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Thursday 22 October 2020

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Revenue soars past £70m at East Midlands Airport

Revenue soared past the £70m mark at East Midlands Airport during its latest financial year, new accounts have revealed. However, it has warned on its performance for its current period because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business Matters: The value of having a US patent

Simon Cooper, patent attorney at Adamson Jones IP Ltd, says the US is home to many of the most innovative companies in the world, which invest heavily in research and development, as well as associated patent protection. This makes patents a key consideration for the US.
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Deals

High-performance apparel maker seeks six-figure boost

A Derby-based company that manufactures high performance garments for triathletes, including F1 and Olympic champions, has launched a fundraising drive to secure at least £250,000.
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ThinCats provides £8.5m to aid acquisition

Leicestershire-headquartered ThinCats has provided £8.5m to aid an acquisition.
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Pandemic support secured by photographic print supplier

Funding which helped a Leicester-based photographic print supply firm through the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has been revealed.
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Business Matters: The tech sector - Driving the West Midlands’ economic recovery

David Hardman, managing director, Bruntwood SciTech – Birmingham, explores this alongside what technology businesses need from their workspace.
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Business

Freeports: Midlands business leaders share their thoughts

Business leaders from the Midlands have provided their thoughts on the UK Government's plans to create Freeports around the country.
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Pre-tax profits surge 800 per cent at car retail giant

Underlying pre-tax profits rocketed by more than 800 per cent at Nottingham-headquartered car retail giant Pendragon during the third quarter of its financial year.
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Third quarter sales growth for Travis Perkins

Northampton-headquartered Travis Perkins has reported a rise in like-for-like sales for the third quarter of its financial year.
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CloudCall sets sights on £50m revenue target

Computer telephony integration company CloudCall, which has its UK headquarters in Leicester, has extended its target of achieving a revenue of £50m by a year to 2026.
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Results rise for Tesco-owned convenience store chain

Revenue and pre-tax profits both rose at Tesco-owned convenience store chain One Stop during its latest financial year.
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LEP appoints new board member

An entrepreneur and STEM ambassador has been appointed to the board of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership.
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Moneysupermarket CEO upbeat despite revenue dip

Revenues have dipped at Moneysupermarket as the ongoing pandemic continued to impact performance. However, chief executive Peter Duffy believes the group is "well positioned to weather this period of economic uncertainty and deliver future growth".
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Property

Go-ahead for 80-acre solar farm

Proposals for an almost 80-acre solar farm to be created in Leicestershire have been approved.
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Job-creating care home and flats plans tipped for refusal

Plans for a new care home and retirement apartments in a Lincolnshire town, which would create 75 jobs, have been recommended for refusal.
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Vote due on new apartments scheme

More than 20 apartments could be constructed in Northampton if the go-ahead is granted next week.
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Proposals drawn up for new housing scheme

Plans are being drawn up for a new housing development on more than 70 acres of land in Leicestershire.
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Rejection set for affordable homes bid

Refusal has been tipped for an application to construct more than 100 affordable homes in a Lincolnshire town.
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Letting agent appointed for £340m regeneration scheme

Knight Frank has joined FHP Property Consultants to find tenants for office space in Chesterfield's new £340m regeneration project.
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Sky to open retail shops across UK

Sky is launching bricks-and-mortar retail shops across the UK for the first time in its 30-year history.
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Manufacturing

Record profits for building products and systems supplier

The Alumasc Group, the Kettering-based supplier of building products and systems, achieved record profits during the first quarter of its financial year.
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