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Wednesday 20 May 2020

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Custom-made Defender firm safeguards future with loan

A business which creates and refurbishes custom Land Rover Defenders has secured a seven-figure finance facility from HSBC UK to safeguard the future of the company during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Fuelling growth

Western Global chief executive Clem Connor tells David Clensy how the diesel tank specialist business has grown rapidly in recent years.
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Deals

Teleappliant moves for IT services provider

A Dorset-based IT services provider has been acquired by cloud services firm Telappliant.
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Covid-19 lending schemes reach £22bn milestone

The banking and finance industry has approved more than £22bn in loans to more than half a million businesses through the three major government-backed lending schemes.
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£40m investment boost for cutting-edge start-ups

Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40m government investment to drive forward new technological advances.
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Business Matters: Welcome news for employers-the extension to the Job Retention Scheme and the Government’s Recovery Strategy

Julian Hemming, a partner at Osborne Clarke, says the government has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will now be extended for the whole of the UK until the end of October 2020; although from August 2020 there will be modifications.
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Business

Insider launches online forum to get West of England back to business

A range of high-profile business leaders and advisers are set to take part in a special interactive Insider Online Forum next week focused on the region’s economic recovery following the coronavirus outbreak.
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Fever screening diversification for Dorset firm

A protection services company in Dorset has diversified into high-tech fever screening due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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easyJet customer details accessed in cyber attack

Budget airline easyJet has been the target of a "highly sophisticated" cyber attack, with the email addresses and travel details of about nine million customers accessed along with more than 2,000 credit card details.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Property

Pirate Studios agrees north Bristol letting

Studio production company Pirate Studios has leased a 41,470 sq ft industrial unit  in north Bristol.
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Pure Gym leases Plymouth space

Almost 15,000 sq ft of space has been let to Pure Gym in Plymouth.
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Strong first half at Watkin Jones ahead of Covid-19 disruption

Property group Watkin Jones has reported a successful first six months of its current financial year, which was largely prior to the disruption caused by Covid-19.
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Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce confirms plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs

Rolls-Royce has confirmed plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global workforce in a bid to save more than £1.3bn because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Barratt to reopen sales offices and show homes this week

Barratt Developments - parent company of Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes - will re-open its sales offices and show homes to customers across the South West on an appointment only basis later this week after reporting a surge in interest following a government rule change.
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New authorisations for Eden Research

Eden Research, an AIM-listed company focused on sustainable technology for use in crop protection, consumer products and animal health, has new authorisations for two of its products.
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