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Friday 1 May 2020

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Garden centre firm planning for future after funding boost

A family-run garden centre group has secured funding from Barclays to support it through the current crisis.
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Business Matters: Pivoting to online – a survival guide

In order to survive the coronavirus lockdown many businesses are moving online. Leading intellectual property and IT lawyer, Ben Travers from Stephens Scown LLP in Exeter outlines some tips for businesses that have made this change.
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Deals

Bank support helps food wholesaler extend services to public

An Exeter food wholesaler, which usually works with the South West food service industry, has secured a six-figure finance facility from HSBC UK to extend its service to members of the public amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Completion date set for betting company deal

A completion date has been set for the merger of the company behind Paddy Power and the owner of Sky Bet.
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SMEs receive more than £4.1bn in CBILS funding but issues remain

The banking and finance sector has provided more than £4.1bn to SMEs through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme (CBILS), according to new figures from UK Finance. However, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSM) has said that there are still problems that need to be addressed.
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Ask the expert: How to ensure working from home works for your business

Evan Wienburg, CEO of full fibre infrastructure provider and ISP Truespeed, looks at how to ensure working from home works for your business.
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Business

Burges Salmon appoints six new partners

Burges Salmon has appointed six new partners in teams across the law firm.
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Wilko eyes “strong plans” after revenue and profits slip

Wilko's revenue fell by almost £90m while its pre-tax profits slumped by about two thirds during its latest financial year, according to new figures. However, the group has "strong plans in place to further improve the customer proposition, operational delivery and effectively manage cash in 2020 and beyond".
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New dark fibre network completes

A joint dark fibre network initiative between data centre Next Generation Data and Nextgenaccess, a provider of custom and wholesale full fibre network infrastructure, has been completed.
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AstraZeneca and Oxford Uni join forces for vaccine development

AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have signed an agreement for the global development and distribution of a potential vaccine aimed at preventing Covid-19 infection.
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Property

Short-term industrial space surge driven by logistics demand

Demand for short-term industrial space surged in March as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak was felt by the logistics sector, according to new data from Cushman & Wakefield.
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Pegasus Group details planning authority pandemic response

Pegasus Group has detailed how local planning authorities are adapting to the ongoing pandemic.
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Barratt Developments to restart work at 180 sites

Barratt Developments has announced that construction work will resume at half its sites from 11 May.
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Manufacturing

Manufacturers call for support as sale and production volumes plummet - report

Firms in the South West are calling for more financial support as sales and production volumes in the manufacturing sector plummet, according to the latest South West Manufacturing Barometer.
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Commercial vehicle production slumps

The production of commercial vehicles in the UK slumped 41.8 per cent in March, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Bristol company supports PDC’s new at-home tournament

A production company based at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol has developed a streaming service for the Professional Darts Corporation's (PDC) new at-home tournament.
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General meeting requisitioned at Amigo Holdings

A general meeting has been requisitioned at Amigo Holdings with majority owner Richmond Group seeking to remove the current board and appoint new directors.
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