Latest News | Turnover fell and pre-tax losses widened during the latest financial year of a company that was founded in the aftermath of World War II and is now part of a manufacturing giant that makes one in three automotive car seats in the world.
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Ray Harris, MEIF principal at Foresight Group LLP, offers a helpful guide for management teams of SMEs looking for equity investment post pandemic.
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A Worcester-based specialist technology provider for the social housing sector in the UK and Ireland has been bought.
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The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally blocked the merger of FNZ and GBST following an in-depth investigation. The retail invesment software specialists both have a significant presence in the UK.
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A global consortium has agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer for Hastings, which values the general insurance provider at £1.66bn.
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Just under 1.2 million businesses in the UK have been supported by finance from lenders through government-backed Covid-19 lending schemes, according to new figures from HM Treasury.
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A plan to dramatically cut the number of cars in Birmingham city centre will have a major impact on property and infrastructure development.
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Revenue passed the £50m mark at law firm Bevan Britton, which has a Birmingham office, during its latest financial year, with profits also rising.
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Pre-tax profits jumped at the UK arm of an international logistics giant, which works with the likes of watch maker Seiko, Mitsubishi and AstraZeneca, during its latest financial year. The company also revealed it is braced for a fall in revenue because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The economic recovery will be "in train from 2021", according to KPMG's chief economist in the UK Yael Selfin. Providing her outlook for the coming months, Selfin joined Insider's Future of Funding Online Forum on Tuesday 4 August.
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The group behind accountancy firms such as Baldwins and Campbell Dallas has revealed plans to make redundancies.
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Listed lifestyle brand Joules fell made a pre-tax loss of more than £25m during its latest financial year while its revenue dipped below the £200m mark, new figures have shown.
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The registrations of new cars in the UK rose for the first time this year in July, according to new figures.
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Up to 1,500 jobs could be cut by WHSmith as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the retailer has announced.
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Almost 30 apartments could be created in a new six-storey building if plans for a site in Birmingham's Digbeth area are approved next week.
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Reforms designed to overhaul the planning system and revamp the way the country builds have been outlined by the housing secretary.
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Prior approval is being sought to convert historic buildings in Birmingham into more than 30 apartments.
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Shopping centre giant Hammerson has proposed a right issue in a move that could raise more than £550m. It has also sold its 50 per cent interests at a property investment firm.
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The new chief executive of luxury car maker Aston Martin has taken over.
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Jaguar Land Rover is researching software that will aim to reduce motion sickness by adapting the driving style of future autonomous vehicles.
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Brick making giant Ibstock made a pre-tax loss of more than £50m while its revenue was slashed during the first half of its financial year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Member Exclusive News | Solihull-headquartered Paragon Banking Group has announced the retirement of a board member.
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