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Thursday 4 November 2021

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TOP STORY

An ecommerce fulfilment specialist which has bases in Belfast, Castle Donington and London has been acquired in a deal that provides an exit for Foresight Group and the Midlands Engine Investment fund.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Jeanette Wheeler, HR director at MHR International, says the pandemic thrust the issue of employee engagement into the spotlight. As we enter a new hybrid working environment, employee engagement will take on a new dimension. While there are several practical steps you can take to engage your workforce, they require the right planning, foresight, and implementation to succeed.
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DEALS

A provider of property management services across the UK has been acquired by Sun European Partners.
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Wellingborough-headquartered roof trusses and floor joists specialist Robinson Manufacturing has acquired the assets of Castleoak Offsite Manufacturing out of administration.
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The boss of JD Sports has slammed the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to again prohibit its acquisition of Footasylum. The regulator has instructed JD Sports to sell Footasylum after saying its in-depth investigation had identified competition concerns.
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INSIDER FEATURE

John Carroll, head of international and transactional banking at Santander UK, looks at how optimism has returned, amid upbeat forecasts of a return to growth, both in the UK and internationally.
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In the world of M&A, is Britain still Great? Paul Bevan, managing director at Breeze, offers his advice.
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PROPERTY

How multimillion-pound public-private partnerships are helping to tackle the housing crisis in the region will come under the spotlight at Insider's Midlands Residential Property Conference next month.
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Air quality specialist EarthSense has relocated to Space Park Leicester to support its future growth.
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An application proposing the construction of more than 100 homes on greenfield land in Lincolnshire looks set to move forward.
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A project aiming to transform a former court building in Worksop to provide new apartments looks set to be backed by the council.
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BUSINESS

Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) has appointed a new chief executive.
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Joint administrators from Interpath Advisory have been appointed at a historic Derbyshire construction firm, it has been confirmed, with almost 50 jobs lost.
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Aldi has revealed plans to open 15 stores across the UK before the end of the year.
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Leicestershire-based alternative finance provider ThinCats has appointed a new director of regional business development for the South West and Wales.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out plans for the UK to become the world's first Net Zero aligned financial centre.
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INSIDER FEATURE

There has been a resurgence in dealmaking in the Midlands: more buyers, more sellers, more funders, with prices for choice businesses soaring.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Willshee's Waste & Recycling has won a four-year contract from South Derbyshire District Council.
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