Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | An architects firm which has worked on prominent projects across the UK has been sold to an employee ownership trust in a deal supported by Castle Corporate Finance. Read More… |
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In order to survive the coronavirus lockdown many businesses are moving online. Leading intellectual property and IT lawyer, Ben Travers from Stephens Scown LLP in Exeter outlines some tips for businesses that have made this change. Read More… |
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A Cornish software developer has secured a £150,000 loan to drive forward growth with the support of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund . Read More… |
Marks & Spencer has completed steps to secure liquidity for the likely duration of the Covid crisis and to underpin its recovery strategy and accelerated transformation in 2021. The retailer will next month outline measures being taken to accelerate its transformation programme and the new ways of working being prepared under its "never the same again" programme. Read More… |
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Loan schemes introduced to support businesses during the Covid-19 crisis have been slow to provide support, but progress is being made, according to the BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker. Read More… |
Haven has extended the closure of its holiday parks for a second time in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More… |
Retail giant Next has warned that its sales could slump by more than £1.6bn because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It could also make a pre-tax loss of £150m. Read More… |
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Housebuilder Devonshire Homes has announced that it is planning a controlled reopening of its construction sites from next week. Read More… |
Listed housebuilding giant Persimmon has reported a strong start to 2020 prior to the Covid-19 outbreak and said it was well placed to respond to the challenges of the crisis. Read More… |
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Queen’s Award-winning structural steel company John Reid & Sons Ltd (REIDsteel) has welcomed workers back to its manufacturing facility in Christchurch. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | The majority owner of Amigo Holdings has revealed it intends to call an extraordinary general meeting in order to remove the entire board of the guarantor loan business. A new chairman and chief executive will be proposed. Read More… |
The chief operating officer of 1pm is stepping down as a director and leaving the AIM-listed provider of finance facilities to SMEs following a reorganisation of the senior management team. Read More… |
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