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Latest News | Revenue at Warwickshire-headquartered video game developer Codemasters is expected to more than double when the listed company announces its half-year results. Read More… |
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The government’s furlough scheme has been keeping many businesses afloat, but with new restrictions and the threat of a second wave looming, will the new Jobs Support Scheme be enough to save jobs? What else can businesses do to keep cash flowing? Read More… |
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A Warwickshire-based company which makes audio products for the automotive industry has secured a funding boost worth more than £2m. Read More… |
Birmingham-based The Wilkes Partnership has advised GBB on an investment of £20m by the £5.3bn Teesside Pension Fund. Read More… |
Shorpshire-headquartered WR Partners has acquired Howard Worth Chartered Accountants in Cheshire. Read More… |
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has outlined plans to boost the offshore wind sector, including a £160m investment in infrastructure. Read More… |
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Coventry-based Premiership rugby club Wasps have asked bondholders to waive covenants, while the extent the club's finances have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic was revealed. Read More… |
Business leaders must embrace the sustainability agenda now to help navigate their companies out of the Covid-19 crisis, according to an expert on an Insider forum. Read More… |
Knight Frank has appointed a new senior surveyor to its Birmingham office. Read More… |
Interim pre-tax profits have surged at Tesco as the business responded to the coronavirus pandemic. The supermarket giant also named its new chief financial officer. Read More… |
Virgin Money UK has set out plans to cut a further 400 jobs across the UK. Read More… |
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Formal plans for more than 550 homes have been submitted for an 18-hole golf course in Coventry. Read More… |
Online electricals retailer AO has opened its third distribution warehouse in four months, creating 120 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent. Read More… |
A higher education institution has been appointed to move forward a multimillion-pound plans to create a new university centre. Read More… |
A Warwickshire-headquartered commercial decoration company has won a contract to carry out the decorating and finishing of Birmingham's tallest residential tower block. Read More… |
Proposals for 65 affordable homes in Warwickshire are set to be approved today. Read More… |
A contractor has been appointed to build a £5.6m extension to a boy's school in Birmingham. Read More… |
A housing association is to transfer two of its Birmingham older people’s schemes to a new provider. Read More… |
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Jaguar Land Rover's sales significantly improved during its second quarter but continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures have revealed. Read More… |
Solihull-headquartered Tarmac fell to a pre-tax loss during its latest financial year because of "political and economic uncertainty". Read More… |
A Shropshire aluminium foil tray manufacturer, which won a Queen's Award in the spring, increased its turnover and profits during the company's latest financial year. Read More… |
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew by more than a quarter last month, according to new figures. Read More… |
The business behind the Henry range of vacuum cleaners has said the new enhanced focus on cleanliness has left it confident for the outcome of its current financial year, after posting results featuring a rise in turnover and profits for the period before the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Worcestershire County Cricket Club's sponsorship deal with Blackfinch Investments is to conclude at the end of 2020 English domestic season. Read More… |
A bathroom retailer has signed a ten-year lease on a new Worcester location. Read More… |
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