Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | Specialist pensions business James Hay Holdings is set to acquire Nucleus Financial Group after a deal worth almost £150m was agreed. Following the acquisition, the operations of Nucleus are to be merged with the James Hay Group creating a combined business with about £45bn of assets under administration (AUA) . Read More… |
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Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says with it being the national week to celebrate apprenticeships she has been asking herself why do technical skills not get the recognition they deserve? Read More… |
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A former construction project manager has secured angel investment for his track-and-trace system for trade tools. Read More… |
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has sold its stake in fashion retailer French Connection. Read More… |
Lifestyle brand Joules has acquired a digitally led retailer of home and garden products inspired by the British countryside. Read More… |
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A dozen projects across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay with funding of about £21m from the Heart of the SW LEP's Getting Building Fund allocation have now been contracted and are ready to go live. Read More… |
Construction recruitment specialist Sphere Solutions has promoted a new finance director. Read More… |
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Stoford Developments has completed construction of a major new electric vehicle (EV) charging park at Exeter Logistics Park near Clyst Honiton. Read More… |
Bellway has reported an "excellent" first-half of its financial year, with "robust" output, strong demand and record investment. Read More… |
A warehouse and distribution facility with offices and showroom on Warminster Business Park has become available due to proposed relocation. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A £3m track upgrade in Cornwall has completed. Read More… |
Advanced materials engineering group Versarien has provided an update on its work with graphene enhanced face masks. Read More… |
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