Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
  View this email online Please add midlands@insidermedia.com to your address book  
 
 
West Midlands
Wednesday 9 September 2020

Latest News

Top Story

Green light tipped to create thousands of jobs

Plans for a warehousing and distribution park in Warwickshire which would create more than 2,400 jobs have been recommended for approval.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 1

Business Matters: Innovation for the crisis and beyond

Nicholas Ferrar, director and patent attorney at Adamson Jones IP Ltd, says a longer-term commitment to innovation will help businesses thrive, not just survive.
Read More…
Deals

Global packaging firm acquires US counterpart

A global packaging and automation business headquartered in Coventry has acquired a US-based counterpart in a deal which could be worth up to $15m.
Read More…

Hundreds of jobs saved at commercial vehicle firm

About 340 jobs have been saved after the business and assets of an operator of Mercedes van and truck dealerships were bought out of administration.
Read More…

Wesleyan Bank provides lender with £5m boost

Birmingham-based Wesleyan Bank has given a £5m boost to an independent provider of finance facilities to the SME sector.
Read More…

Beckham co-owned eSports firm set to float

A global eSports business co-owned by David Beckham has announced its intention to float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in a deal led by Zeus Capital.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 2

Business Matters: Time to Tax?

Praveen Gupta, national head of tax at Azets, talks about the possible reforms in tax and who will bear the burden of the circa £300bn missing from the treasure chest, which is the estimate of the overall public finance cost of Covid according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Read More…
Business

Joint venture wins £240m defence contract

A new joint venture involving a Staffordshire-based company has won a major defence contract worth £240m.
Read More…

New top team named for LEP

A new chair and vice-chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) have been appointed.
Read More…

Hotel group encouraged despite pandemic hit

A family-owned hotel group has said that while the Covid-19 pandemic will have a "big effect" on the figures for its current financial year but said since reopening after the lockdown the "early signs are very encouraging".
Read More…

Shares surge for listed software company

Shares in a Coventry cloud-based software company surged by almost 70 per cent after it updated the market on its recent trading and financial position.
Read More…

New contract wins for Yotta

Yotta, the asset management software and services division of Oxford Metrics, has secured a string a new contracts.
Read More…
Property

New concept signed up for Grand Central

A new concept from Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew is to open at Birmingham's Grand Central.
Read More…

Estate agency acquires new office

An independent Worcestershire estate agency has acquired a new base to house its third office in the county.
Read More…

Property and investment firm appoints new joint MD

The commercial property and investment company whose flagship site is a Kingswinford industrial estate has appointed a new joint managing director.
Read More…

Other News

Midlands Top 500 Companies Database - contact the region’s top decision makers

Member Exclusive News

Queen’s Award winner reopens head office

A Queen's Award-winning childcare provider has reopened its Staffordshire head office for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Read More…

Telent handed extension to TfL contract

A technology giant headquartered in Warwick has received a year’s extension for its Traffic Control Maintenance contract with Transport for London (TfL).
Read More…

Upcoming Events

1 Oct

Insider Made in the Midlands Awards 2020

8 Oct

Insider East Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2020

4 Nov

Insider Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2020

5 Nov

East Midlands Property Dinner 2020

12 Nov

Insider West Midlands Property Awards 2020

Services & Guides

Corporate Finance Directory

Corporate Finance Directory

Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business.
Read More…
Best Places to Meet

Best Places to Meet

The region's top places to hold events, conferences and meetings.
Read More…
Best Places to Stay

Best Places to Stay

The region's top hotels and accommodation.
Read More…
Send a Story    Subscribe    Membership    Advertise    Contact
Tw    in    Fb
You are receiving this email because you subscribed on our website.

Unsubscribe | Email Preferences
Newsco Insider Limited
Boulton House, 17-21 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HY
Registered in England and Wales: 02709518
© Newsco Insider Limited | T&C | Privacy Policy