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Wednesday 8 September 2021

LATEST NEWS

 

TOP STORY

Delays and project cancellations combined to lower sales at the UK arm of an Italian manufacturer that provides robots to car makers for their assembly lines.
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INSIDER FEATURE

It's been widely suggested that hybrid working or working from home is the way of the future. But what are the implications, particularly for younger workers? Jeanette Wheeler, HR director at MHR International, offers her advice.
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DEALS

TransDigm Group has revealed that it does not intend to make a firm offer for international aerospace and defence engineering company Meggitt.
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A Worcester insurance broker is looking to expand following one of its partners becoming sole stakeholder of the business with support from Lloyds Bank.
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Reward Finance Group has broken through the £100m loan book milestone for the first time, which it said keeps it on track to record its eleventh year of continuous growth.  
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Data centre maintenance and managed services business ICC Group has been snapped up by a US company in a cross border transaction. ICC was supported by corporate finance adviser Orbis Partners.
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Morris Leslie Plant Hire has expanded with the acquisition of Selwood Ltd’s plant hire business. The acquired locations - in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Exeter and Southampton - will complement Morris Leslie Plant Hire's nationwide coverage.
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PROPERTY

Birmingham-based property developer Cordia Blackswan has submitted a planning application for an extension to The Lamp Works, a BTR development expected to provide almost 150 apartments.
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Building services provider J S Wright has secured a contract worth more than £6m at the 117-acre Soho Wharf scheme in Birmingham.
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Plans for the development of a solar farm on an approximately 28-acre site to the north east of Wolverhampton city centre look set to be green lit.
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National retailer Just for Pets has secured an additional two stores in the West Midlands as part of its UK expansion drive. 
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Birmingham-based online lending platform CrowdProperty has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a new chief commercial officer.
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BUSINESS

The chief executive of motoring and cycling products group Halfords has hailed the company's performance after reporting a strong start to its financial year.
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Isio, a pensions and investment advisory firm, has appointed its first permanent chief technology officer.
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Software automation and cloud consultancy Endpoint Automation Services, which operates nationally from its Shropshire-based head office, has achieved its annual target of £1m in sales with just under four months still to go.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans for a 1.25 per cent increase in National Insurance to pay for social care reforms. The CBI said the move could "directly hurt a business's ability to hire staff".
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The new light commercial vehicle market reported its second best August on record in 2021, according to new figures.
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MANUFACTURING

The Midlands is playing "an essential" role in creating a groundbreaking emission-free aircraft, a prominent aerospace engineer has told an Insider event.
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre has appointed the former chief executive of Amey as its new chairman.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

The Institute of Directors has appointed the managing director of a human resources consultancy to lead its Worcester and the Marches branch.
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Solihull-headquartered housebuilder Hayfield has bolstered its ranks with the recruitment of a new planning manager.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

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