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Tuesday 2 March 2021

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Gun fired on Renishaw formal sale process

A formal sale process has been instigated at Renishaw after the executive chairman and non-executive deputy chairman indicated their intention to sell their substantial shareholdings in the global high-precision metrology and healthcare technology group.
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Business Matters: How joining forces with others boosts your decision making power

Karin Simonsen, marketing manager at Vistage, looks at how joining forces with others boosts your decision making power.
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Deals

Trio of builders’ merchant firms snapped up

Three South West businesses have been snapped up by Grant & Stone Group, an acquisitive builders' merchant which is backed by Cairngorm Capital Partners.
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Developer secures BGF investment to drive growth plans

An Exeter-based developer has received an investment of £15.5m from BGF to support its ambitious growth plans.
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Supermarket giant reels in Cornish seafood firm

A £40m-turnover Cornish seafood business has been acquired by supermarket giant Morrisons.
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FRP snaps up corporate finance firm

FRP has acquired a corporate finance firm in a deal worth £9.4m.
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Business Matters: To achieve lasting social value, we need to focus on whole life value

Mark Bolger, social value director at Atkins, says the concept of social value has been around a long time but since the Social Value Act first came into effect eight years ago, we’ve seen little change – until this January. With the arrival of PPN 06/20, social value is now mandated in all central government procurement.
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Business

Turnover up 50 per cent in latest Dobbies Garden Centres accounts

Dobbies Garden Centres has grown sales by more than 50 per cent in its latest accounts and continued to show "resilience' during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business Matters: Economic recovery from Covid-19 is an opportunity for our region

Professor Steve West, chair of West of England Local Enterprise Partnership discusses the West of England Recovery Taskforce and the region’s recovery plan.
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Property

Regeneration scheme set for green light

Updated plans to kickstart the regeneration of East Street at St Catherine's Place in Bedminster have been recommended for approval by planning officers.
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Land acquired for affordable housing development

A plot of land in South Gloucestershire has been acquired for a development of more than 130 new affordable homes.
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Manufacturing

January drop for commercial vehicle production

The production of commercial vehicles in the UK declined by 31.5 per cent in January, according to new figures.
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Non-executive director appointment at Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society has appointed a marketing and communications specialist to its board as a non-executive director. 
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Boeing contract win for Meggitt

Meggitt, an aerospace and defence specialist with operations in the South West, has signed a long-term, multi-million agreement with Boeing for the supply of cockpit indicators on the 737 MAX.
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