Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | A Warwickshire business which designs and manufactures acoustic and thermal insulation has produced millions of PPE items after securing a more than £3m finance package from HSBC UK.
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As the world's population rises, the demand for energy is also growing significantly. At the same time, the issue of managing the waste caused by the population increase urgently needs to be addressed. Professor Martin Freer, director of the Energy Research Accelerator, explores the issues and the possible solutions.
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A Solihull-based software as a service business has raised more than half of its crowfunding target.
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Worcestershire-based security and monitoring specialist Ecl-ips has bought alarms business Security Group to expand its services.
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Listed retailer United Carpets has secured £2m of Covid-19 funding support.
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Digital music pioneer Napster is set to be acquired by an AIM-listed company.
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West Midlands 5G has appointed a new finance director to lead the financial management of its region-wide 5G testbed.
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Business leaders need to “lift up their heads” and look beyond the next few months if they are serious about growth after lockdown, according to speakers at a major Insider webinar.
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The Co-operative Bank has outlined proposals to cut 350 jobs and close 18 branches as it looks to navigate the impact of the ongoing pandemic.
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Listed furniture retailer DFS has said recent trading has been "ahead of initial expectations" with a strong start to its financial year.
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The boss of residential park operator Wyldecrest has stressed the importance of adaptability during the Covid-19 crisis and told Insider of his plans to further expand a motor home rental company he acquired earlier this year.
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An international accountancy and advisory firm has struck a deal to relocate its 200-strong Birmingham team to a building on the Paradise development.
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Work has been completed on the £15m transformation of a former Coventry office block to provide new student accommodation.
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Redrow Homes is contributing more than £7m to the Nuneaton community as part of a new housing development.
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Property provider Bruntwood Works has completed the £1.3m transformation of Birmingham’s historic Cornwall Buildings. The company has also welcomed project management and recruitment specialist TXM Projects to the site.
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A new £5m centre for health and social care training is set to be created at the University of Wolverhampton’s Telford Campus.
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Telford-based hot dip galvaniser Corbetts has recorded its highest ever volume from a single facility in July, with more than £1m of new customer orders having been secured since returning from lockdown.
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Member Exclusive News | Birmingham-based mechanical and electrical building services provider J S Wright has promoted one of its team members to associate contracts director.
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Vodafone has launched gigafast broadband across the Birmingham region, making it available in more than 110,000 homes.
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