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Monday 19 July 2021

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Fusion energy pioneer sets out expansion plans

A commercial fusion energy pioneer has outlined plans to expand its facilities and workforce near Oxford, with more than 160 jobs set to be created.
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Business Matters: Disengaged employees are 60% more likely to make mistakes compared with their engaged colleagues

Leigh Dauncey from Partners&, says research has shown that employees who are engaged in their work tend to be happier and healthier, which can lead to greater employee retention.
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Reflect Digital buys Canterbury firm

Maidstone-based search agency Reflect Digital, part of the LAB Group of agencies, has acquired Canterbury-based digital marketing agency AM Marketing.
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Calder seeks buyer for subsidiary

Calder Group is seeking a buyer for its Winchester-based nuclear engineering subsidiary.
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Osborne Clarke works on Unibuddy investment

Reading advisers from law firm Osborne Clarke have worked with Highland Europe on its lead in Unibuddy’s $20m series B funding round. 
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£969m deal agreed for student accommodation investor

A specialist investor in student accommodation is set to be acquired in a £969m deal.
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‘Considerable opportunity’ as beauty firm joins AIM

A beauty firm whose digital partners include ASOS, Zalando, Boohoo, Prettylittlething, Lookfantastic and Amazon is sitting on a "considerable opportunity" after carrying out an oversubscribed £300m placing.
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Business Matters: A four-pillar approach for a lean future

As we find ourselves racing to build back business and our economy, as well as meeting increasingly ambitious net zero targets, the drive to create efficiency in our processes has never been more pressing, says Eugene Smethurst, technical director at Atkins.
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DX expecting profit boost from “strong momentum”

Delivery services giant DX Group is set to "significantly exceed" market forecasts for pre-tax profits in its latest financial year. The business expects to open 15 new depots over the next two years.
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Use the tech you already have to drive innovation - expert

Organisations can drive digital transformation by better use of the technology they already have available rather than making major investments in new systems, according to an expert on tomorrow’s Insider forum.
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Solent Stevedores invests for the future

Port and rail terminal operators Solent Stevedores has invested in new equipment to help accelerate its future growth plans with the support of a seven-figure finance package from Lloyds Bank.
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Business Matters: Now is the time to encourage the UK’s next generation of entrepreneurs

Martin Verrall, tax director at Grant Thornton UK LLP, explores how tax relief can encourage start-ups and why creating an entrepreneurial culture is going to be important for the UK’s economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Property

Construction begins at 233-home former quarry site

Work has started on a former quarry site in Swanscombe, paving the way for the construction of 233 new homes.
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Ashford apartment scheme launches

An apartment scheme comprising 109 units in Ashford has been officially opened.
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Work starts on £10.75m West Sussex housing scheme

Work has started on a new £10.75m development of affordable, energy efficient homes in West Sussex.
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Tungsten Properties acquires prime Southampton site

Tungsten Properties has acquired a five-acre site near Southampton Airport.
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Business Matters: Deploying a digital fabric for communities

Richard Emery, South & East Director – Private Sector at BT, says across the public and private sector, the Covid-19 pandemic has seen digital adoption accelerate at a rate of knots. And whilst technology adoption was already on the agenda for many organisations, we’ve seen many sectors step up their digital transformation ambitions in the past 12 months.
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