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Latest News | An acquisitive business advisory giant has revealed it is expecting "significant growth" for its latest financial year.
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As the world's population rises, the demand for energy is also growing significantly. At the same time, the issue of managing the waste caused by the population increase urgently needs to be addressed. Professor Martin Freer, director of the Energy Research Accelerator, explores the issues and the possible solutions.
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The Birmingham office of Browne Jacobson has advised an AIM-listed marketing company on its latest acquisition.
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Transaction volumes in the UK recruitment industry fell by half in the first six months of 2020, according to new data.
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Insurance company Hastings has received an approach from Sampo Oyj and Rand Merchant Investment (RMI) Holdings about a possible cash offer for the shares in the business the pair do not already own or control.
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Turnover has grown in a record year for national law firm Mills & Reeve. The firm, which has a Birmingham office, has also announced a bonus of about £1,000 for every employee depending on length of service.
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Sutton Coldfield-headquartered listed funerals provider Dignity slipped to a pre-tax loss during the first half of its financial year.
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A former regional CBI director has dropped out of the race to become the mayor of the West Midlands.
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A £500m scheme designed to kick-start domestic film and TV productions struggling to get coronavirus-related insurance has launched.
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Aldi, which has its UK head office in Warwickshire, has outlined plans to create nearly 4,000 new jobs across the UK this year.
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Underlying losses have significantly widened at the Co-operative Bank but chief executive Andrew Bester has hailed the resilience of the business as he looks to the months ahead.
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Up to 500 homes could be constructed on a Strafford-upon-Avon site earmarked for regeneration after the go-ahead was recommended. The land includes the current base of a TV production company behind the likes of the Teletubbies, Rosie and Jim, Brum and In the Night Garden.
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Wolverhampton-headquartered housing association Bromford has closed a £90m funding deal.
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Listed property development and investment business Harworth Group has appointed a well-known figure in the property industry as its new chief executive.
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Worcestershire-based carpet maker Victoria is eyeing acquisitions over the next few months at "very attractive prices". The listed manufacturer has also published its latest full-year results which show a spike in revenue but pre-tax losses of more than £60m due to the Covic-19 pandemic.
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A new report has asked the government for further support if manufacturing SMEs in the Midlands are going to overcome the delay in volumes returning following the impact of Covid-19.
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Car production in the UK almost halved in June compared to the same period in 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A Coventry-based smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector manufacturer's sales dipped and its operating losses widened during the first half of its financial year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the listed company added that its sales are now improving.
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Member Exclusive News | A Coventry engineering company has completed a contract with Rolls Royce.
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A 10,000 sq ft industrial warehouse in Birmingham has been let.
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