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Latest News | Motoring and cycling products group Halfords has reached an agreement to acquire Universal Tyre and Autocentres for a consideration of £15m.
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Emma Wallace from Dains Accountants says the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently issued further guidance in relation to claims under business interruption insurance policies for losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic and UK Government lockdowns.
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Worcestershire-based The Heartbeat Manufacturing Company has been acquired by investment firm HLD Group.
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Beech Tree Private Equity has made a significant investment in a managed cyber security services provider. Dealmakers in the Midlands and North West led the transaction.
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Marlowe, a listed group focused on business-critical services and software which assure safety and regulatory compliance, has raised £100m to capitalise on acquisition opportunities.
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Ahead of speaking at a Midlands Business Insider roundtable event - titled “The New Manufacturer: How SMEs are adopting digital tech” - Marcos Kauffman explores the route that SMEs - especially those in manufacturing - should take when adopting new digital technology; and reveals why information data is becoming critical to manufacturers’ growth.
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The chief executive of a Birmingham-based commercial bank has hailed her team after a "challenging year."
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Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers and its partners have unveiled a national legacy plan, outlining objectives to leave an impact on jobs, skills, education, culture, physical activity and investment across the West Midlands and the UK.
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The chairman of a Worcestershire-based lighting company has described the businesses' performance as "resilient" after reporting consistent profit levels in new interim results.
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Proposals which aim to reinvigorate Staffordshire’s visitor economy, including additional investment, have been backed by the county council.
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The BBC has outlined plans to shift its creative and journalistic centre away from London.
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Rob Richardson from St Modwen Logistics talks about how logistics occupiers are seeking the very highest design, build and maintenance specifications in the marketplace, and how St Modwen Logistics is meeting these requirements with its new Swan Standard.
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Turnover has risen at a Coventry developer which has completed projects for the likes of Holland & Barratt, Horiba Mira and Boots, according to new documents.
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Detailed consent has now been granted for a proposed 14-storey office building in Birmingham.
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Real estate developer Cordia Blackswan is to transform a Victorian building in Birmingham into its UK headquarters.
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The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has invested £3m to support plans for up to 175 homes on the site of a former secondary school in Solihull. The public sector body has also provided £787,000 backing to proposals for a new waterside neighbourhood in Walsall.
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Harris Lamb’s residential land team has facilitated a deal between a developer and a housing group to provide new affordable homes in Staffordshire.
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Digger manufacturing giant JCB has signed its first deal for its pothole fixer with a council which helped develop the machine.
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Member Exclusive News | Listed law firm Knights has appointed a new senior independent non-executive director.
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Davidson Estates has recruited an experienced property consultant to help handle the growth in new homes and land investments across Birmingham.
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