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Thursday 11 June 2020

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Resilient firms eye return from economic ‘hibernation’

Gloucestershire’s businesses are looking at ways to come out of the current period of Covid-19-induced stagnation with resilience and innovation. That was the key message from speakers at Insider’s latest online forum – Getting Gloucestershire Back to Business.
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Business Matters: Artificial intelligence augmenting the pandemic fight

Will Robertson & Catherine Hammon from Osborne Clarke, say the focused power of artificial intelligence is being deployed in a myriad of ways in the fight back against the coronavirus pandemic – starting with the AI monitoring system believed to have picked up an unexplained pneumonia cluster in Wuhan in December.
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Deals

Bank backs men’s fashion retailer with loan lifeline

A South West-based men’s fashion retailer which was established in 1979 has secured a funding lifeline from Barclays.
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Finance package for bespoke kitchen firm

Cotswolds-based Parlour Farm Kitchens has used a six-figure loan from NatWest to secure the future of the business and safeguard 25 jobs.
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Intelligent Business Partners records highest activity levels for a year

Intelligent Business Partners has reported its highest level of activity in a year with the market bouncing back following the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Monsoon Accessorize sold in pre-pack rescue deal

Fashion and accessories retailer Monsoon Accessorize has been sold out of administration in a move that has saved 450 jobs, although 35 stores have been closed and more than 500 staff have been made redundant.
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Ocado raises £1bn as demand surges

Online grocer Ocado has raised more than £1bn as more of its partners shift to online deliveries during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business

New route between Leeds Bradford and Cornwall to launch

A new route linking Leeds Bradford Airport and Cornwall is set to launch this summer.
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Scottish expansion for Boardroom Advisors

A Bristol-based company which helps SMEs to scale up by giving them access to experienced part-time directors is expanding in Scotland with the launch of its Edinburgh operation.
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Sales soar at B&M

Sales have soared past the £3.8bn mark at B&M, with profits also hitting £250m. However, chief executive Simon Arora noted that any progress made during the period has been 'overtaken by recent events'.
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Property

Work underway on aircarft service centre

Dorset structural steel specialist John Reid & Sons Ltd (REIDsteel) and design and build specialists Civils Contracting Ltd (Civils) have started work on a new business aircraft service centre at London Biggin Hill Airport.
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Truro Town Deal Board established

Representatives from community groups, businesses and local councils and organisations have joined together to set up the Truro Town Deal Board which will lead the development of the multimillion-pound Town Investment Plan.
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Interactive map gathering views on tranport plans for Bristol

A new mapping tool has been launched to capture views on transformational plans for transport in Bristol.
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