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Tuesday 2 June 2020

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Sparkling growth at Thatchers

Cidermaker Thatchers has reported a strong set of financial results with turnover and profits increasing in a year when the family business made multimillion-pound investments.
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Business Matters: Where next for dealmaking?

Andy Gregory, head of investments at BGF, takes a look at what the future holds for dealmaking.
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Deals

Aerospace components firms agree merger

Two prominent suppliers of complex machined aerospace components have agreed to merge.
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Successful fundraising for tech firm

Service Robotics, whose technology helps support vulnerable and elderly people, has raised £600,000 in its latest funding round.
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Home Instead Senior Care snaps up counterpart

Home Instead Senior Care has acquired a national counterpart as part of ambitious plans to extend its live-in offering.
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Business Matters: Keeping your business safe from a cyber-attack

Many businesses face major interruption and heightened cyber risk through working from home at scale. Osborne Clarke partner Charlie Wedin looks at some of the organisational issues businesses should consider.
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Business

Decisive action helps in fight against Covid-19 at McCarthy & Stone

McCarthy & Stone has seen a lower impact of coronavirus in its developments than the general over 65 UK population, the listed company has said in a Covid-19 business update.
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New Bristol office for expanding firm

Business rescue and recovery consultancy Forbes Burton has opened a new office in Bristol as part of its plans to expand nationally.
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Card Factory revenue up but profits dip in “challenging year”

Turnover has grown in the latest accounts for Card Factory despite a "challenging year for the high street" but pre-tax profits have dipped. The listed gift card retailer has also revealed plans to reopen 10 per cent of its stores later this month.
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Roundtable: South West Global Growth in Challenging Times

The importance of growing trade in new markets around the world has never been quite so firmly on the agenda of both politicians and business leaders alike as the nation begins its recovery from the Covid-19 outbreak. Insider’s latest round table brought together a broad range of internationally-focused South West business leaders to discuss how they are coping and adapting to the new world imposed by the outbreak.
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Property

Semiconductor consultancy firm takes space at Plymouth Science Park

A provider of technical and consultancy services to companies in the semiconductor industry is set to occupy space at Plymouth Science Park.
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Hammerson’s sites in England to re-open from 15 June

Hammerson's shopping centres in England are to re-open from 15 June, in line with the latest guidance from the UK Government.
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Manufacturing

Engine production slumps as pandemic hits

Only 830 engines were produced in the UK in April, according to new figures, because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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CFO appointed at Future

A chief financial officer has been appointed at media business Future.
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Grant awarded for new research hub

University of Exeter has been awarded a grant of more than £1m to create a new research hub.
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