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Tuesday 18 May 2021

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Comfort Beds acquires counterpart

Midlands independent retailer Comfort Beds has expanded its footprint in the region with the acquisition of a counterpart after securing a £460,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
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Business Matters: Key differences between UK and EU trade mark practice

To help guide you through the UK trade mark application procedure, Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney Sri Dhevi Santhana Dass explains the key differences between EU and UK trade mark practice.
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Deals

Pet food brand nears crowdfunding target

A Warwickshire-headquartered sustainable pet food brand is eyeing growth as it nears its £560,000 crowdfunding target.
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Record start for Wesleyan Bank’s broker division

The broker division of Birmingham-based Wesleyan Bank has reported a record first quarter of 2021.
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Private equity firm to take majority stake in PTSG

A majority stake in specialist services provider Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG) is set to be acquired by private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
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Atom Bank accredited for RLS lending

Atom Bank has started to lend funds under the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) following accreditation by the British Business Bank.
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Business Matters: Creative industries are an economic force that can help to power the recovery

Judith Mossman is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Arts and Humanities at Coventry University, a trustee of the Coventry City of Culture 2021 Trust and chair of the university’s City of Culture Steering Group. Ahead of speaking at the Insider forum ‘Culture and Creativity: Fuel for Recovery’, she looks at the role creative industries will have in the post-pandemic recovery and the future prosperity of the UK economy.
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Business

Revenue up at HomeServe

Revenue has increased at Walsall-headquartered HomeServe during its latest financial year, new figures have confirmed.
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D P Skip Hire launches recruitment drive

Staffordshire-based D P Skip Hire Ltd is expanding its team following an increase in demand.
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Turnover up at specialist recruitment company

Turnover has risen at a specialist recruitment company which employs more than 200 people despite the impact of Covid-19, new documents have revealed.
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Results dip at Shoe Zone

Results have dipped at national retailer Shoe Zone due to the impact of Covid-19.
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“Strong” Q1 for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Group has reported a "strong financial and resilient operational performance" in the first quarter of its financial year.
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Business Matters: VAT One Stop Shop – New rules for B2C sales

Terri Bruce, director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains, looks at the new rules for B2C sales.
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Property

Midlands construction sector needs to embrace manufacturing mindset

The Midlands’ construction industry needs to become more like manufacturing if it is to grow as an international centre of excellence and become fully sustainable, an expert has told Insider.
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Go-ahead for mixed-use Coventry scheme

The go-ahead has been secured for a scheme aiming to provide residential and commercial uses at a site in Coventry.
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Cordia Blackswan receives thumbs up for shared living project

Birmingham-based property developer Cordia Blackswan has received the thumbs up for a shared living project in the city’s Jewellery Quarter. 
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£20m infrastructure work starts on West Works transformation

The £20m infrastructure work has started to transform the 75-acre West Works site as part of a wider £1bn regeneration of Longbridge.
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L&Q Estates completes flurry of deals

Warwick-based L&Q Estates has completed a flurry of deals to mark the end of its financial year.
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White Oak launches new business support package

Business lender White Oak has launched a new package for companies preparing for the return to work.
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Watkin Jones boosts pipeline as it emerges from pandemic

Watkin Jones has said all part of its business "continued to perform well" in the first half of its financial year, despite profits being impacted by the disruptions sparked by the pandemic.
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Manufacturing

Brothers take reins from father at Willenhall firm

Three brothers have taken the reins from their father at a Willenhall-based manufacturer of radiation protection products.
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CSM Live appointed to Birmingham 2022

CSM Live, the branding and live experience division of CSM Sport and Entertainment, has been appointed as the official provider of look, wayfinding and signage for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Solid State secures defence contract renewal

Redditch-headquartered electronics maker Solid State has secured a three-year contract renewal with a global defence technology customer to supply components for its defence aerospace programme.
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