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Friday 23 October 2020

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Rolls-Royce reveals MoD agreement

Derby-headquartered Rolls-Royce has signed a collaborative agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to strengthen ways of working across key Royal Navy programmes.
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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

Tech firm secures £250,000 boost

A Nottinghamshire-based technology company responsible for developing laptop monitors to help businesses increase the productivity of staff working remotely has secured a £250,000 investment.
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VPK Group agrees deal for cardboard packaging manufacturer

VPK Group has agreed a deal to acquire a manufacturer and designer of corrugated cardboard packaging.
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McCarthy & Stone lined up for £630m takeover

Terms have been agreed on a recommended takeover offer for McCarthy & Stone which values the retirement community developer at £630m.
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Countrywide secures £90m boost

Countrywide, the estate agency group behind the likes of Entwistle Green and Sutton Kersh, has secured a £90m injection as part of a recapitalisation.
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CMA raises concerns over viagogo and Stubhub merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns over the proposed merger of ticket exchange companies viagogo and Stubhub.
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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

E-commerce company commits to eco scheme

A Chesterfield e-commerce company has committed to a project worth £74,000 to power its operations and reduce its carbon footprint.
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Pendragon’s shares rise after profits surge

Shares rose by more than 20 per cent at Nottingham-headquartered car retail giant Pendragon after it revealed its underlying pre-tax profits rocketed by more than 800 per cent at during the third quarter of its financial year.
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Business leaders react to expansion of winter support schemes

Business leaders from across the UK have reacted to the additional financial support for workers and businesses announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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Property

Approval for more than 200 homes

More than 200 properties are to be constructed at a Nottinghamshire site after the plans were approved.
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Land earmarked for more than 160 homes sold

Land earmarked for more than 160 homes has been sold.
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Approval tipped to replace office building with flats

An office block in a Northamptonshire town could be knocked down and replaced by apartments after the green light was recommended.
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Consultation launched into future of closed theatre

A public consultation has been launched to shape the future of Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre.
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Go-ahead expected for retirement apartments

The go-ahead has been recommended for 44 retirement living apartments in Northamptonshire.
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Vote set on more than 30 homes bid

More than 30 homes could be constructed in Northamptonshire if the go-ahead is granted next week.
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Refusal to build more than 50 new houses

Plans to build more than 50 homes in a Nottinghamshire town have been refused.
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Manufacturing

Shares surge after record profits revealed

Shares in the Alumasc Group, the Kettering-based supplier of building products and systems, surged by almost 20 per cent after it confirmed record profits for the first quarter of its financial year.
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British manufacturers prepared for Brexit – report

Britain’s largest manufacturers have said that they are prepared for life outside the European Union as the end of the transition period in December edges closer, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank.
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Building society continues Tigers partnership

Nottingham Building Society has continued its partnership with Leicester Tigers ahead of the new 2020/21 season.
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