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Monday 28 September 2020

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Building materials firm snaps up fire-stopping specialist

A Bristol-based building materials specialist has expanded with the acquisition of a £20m-turnover manufacturer and supplier of firestopping products.
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Ask the expert: All change in the workplace as Chancellor introduces new measures

The Chancellor has set out the government's new job retention measures, in an attempt to support employers who face lower demand due to Covid-19 over the next six months. Mogers Drewett employment partner Sean McDonough answers some of the questions employers will have at this time.
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Deals

Mears Group completes domiciliary care exit

Gloucester-based Mears Group has completed its exit from the domiciliary care market with a disposal.
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LV= in discussions about potential transaction

Bournemouth-based financial services firm LV= has confirmed that it "remains in discussions" with a number of parties regarding a potential transaction.
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William Hill confirms takeover approaches

Bookmaker William Hill has confirmed it has received separate takeover offers from a private equity firm and a US casino operator.
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Rolls-Royce issues statement over funding reports

Rolls-Royce has said "no final decisions" have been made over plans to raise billions of pounds of new funding. A statement was issued by the engineering giant after reports suggested that Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund was in talks to buy a stake. Rolls-Royce has operations in the South West.
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Ask the expert: The real price of delaying recruitment in an uncertain market

Helen Plumridge, CEO and owner of King Executive and King Recruit, explores why postponing key hiring decisions, can impact profit, competitive advantage, reputation and brand.
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Business

Liquidators appointed to international college

Liquidators from Mazars have been appointed to a Bournemouth-based international college which has traded for 35 years and at its peak welcomed more than 2,000 students from about 40 countries each year.
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Aldi’s profits jump ahead of £1.3bn investment drive

Aldi's pre-tax profits jumped by almost 50 per cent during its latest financial year as its sales passed the £12bn mark, new figures have revealed. The supermarket giant has also pledged to invest a record £1.3bn by the end of 2021 which would help to create 4,000 jobs.
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Ask the expert: Carpe Diebus

Linda Middleton-Jones from International Trade Matters, looks at the steps SW firms can take to start exporting their goods and the benefits of international trade.
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Property

Revolution Bars Group confirms CVA consideration

Revolution Bars Group has confirmed it is looking at various strategic options, including the possibility of reducing the size of its estate through a CVA, as it responds to a challenging trading environment which the business said has been exacerbated by the further Covid-19-related restrictions introduced by the government.
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Funding secured to support cinema scheme

Government funding of £750,000 has been secured to support Bridgwater's Northgate Cinema and Leisure Scheme.
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Manufacturing

Commercial vehicle production suffers August fall

The production of commercial vehicles in the UK fell by 11.5 per cent in August, according to new figures.
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Avon Rubber completes divestment

Avon Rubber has completed the sale of milkrite | InterPuls.
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Agri-tech start-up partners with poultry software firm

A new precision farming service for poultry farmers has been developed through a partnership between Cornwall-based agri-tech business Glas Data and poultry software specialist Eggbase.
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