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Tuesday 19 May 2020

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Antibacterial products firm in £5m job-creating expansion

A manufacturer of personal care products has revealed plans for a £5m investment at its Portsmouth factory in a move that will create up to 80 jobs.
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Business Matters: Time to implement recovery plans

John Stevenson of EMC Management Consultants says it's time to ‘sink or swim’ - do not give up, now's the time to focus on the future and go on the offensive if you want to restore growth to your business.
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Art company secures future through coronavirus loan scheme

An art and printing company based in Deal, Kent, has secured a five-figure package from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
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Multimillion-pound package for regional housebuilder

A housebuilder which started life in the garage of  an ex-Taylor Wimpey and Bovis Homes executive in 2004 has secured its future with a multimillion-pound loan from Lloyds Bank.
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Restaurant business eyes Carluccio’s deal

The restaurant business owned by the founder of food giant 2 Sisters is to save 900 jobs at Carluccio's, according to reports.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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2,600 job cuts lined up by energy giant

OVO Energy has outlined plans to cut 2,600 jobs across SSE Energy Services and OVO, largely through voluntary redundancy, over the course of 2020.
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Shoe retailer in administration

A shoe retailer which first opened its doors more than 50 years ago has appointed administrators due to the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Vodafone strikes OPPO deal

Vodafone has struck a partnership agreement with Chinese telecommunications company OPPO.
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Government unlocks more funding for UK businesses

With more than £2bn of grants for small businesses left unclaimed, the government has announced a further £617m available to local authorities to distribute to those "out of scope of the original scheme".
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High street restaurant giant ‘considering restructuring options’

The owner of Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia and Las Inguanas is understood to have filed intent to appoint administrators, putting about 6,000 jobs at risk.
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UK bus and coach market driven up

UK new bus and coach registrations rose 15.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, new figures have revealed.
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£35m set aside to secure vital routes

Vital freight routes into, out of and around the UK are set to benefit from a £35m scheme designed to help ensure critical goods – such as food and medical supplies – can move freely.
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Property

Bicester expansion for electric van firm

An electric van maker has expanded at Network @  Link 9 in Bicester.
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Manufacturing

New chair at silicon materials developer

An Oxfordshire business which is developing silicon materials for next generation lithium ion batteries has named its new chairman.
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