Today's North East business news from Insider |
Latest News | Listed car retail group Vertu Motors has built up an order bank of more than 1,500 vehicles during lockdown and is now putting plans in place to reopen dealerships.
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As the economic fall-out from Covid-19 bites, John Swarbrick, head of portfolio at BGF, considers what management teams can do to navigate the here and now.
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Newcastle-based Fairstone has completed the acquisition of another pair of financial services firms through its downstream buy out programme.
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A new sales performance company is eyeing growth after acquiring businesses in Middlesbrough and Leeds.
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Broadband network Virgin Media is to merge with O2 after their owners agreed a joint venture which values the businesses at £18.7bn and £12.7bn respectively, creating a 'game changer with the financial strength to invest in UK digital infrastructure'.
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The Bounce Back Loans scheme has approved more than 69,000 applications worth about £2bn during its first 24 hours.
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The British Business Bank has approved nine new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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A Los Angeles investment company has taken a 5 per cent stake in Rolls-Royce.
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Amrit Naru, director for ADP Architecture’s Newcastle studio, looks back on the practice's involvement in the award-winning regeneration of Spanish City, and how community engagement played such as strong part in turning the vision into reality.
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International law firm DAC Beachcroft has expanded its construction team in Newcastle with the appointment of a new partner from Womble Bond Dickinson.
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The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market slumped 86.2 per cent in April as nearly all registrations stopped due to the coronavirus lockdown, new figures have confirmed.
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A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021, the government has confirmed.
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Durham-based architecture firm Howarth Litchfield has been appointed to multimillion-pound education facility set to be constructed in Redcar.
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The construction industry needs a green light from the government to ensure that sites can be re-opened safely, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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The Materials Processing Institute has secured a five-figure grant for a research project investigating methods of converting steelmaking slag into high-grade road surfacing material.
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Yogurt brand Müller has reported a surge in sales throughout March and April compared to the first two months of the year.
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