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Thursday 30 April 2020

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Go-ahead for Derry/Londonderry retail scheme

The go-ahead has been secured for an extensive retail scheme set to provide a number of new commercial units in Derry/Londonderry.
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Ask the expert: How businesses can respond to the challenges presented by the spread of Covid-19

Many businesses are assessing how best they can respond to the various challenges presented by the spread of Covid-19 to ensure the resilience of their business in the longer term. Gillian Morris, head of corporate banking Northern Ireland at HSBC UK, offers her advice.
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Deals

Wasdell Group expands with packaging supplier deal

Pharmaceutical outsourcing partner Wasdell Group has acquired a packaging supplier serving the same sector.
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Alvius snaps up UK Startup Jobs

Recruitment software company Alvius has acquired the UK Startup Jobs platform.
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Runescape developer changes hands

The video game developer behind Runescape has been acquired by asset management firm Macarthur Fortune Holding in a $530m deal.
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Wetherspoons completes placing and outlines reopening plans

JD Wetherspoon has raised more than £140m in a share placing. The company also outlined its plans to start reopening pubs and hotels in late-June.
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Ask the Expert: Do law firms need to undertake due diligence on IFA businesses?

Proposed guidelines from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) show an increased need for due diligence when it comes to referrals with Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). What does this mean for law firms? John Duns from Fairstone finds out.
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Business

Recycling firm donates £60,000 of PPE

A Newry-based recycling firm has donated £60,000 of personal protective equipment (PPE) to help protect key workers across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
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Grafton to gradually open up UK distribution operations

Dublin-headquartered construction products giant Grafton Group has said that many branches from its UK distribution business will return to more extended operations from 4 May. The company also detailed its ongoing financial position during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Signature Works secures major PPE delivery

Bangor-based clothing supplier The Signature Works has secured a large delivery of scrubs for the health service in Northern Ireland.
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Tourism firms secure support from Dankse Bank

Three tourism businesses have received support from Danske Bank as part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
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Property

Sharp decline in commercial property demand - report

Northern Ireland has experienced a sharp decline in market sentiment, according RICS and Ulster Bank Commercial Market Survey for the first quarter of 2020.
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Changes made to NI planning process in response to Covid-19

The requirement for developers behind major planning applications to hold a public event as part of the pre-application community consultation has been temporarily removed.
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Dalata chairman hails team’s “dedication”

The chairman of Dalata Hotel Group has hailed the "dedication" of his workforce in dealing with the Covid-19 crisis.
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SIG reopening UK and Ireland sites

Specialist building products distributor SIG expects to have reopened the majority of its sites in the UK and Ireland by mid-May.
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Manufacturing

Strong first quarter for Kerry Group but Covid-19 impact looms

Kerry Group, the food giant behind Richmond Sausages, has reported growth in revenue for the first quarter of 2020 but expects Covid-19 to have a significant impact on next quarter's figures.
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New £1m craft bakery launches outside Magherafelt

Business and food production specialist Brian McErlain has opened a new craft bakery in Creagh, outside Magherafelt, representing an investment of £1m.
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Revenue continues to fall at food giant after disposals

Revenue continued to decline at the company behind 2 Sisters Food Group because of it selling off a series of subsidiaries, it has been revealed.
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Pandemic hits March car making figures

Car manufacturing in the UK slumped almost 40 per cent in March, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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