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Insider News
Wednesday 18 August 2021

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TOP STORY

The Coventry company behind bacon producer Beckett's Foods is eyeing a return to profit after slipping to a pre-tax loss during its latest financial year. The business added that it has a "strong platform" going forward.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Here's a question: How similar is your business today to what it was 12 months ago? If it's anything like my business, I'm sure it's changed significantly. So why wouldn't your insurance programme change too? Phil Barton from Partners& offers his advice.
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DEALS

A private equity firm has acquired packaging specialist Southgate Global with support provided by Clearwater International.
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More than £90m in government funding has been announced for low carbon auto technology projects, including hydrogen engines and ultra-fast charging batteries.
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Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital agreeing to sell a Wellingborough-headquartered manufacturer and distributor of automotive repair and refinishing for £428m has been named as the Deal of the Month for July.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Professor Jacqueline Cawston, co-director at Coventry University's Centre for Postdigital Cultures, discusses how businesses can gain a competitive edge with the use of immersive technologies.
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PROPERTY

St Modwen has submitted plans for the first commercial development to be built as part of the company's West Longbridge transformation project.
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Property developer Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a UK expansion, which include an intention to acquire a home-building company and new land.
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The take-up of logistics space in the Midlands reached record levels in the second quarter of 2021, according to new research from CBRE.
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Plans for the £12.6m construction of a purpose-built care home in Shropshire have been approved.
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Birmingham-headquartered housing association Longhurst Group has named its new chair.
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BUSINESS

The outbreak of Covid-19 prompted West Midlands businesses to innovate in order to survive the crisis, according to a new Lloyds Bank survey.
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Warwickshire-headquartered recruitment specialist Pertemps has revealed a series of board changes to coincide with its 60th anniversary celebrations.
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UK wealth management firm Tilney Smith & Williamson has been buoyed by a positive half-year.
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MANUFACTURING

The UK new bus and coach market grew by more than 230 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, according to new figures.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Eurofins Digital Testing has enjoyed a strong first half year.
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Construction work is progressing at an affordable housing scheme in Telford.
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