Today's South West business news from Insider |
| CMO Group eyes “pipeline of acquisitions” | The chief executive of CMO Group has said the online-only retailer of building materials continues to pursue a pipeline of acquisitions as well as organic growth. In full-year results, the business, which floated last year, has increased revenues past the £75m mark and reported a rise in EBITDA after weathering supply chain disruption and logistical difficulties.
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| Plastic Packaging Tax | On 1 April, the government introduced a new indirect tax for plastic packaging to encourage more use of recycled plastic. Here's guidance from Old Mill's Marianne Hawksworth on the new rules.
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| Printing firm moves to EOT | A printing company based in Bristol has completed its move to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), with its staff now owning a majority share of the business. Dealmaking specialist GS Verde advised on the deal.
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| Pick a Winner | Five years on from a pretty speculative launch, Huboo's ecommerce fulfilment business is surging ahead literally day by day. Christian Annesley finds out what's working.
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| Ask the Expert: Ensure your Covid Additional Relief Fund application is a success | David Tanswell, managing director at Commercial Property Advisors, believes that the implementation of the £1.5bn Covid Additional Relief Fund has been rushed and is difficult to apply for. However, he believes that if your business has suffered, but you're otherwise ineligible for any existing relief schemes, then this might be the one you've been waiting for. Just make sure you make your appeal count.
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| Acuity Law opens Bristol office | Commercial law firm Acuity Law – which operates from sites in Cardiff, London and Swansea – has opened a Bristol office, prompted by a record number of consultancy hires in the region.
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