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Wednesday 7 July 2021

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Renishaw concludes formal sale process

A formal sale process being carried out by Gloucestershire-headquartered Renishaw has concluded after none of the proposals received were considered satisfactory by the global high-precision metrology and healthcare technology group.
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Business Matters: Podcast – Ice cream entrepreneur shares secrets of export success

In the latest episode of PKF Francis Clark’s Business Noodles & Doodles podcast, Amanda Stansfield shares the lengths she went to in order to win her first export orders. And she explains how selling internationally has transformed the business from a seasonal enterprise to a thriving year-round operation.
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Deals

Rescue deal safeguards jobs at café and restaurant chain

Bristol-based café and quick service restaurant chain Friska has been sold to a new owner after adminstrators were appointed to the business.
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Veterinary training firm boosted by £5.5m funding deal

A veterinary training provider based in Swindon has secured a £5.5m funding package from Santander UK to support its growth plans.
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T H White Group acquires agricultural supplies business

Wiltshire-based T H White Group has completed the acquisition of an agricultural supplies business.
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On The Beach eyes ‘firepower’ placing after pandemic woes

On The Beach is raising £26m in a move designed to provide greater resilience, flexibility and firepower on the back of the disruption caused by the pandemic.
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BGF backs national courier

A national courier company has secured an investment from BGF on the back of record growth as it looks to accelerate its growth plans.
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Business Matters: The Future of Marine Innovation in Plymouth

Rob Watson from Plymouth City Council says from Drake to Darwin through to the present day, Plymouth has been the UK's acknowledged centre for marine innovation.
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Business

Historic snack maker returns to pre-tax profit

A snack maker which was founded in 1886 has returned to pre-tax profit following a period when the company secured new business.
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Business Matters: Harnessing the energy of your employees

Jonathan Riley, practice leader and tax partner for Grant Thornton UK LLP in Bristol and the South West, looks at how Employee Ownership Trusts can be used to harness the energy of employees and be a useful way in which to plan for succession in a business.
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Property

Turnover forecast to climb back past £2bn at Redrow

Housebuilder Redrow has said it expects turnover in its current financial year to rise back up to more than £2bn as it benefits from a robust sales market and a "very strong order book".
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CrowdProperty signs £300m funding line agreement

CrowdProperty has signed a £300m institutional funding line agreement with a new investment manager.
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Manufacturing

LCV market recovery slowed by supply shortages

Growth in the light commercial vehicle market slowed during June following a bumper recovery in April and May, according to new figures.
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Sutton Harbour Group raising funds to support growth

Sutton Harbour Group is raising about £3.5m to help with the completion of the Harbour Arch Quay development, provide capacity to invest in other strategic sites and support the costs of planning and professional fees.
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Firepower upgrade contracts to support jobs

More than 100 jobs in Bristol, Stevenage, Gosport and Bolton are to be supported after it was announced the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers will receive a £500m upgrade to enhance their firepower capability.
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