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Latest News | International aerospace and defence engineering company Meggitt made a pre-tax loss of almost £370m during the first half of its financial year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Nicholas Ferrar, director and patent attorney at Adamson Jones IP Ltd, says a longer-term commitment to innovation will help businesses thrive, not just survive.
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A Birmingham-based PRS-specialist developer has been acquired by a European real estate giant.
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Education group Access Creative College, which provides its services to more than 3,000 students at campuses in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, York, Lincoln and Norwich, has secured investment from Apiary Capital.
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A US investment giant has significantly cut its holding in a Birmingham-headquartered engineering company.
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Fintech business lender MarketFinance has secured an additional £50m from Israel’s Viola Credit to lend to UK SMEs under the CBILS initiative.
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Praveen Gupta, national head of tax at Azets, talks about the possible reforms in tax and who will bear the burden of the circa £300bn missing from the treasure chest, which is the estimate of the overall public finance cost of Covid according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Redditch-headquartered Halfords has said it expects to make a pre-tax profit of up to £40m for the first half of its current financial year. However, the listed business has warned about its profits for the second half.
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A private equity-backed fertility clinic group for IVF treatment has posted financial results featuring increased turnover and earnings, but said the Covid-19 pandemic has since had a "significant impact" on revenue.
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Birmingham-based Unity Trust Bank has appointed a new chief financial officer.
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The UK arm of an automotive logistics giant has blamed a decrease in its turnover on Brexit-related concerns.
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Travis Perkins made a pre-tax loss of more than £100m as its revenue fell by more than 20 per cent during the first half of its financial year. The listed company said its results were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Plans by Pizza Express to close more than 70 of its restaurants and cut 1,100 jobs have been approved.
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A packaging group has acquired a multimillion-pound warehouse, which will become its national headquarters.
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A Henley-in-Arden-based commercial decoration company has won its biggest ever contract.
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Our latest survey hopes to explore how the Midlands' property and construction sectors manage their greatest challenges.
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Proposals for a four-storey building in Birmingham to be converted into apartments have been approved.
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Telford-based LED lighting maker Luceco has reported a rise in its pre-tax profits for the first half of its financial year. However, the company's revenue was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Member Exclusive News | Warwickshire-headquartered Codemasters has pushed back the release date for its latest videogame.
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Ricoh Arena and Premiership rugby side Wasps are gearing up to support Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture after striking a major strategic partnership agreement.
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