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Friday 18 September 2020

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IM Group hails healthy position despite results dip

Solihull-headquartered property, automotive and finance giant IM Group has said it is in a healthy financial position despite turnover and pre-tax profits falling in its latest financial year.
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Ask the Expert: Fuelling business growth in a post-Covid world

Keith Rose, director, business development (Midlands Region) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited, offers his expertise business growth in a post-Covid world.
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Deals

National Business Register Group snapped up

A Shrewsbury-based company has acquired National Business Register Group in Birmingham for an undisclosed sum.
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Pandemic support funding revealed for copper supplier

The £150,000 funding which helped the UK’s only distributor of phosphor copper through the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has been revealed.
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British Business Investments in £30m Shawbrook subscription

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has made a £30m subscription in specialist lender Shawbrook Group.
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Allica Bank launches £100m fundraise

Allica Bank has secured £26m from existing investors and launched a £100m fundraise.
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Seven-figure deal for crane hire firm

A national crane hire business has been bought by an entrepreneur in a seven-figure deal.
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TT Electronics agrees to acquire Torotel

TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, has agreed to acquire US business Torotel. TT has operations across the UK.
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Business

Commonwealth Chamber’s second president named

The second president of the Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce has been named.
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Specialist children’s stationery maker hires PR agency

A Warwickshire-based specialist children’s stationery manufacturer has hired a Birmingham-based PR agency.
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New director for trade finance company

A trade finance company has appointed a new director to lead deal origination in the West Midlands supporting its clients, prospects and various stakeholders.
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British Chamber of Commerce director general to step down

The director general of the British Chambers of Commerce is to leave the organisation in the spring 2021.
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Property

Approval granted to create thousands of jobs

Plans for a warehousing and distribution park in Warwickshire which would create more than 2,400 jobs have been voted through.
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Deal for intu shopping centre secures 200 jobs

Intu Merry Hill shopping centre has been transferred to a new operator in a move which has secured 200 jobs.
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Historic firm’s HQ transformation plans tipped for green light

The green light has been tipped to transform the headquarters of a family business which has operated in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter for almost 200 years to safeguard its long term future.
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Kingshurst Village regeneration scheme voted through

A planning application for almost 90 new homes in Solihull has been voted through.
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New station plans on track for approval

Formal plans for a new railway station to be opened in south Birmingham have been recommended for approval.
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Apartments bid set for go-ahead

A total of 25 apartments would be created if the go-ahead is granted to partially demolish a 1930s building in Birmingham next week.
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Kier laments ‘difficult financial year’

Revenues have fallen at Kier in what the Sandy-headquartered construction and property services group labelled a 'difficult year'. The business made a statutory pre-tax loss of £225.3m.
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Manufacturing

‘Pandemic-proof’ car designed by Coventry University

A 'pandemic-proof' car has been designed by Coventry University.
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PE-backed brewer creates beer for Premiership side

A BGF-backed brewery in Warwickshire has partnered with Coventry-based Premiership rugby club Wasps to create a new beer.
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New board role for Aston Martin director

The role of a former senior executive at Babcock International on the board of Aston Martin has changed.
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West Brom extend menswear brand deal

West Bromwich Albion have extended their partnership with menswear brand Marc Darcy for a further two years. 
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