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Monday 30 November 2020

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MBO of electrical services and fire safety firm completes

A management buyout (MBO) of the electrical services and fire safety arm of a Bournemouth-based group has completed.
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Business Matters: Futureproof your business for 2021

Sean McDonough and Tom Webb from Mogers Drewett say given the unprecedented challenges all businesses have faced over the last six months, there is no doubt that 2021 is going to be an important year. Add to this the UK leaving the EU on the 31st December and the uncertainty of more lockdowns and for many businesses 2021 could be a make or break year.
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Deals

Pets at Home to acquire veterinary telehealth firm

Pets at Home is acquiring one of the UK's largest independent veterinary telehealth providers in a £15m deal.
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Business Matters: Repurposing redundant office space - an intuitive way forward?

In the first blog of a two-part series on the landlord-tenant relationship, we looked at the current stalemate between both sides, with many commercial tenants still unable to pay their rent - let alone catch up on what they already owe. In their second blog, Paul Slevin and Louise Durkan from Quantuma look at the impact of falling commercial property values on institutional landlords and ask whether repurposing vacant space for an alternative commercial usage could be the commonsense solution.
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Business

Arcadia Group facing collapse as Ashley makes £50m loan offer

Retail empire Arcadia Group, the owner of brands including TopShop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, could be set to collapse today, according to reports. The group employs about 13,000 workers. Frasers Group, controlled by Mike Ashley, has confirmed it has offered a £50m funding line to Arcadia.
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Vaccine developments help lift business confidence

Business confidence in the South West rose during November, according to a new report, with news of a potential Covid-19 vaccine also lifting hopes nationally.
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Jaeger administrators close stores and concessions

The administrators of retail giant Jaeger have closed 13 of the company's stores and concessions.
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Ask the Expert: Supporting the region’s managers for 2021 and beyond

Lauren Squibb, business growth and employer partnerships manager at Weston College, says the global pandemic has drastically changed the working lives for many of us, with leaders and managers, at all levels being asked to do things differently.
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Property

Designs unveiled for £6.3m centre

Designs have been revealed for a £6.3m STEM and Health Skills Centre in Bodmin.
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Zoo to relocate with historic Clifton site to be sold

Bristol Zoological Society has unveiled plans to relocate Bristol Zoo to safeguard the future of the organisation, with its longstanding Clifton site to be sold.
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New office for oil and gas exploration firm

An oil and gas exploration company has moved to new offices in Salisbury.
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Manufacturing

Revenues near £200m at Tommee Tippee owner

Revenues have neared the £200m mark at the company behind the Newcastle-based owner of the Tommee Tippee brand, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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Engine manufacturing falls by a fifth

Engine manufacturing slumped by more than a fifth in October, according to new figures.
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Strategy launched to support Heart of the South West growth

A new regional strategy designed to make the most of the opportunities in the South West, tackle the challenges it faces and generate long-term, sustainable growth has been released.
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Chef to open permanent Watergate Bay restaurant

Chef Emily Scott is opening a permanent new restaurant at Watergate Bay, in north Cornwall, following the success of a pop-up at the hotel.
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