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Friday 29 May 2020

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Homes England backs 6,500-home Cambs scheme

Homes England has agreed a £61m loan with developer Urban&Civic, paving the way for the development of a new 6,500-home community at a former World War Two RAF site in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire.
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Ask the expert: Science Of Sanitisers (SOS)

Andrew Howell, MD of BCB International Ltd, says we now know that hand sanitisers are one of the vital defences in our armoury in the fight against Coronavirus; part of the new “norm” for the future. However, even among professionals, there is much confusion over what hand sanitiser to use. Not all are equal to the job in hand.
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Judges Scientific buys Bletchley firm

Judges Scientific has acquired a Bletchley-based calorimetry instrument maker.
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Burley Hydraulics secures funding support

Cambridgeshire-based Burley Hydraulics, which supplies a wide range of hydraulic components and services, has secured funding from Santander and the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme.
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Furniture firm supported with pandemic loan

An Essex furniture company has secured a loan from Lloyds Bank to support it through the coronavirus pandemic.
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SIG sets out plans for £150m equity raise

Specialist building products distributor SIG has set out plans for a £150m equity raise, including an investment of up to £85m from private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R).
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Business

Oxford Biomedica pens deal for potential Covid vaccine

Gene and cell therapy specialist Oxford Biomedica has signed a one-year clinical and commercial supply agreement with AstraZeneca for a potential Covid-19 vaccine,
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East of England business confidence drops for May - report

Business confidence in the East of England fell during May, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
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Pair of partner promotions at VWV

VWV has made two partner promotions, taking the total of number of partners at the law firm to 86.
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Further 200 Pret outlets to reopen

Pret A Manger is set to reopen more than 200 further shops for takeaway and delivery from the start of next week.
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Law firm’s senior partner to retire after 42 years

A law firm's senior partner is set to retire after 42 years, with his successor named.
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Property

Kier appointed to £97m hospital project

Construction and infrastructure services giant Kier has been appointed to deliver a £97.1m project at Heartlands Hospital.
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Manufacturing

UK car production falls to lowest level since WWII

UK car production fell to its lowest level since World War II in April, down 99.7 per cent, according to new figures.
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Aston Martin restarts production of Goldfinger car

Aston Martin has started work on a new DB5 range 55 years after the last model rolled off the production line. Each costs at least £2.7m.
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