Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Plans for a major housing scheme on the site of the existing Bruker UK Ltd headquarters in Coventry look set to receive the thumbs up. A proposed replacement headquarters for the company has also been recommended for approval.
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Artorius Wealth’s Steve Brandreth provides insight into key considerations after extracting wealth from a business.
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Listed law firm Knights has agreed to acquire Mundays LLP in a bid to strengthen its presence in the UK.
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Birmingham-based Cattaneo Corporate Finance has advised current GP2 champions Spirit Motorcycles on their acquisition of Talon Engineering for an undisclosed sum.
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Food delivery company Deliveroo has published the price range of its initial public offering (IPO), giving it an implied market capitalisation of between £7.6bn and £8.8bn.
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Jim Dolan from KPMG says the past year has been incredibly challenging, but there is real comfort to be found in the way businesses in the Midlands have reacted. The Covid crisis has sparked a rapid transformation in technology, bringing forward investment and digital transformation that would have otherwise taken years to implement.
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The development of thousands of Midland businesses has been brought forward by years as they have accelerated growth strategies in the face of pandemic, according to a panel of senior business leaders.
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Plans for Coventry to become an all-electric bus city have been backed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Approval from the WMCA board means that £50m Department for Transport (DfT) funding will now be handed to the region to complete the project.
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The West Midlands Growth Company, the organisation charged with attracting conferences and events into the region, has recruited a new senior business tourism manager.
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Warwickshire Law Society, an organisation which aims to champion the county's legal professionals, has made a raft of key appointments to its board of directors.
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The UK Government has committed £54m to green projects creating the next generation of electric trucks and hydrogen-powered buses, which could secure almost 10,000 UK jobs and reduce carbon emissions.
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An ageing population means care homes and later living accommodation providers are more important than ever. But the sector needs to overcome a range of challenges to ensure it’s in the right shape to meet demand.
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Works to rebuild both the University and Perry Barr railway stations in Birmingham are on track to be completed ahead of next summer’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young has promoted two team members to associate directors within its Birmingham office.
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Preparation work has started for the building of the first new council homes as part of a major transformation of Wolverhampton's Heath Town estate.
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The number of UK sectors reporting output growth doubled in February, boosted by the strong performance of UK technology equipment manufacturers, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker.
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Member Exclusive News | A University of Worcester lecturer has been appointed as an international academic ambassador for a global data analytics company.
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Birmingham real estate insurance broker JM Glendinning has strengthened its team with the appointment of construction industry specialist.
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