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Friday 21 August 2020

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Pre-tax profits surge at technology giant

Pre-tax profits surged at a Warwick-headquartered technology giant which counts Airbus, BT and Stagecoach among its clients during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
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Business Matters: Redundancy and Covid-19: Five pitfalls to avoid…

Lucy Twomey, HR and legal adviser at Make UK, says as businesses consider how to survive the economic impact of Covid-19, the stark reality is that, for many, redundancies are now unavoidable. Managing a redundancy procedure can be challenging in normal circumstances but Covid-19 has added new complexity.
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Deals

Investment management firm lowers Purplebricks stake

An investment management business has reduced its stake in Solihull-headquartered online estate agency Purplebricks.
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ThinCats calls for pandemic support funds extensions

Alternative lender ThinCats has called on the Chancellor to extend the deadlines for the government's pandemic support funds.
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Business

Grenade fulfils significant UAE order

Solihull-based sports nutrition company Grenade has fulfilled a £150,000 order in the UAE.
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Major energy project for NEC

Work is underway on a major energy project at the NEC in Birmingham which will see the events venue generate its power needs onsite.
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Tenth year of growth for Irwin Mitchell

Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which has an office in Birmingham, has reported a tenth consecutive year of growth, with revenue and profits rising.
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UK industries ‘on road to recovery’, according to new tracker

UK businesses outperformed their international counterparts on a series of metrics tracking recovery from Covid-19 during July, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank.
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Property

Expanded apartments plans voted through

Plans to expand an already approved scheme for almost 100 apartments in a Warwickshire town have been recommended given the go-ahead.
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Approval to transform listed building into care home and flats

The go-ahead has been given to transform a grade II*-listed building in Solihull - with links to the founder of Birds Custard - into a care home and new apartments.
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Bid for 50 affordable homes turned down

A bid to construct 50 affordable homes near Stratford-upon-Avon has been turned down despite it being recommended for the go-ahead.
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New additions revealed for Bullring

Two new additions have been revealed for Birmingham's Bullring.
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Manufacturing

JLR upcycling aluminium to help cut CO2 emisions

Jaguar Land Rover is upcycling aluminium waste from drinks cans, bottle tops and end-of-life vehicles into new cars and cut CO2 emissions by up to 26 per cent.
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LEVC expands service and maintenance network

Electric taxi and van maker LEVC has significantly grown its authorised service and maintenance network.
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Business extends Warriors partnership

A Wednesbury-based business has extended its commercial partnership with Worcester Warriors.
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Sky Blues main shirt sponsor deal ends

An estate agency's main shirt sponsorship of newly promoted Coventry City has come to an end.
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