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Thursday 8 October 2020

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Seed funding success for pioneering tech firm

A Bristol-based immersive technology start-up whose products allows viewers to watch live sport events on their tabletop alongside traditional broadcast has raised funding in a seed round led by SFC Capital.
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Business Matters: Class wars – lets mix it up

Tony Mullin, partner at Oxford Architects, discusses the recent changes made to the Planning Use Classes Order in England and how this may offer landlords, developers and tenants new opportunities.
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Deals

Funding to drive growth at field management software firm

Field management software specialist Re-flow has secured backing from investment company Haatch. The additional funding will further support Devon-headquartered Re-flow as it establishes its software in the fields of highways, construction, and civil engineering workflow management.
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Water measurement equipment maker snapped up

A Cornwall-based manufacturer of drinking water and wastewater measurement equipment has been acquired by a US-headquartered group.
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IPO activity ‘on the up’ - EY

IPO activity has started to return to the London Stock Exchange as the UK emerges from lockdown, a new report from EY has found.
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TalkTalk reveals preliminary takeover approach

Plans for a preliminary takeover bid for TalkTalk have been revealed, with the listed giant set to advance proceedings. The proposals contain a number of pre-conditions, including that the company behind the move receives an "irrevocable undertaking" from executive chairman Sir Charles Dunstone in support of the offer.
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Business Matters: Innovate UK funding - Top tips for a stand-out application

James Cortis, content producer at Business West explores ten essentials for clinching a first-class pass.
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Business

Farming rugby ref teams up with bank on agri tech push

Barclays has teamed up with Nigel Owens, rugby union referee and cattle farmer, to drive awareness amongst consumers on the benefits of helping the food system become carbon net zero. Sustainability Through Agri-Tech will also provide farmers with access to £250m to support their business to become carbon net-zero.
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Greene King to permanently close 79 sites

Greene King has revealed it will not re-open 79 sites as restrictions sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic continue.
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Business Matters: Counting the cost of good connectivity

Michael Maltby, CEO of Jurassic Fibre, believes the South West deserves the same level of connectivity, increasingly enjoyed by much of the world.
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Property

Unite’s rental income set to be impacted by pandemic

Rental income could fall by between 10 and 20 per cent at student accommodation provider Unite due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Manufacturing

Firms work on job-safeguarding manufacturing deal

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and property company Stratton Creber Commercial have advised Plymouth Community Homes on the sale of part of its manufacturing business to Karsal Manufacturing.
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PitTastic! secures start-up loan

Natural Cosmetics company PitTastic! has received a start-up loan through SWIG Finance.  
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Toolstation opens new Exeter branch

Buildings product and tool supplier Toolstation has opened a new store in Exeter.
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Dorset Council partners with traffic data firm

A kerbside data and management business has signed up Dorset Council as a client.
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