Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Global information services giant Experian, which has its UK headquarters in Nottingham, has increased its revenue by more than $150m during the first half of its current financial year, although pre-tax profits have dropped, new figures have revealed. Read More… |
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The move towards ‘agile working’ is being adopted by many organisations in response to the speed of change and the need to provide flexibility for employees but also to retain staff and increase productivity. Dr Christine Grant of Coventry University explains further. Read More… |
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An 'Outstanding' Ofsted-rated nursery provider with bases in Daventry and Northampton has been sold. Read More… |
A long-established temperature-controlled logistics service provider and frozen food distributor has been snapped up by a US counterpart in a "landmark transaction". Read More… |
Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods has confirmed it is in discussions with a number of parties regarding the potential sale of dessert brand Ambrosia, which was founded more than a century ago and is still produced in the same factory. Read More… |
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Amelia Ebdon, marketing manager at Network Telecom, discusses how business phone systems have evolved into so much more than just pieces of plastic that sit on your desk. Read More… |
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Nottinghamshire-headquartered global software provider Ideagen has reported a "strong" trading performance in the first half of its financial year following the acquisition of three companies. Read More… |
The first female chief executive of Central England Co-operative has been appointed. Read More… |
The Nottingham-headquartered listed car retailer whose brands include Evans Halshaw and Stratstone has added a former General Electric boss to its board. Read More… |
A parliamentary inquiry into the future of audit in the UK has been launched. Read More… |
A Long Eaton fit-out business, which has completed projects for the likes of Loughborough University, Mazars, Games Workshop, Gap and Astra Zeneca, has made a new appointment. Read More… |
Discount retail giant B&M has posted a big rise in both half-year revenues and pre-tax profits despite trading conditions remaining challenging. Read More… |
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone has reported a 2 per cent rise in revenues but a 33 per cent drop in full-year operating profits in what it described as a "challenging year". Read More… |
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Gerald Smith, partner at FRP Advisory explains how the recent commitment by industry body, the Pensions Regulator, to tighten its supervision of defined benefit pension schemes marks a further shift in the landscape that company directors need to be aware of. Read More… |
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More than 20 industrial units could be constructed in Lincolnshire after new plans were tipped for the go-ahead. Read More… |
A commercial park in Derby is now fully let after two new deals were completed. Read More… |
Double Olympic champion Lord Sebastian Coe has officially opened the new Elite Athlete Centre and Hotel at Loughborough University. Read More… |
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Paula Whitehouse, director of Aston Centre for Growth, talks about how business and business schools can work together to bridge the "scale-up gap". Read More… |
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The UK new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market declined 7 per cent during the third quarter of 2018, new figures have revealed. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | An eight-year redevelopment at St Fagans National Museum of History, project managed by Focus Consultants, has completed. Read More… |
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