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Tuesday 5 January 2021

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Approval tipped for revised major student plans

Approval has been recommended for revised plans for a major accommodation development in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham which would have room for almost 1,200 students.
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Business Matters: Seven tips for leading digital transformation if you don’t have an IT background

Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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Deals

PE firm buys specialist builders’ merchant for more than £300m

Wolseley UK, a heating and plumbing distribution business, has been sold to a global private equity firm for more than £300m.
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BGF pumps a further £4m into automotive components maker

A further £4m investment has been made by BGF in a Birmingham-based automotive components manufacturer.
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Plastics business to make double acquisition

A Tamworth company has agreed to acquire a pair of businesses.
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THG acquires nutrition product supplier

THG has bought a Staffordshire-based nutrition product supplier, alongside another company, in a total deal worth almost £60m.
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£100m merger creates new estate agency group

Two lettings and estate agency businesses have merged in a £100m deal backed by private equity firm LDC.
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JPI acquired by National World

National World has acquired JPI Media Publishing for £10.2m.
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Business

Calls for further business support in response to new lockdown

Business organisations have called for more support to help firms through the new lockdown in England introduced by the UK Government in an attempt to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Record Christmas sales for Aldi

Discount supermarket giant Aldi has posted its best ever Christmas sales, driven by strong growth in its online wine and special buy products.
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Secure Trust Bank appoints CEO

A new chief executive has been appointed by Solihull-headquartered Secure Trust Bank with immediate effect.
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Online sales make up for store losses at Next

Surging online sales at fashion giant Next compensated for almost all the losses from its stores during the run up to Christmas, new figures have revealed.
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Pallet giant’s profits rise as turnover dips

Turnover at a pallet delivery services giant fell because of the impact of Covid-19 during its latest financial year, but its pre-tax profits increased, new documents have revealed.
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Building society’s deputy chairman to retire

The deputy chairman of Coventry Building Society is to retire later this year.
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Acquisitive PE-backed group’s trading hit by Covid-19

An acquisitive Telford-based waste management company was trading ahead of its prior year before the Covid-19 struck, new accounts have revealed.
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Property

Go-ahead expected for near 50-storey tower

A building which would rise to almost 50 storeys and feature more than 450 apartments in the Digbeth area of Birmingham has been tipped for approval.
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Plans in for new Digbeth apartments scheme

Plans for 166 new apartments to be constructed in the Digbeth area of Birmingham have been submitted.
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Vote set on Victorian warehouse’s transformation

A former Victorian warehouse could be extended and transformed into apartments if the go-ahead is granted later this week.
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Decision due on new flats plans

Almost 80 apartments could be created on the edge of Digbeth if the green light is granted at an upcoming meeting.
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Near 80-acre solar park tipped for approval

Approval has been recommended for a near 80-acre solar park to be constructed in Worcestershire.
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Go-ahead secured for new affordable homes

Plans to build 33 affordable homes on the site of a Ministry of Defence storage facility in Worcestershire have been backed.
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Industrial warehouse snapped up

An industrial warehouse in Coventry leased to a support services company has been bought.
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Manufacturing

Sales fall expected at aerospace industry manufacturer

Sales are expected to fall by more than a fifth at a Rugby-headquartered manufacturer that operates in the aerospace industry for its financial year in 2020.
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Aston Martin launches F1 team

The Racing Point F1 team have been rebranded as Aston Martin with the luxury car maker's name poised to return to competing in Grand Prix for the first time in six decades.
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Clinigen Group hires new COO

Burton-upon-Trent-headquartered pharmaceutical and services company Clinigen Group has appointed a new chief operating officer.
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Revenue recovery expected at family-owned business

The UK arm of a family-owned polymer business which works in the construction industry as well as an automotive supplier has said it expects to see a "significant downturn" in its turnover followed by a recovery in volumes when it finalises its 2020 accounts.
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Shares in manufacturer suspended

Shares in Walsall-based specialist castings and engineering group Chamberlin have been suspended after it failed to publish its annual accounts on time.
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Solid State division wins £2.2m contract

A manufacturing division of Solid State has secured a £2.2m contract to supply in excess of 1,000 computer systems.
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PR hire for B2B marketing agency

A Stoke-on-Trent-based B2B marketing agency has made a new PR appointment.
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Sky Blues support Coventry Bees campaign

Coventry City FC have supported the campaign for Coventry Bees Speedway to return to Brandon Stadium.
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