Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | 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. Read More… |
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Western Global chief executive Clem Connor tells David Clensy how the diesel tank specialist business has grown rapidly in recent years. Read More… |
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A Dorset-based IT services provider has been acquired by cloud services firm Telappliant. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40m government investment to drive forward new technological advances. Read More… |
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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. Read More… |
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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. Read More… |
A protection services company in Dorset has diversified into high-tech fever screening due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
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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. Read More… |
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Studio production company Pirate Studios has leased a 41,470 sq ft industrial unit in north Bristol. Read More… |
Almost 15,000 sq ft of space has been let to Pure Gym in Plymouth. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
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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. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | 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. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
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