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Thursday 7 January 2021

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Bridge launches new property development firm

A new property development company has been launched by Gavin Bridge who topped South West Business Insider's latest Property Power list.
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Business Matters: Seven tips for leading digital transformation if you don’t have an IT background

Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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Deals

Funding to drive development of remote learning software

Innovate UK has awarded funding to aid the development of education technology software created by Plymouth-based CoreBlue.
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ThinCats lent almost £300m in 2020

ThinCats, an alternative finance provider to SMEs, lent almost £300m in a record-breaking 2020.
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Investment competition ‘set to intensify’ after flourish of LSE activity - EY

Competition for investment is "set to intensify", according to a new EY report, after the London Stock Exchange (LSE) closed last year with a flourish of activity which is predicted to continue into 2021.
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Business

Alan Beard retires after 70 years

One of the best known figures in the construction business in the South West has retired from the family business where he worked for 70 years.
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Clipper Logistics hails “unprecedented levels of activity”

Clipper Logistics has hailed "unprecedented levels of activity" in its operations in the UK and continental Europe over the Black Friday and Christmas periods.
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Joules braced for near £20m lockdown revenue hit

Fashion brand Joules has said it could potentially lose up to £18m in revenue as a result of the current Covid-19 lockdown if the measures were to continue through to 1 April. The listed company added that its online sales in the lead up to Christmas surged 66 per cent but store revenue dropped by 58 per cent.
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Property

Four-star hotel in Cornwall snapped up

Meudon Country House Hotel and Bream House in Cornwall have been sold to Kingfisher Resorts Meudon, off a guide price of £3.5m, in a deal supported by property consultancy Savills.
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Pioneering energy centre set for approval

Plans to create an energy centre on land adjoining the Langarth Park and Ride site in Cornwall are set to move forward.
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Green light for Summix mixed-use scheme

Summix Capital’s plans for a new mixed-use scheme in the heart of Bath have been granted planning approval by the Planning Inspectorate.
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Manufacturing

UK car market dropped by almost a third in 2020

The UK new car market fell by almost a third in 2020, according to new figures.
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Crown Estate grants rights to Cornish Lithium

The Crown Estate, manager of the seabed and much of the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has  granted Cornish Lithium rights to explore for lithium within geothermal waters in areas off both the north and south coasts of Cornwall.
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CTO appointment at Versarien

Advanced materials engineering group Versarien has appointed a chief technology officer (CTO).
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