today manages about 200,000 homes across the UK and is one of the largest developers of affordable housing. Read More… Manufacturing Revenues jump at Barbour despite lockdown impact Revenues have jumped at iconic clothing brand Barbour despite being "heavily impacted" by the first Covid-19 lockdown, new documents have revealed. Read More… Other News NEW 2021 South West Top 500 Companies data - Early Bird Offer Member Exclusive News Sterilisation of shoot sets boosts Aardman Academy Award-winning animation studio Aardman has benefitted from a deal with Uvisan to ensure work on its blockbusters continue during the pandemic. Read More… Loan helps firm set up business premises An independent herbery business in Cornwall has received a Start Up Loan to help develop its business premises. Read More… Services & Guides Corporate Finance Directory Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business. Read More… Send a Story Subscribe Membership Advertise Contact

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