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Friday 22 May 2020

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Future “well-placed for challenges ahead”

Multi-platform media group Future has reported an exceptionally strong first half despite Covid-19 impacting the end of the period. Chief executive Zillah Byng-Thorne said the business was "well placed to navigate the challenges ahead".
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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

Water treatment firm raises funds to grow sales of new system

A company that has developed an eco-friendly water treatment system that can reduce pollution levels has raised £550,000 to help roll it out to the water industry.
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New lenders approved under CBILS

The British Business Bank has approved six new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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£40m Clean Growth Fund launches

A £40m initiative designed to support green start-up companies across the UK has launched.
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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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Job cuts at Clarks as part of strategy to revitalise historic brand

Historic shoe brand Clarks has announced plans to make 160 redundancies in its global operations, including 108 at its headquarters in Somerset, as part of a new strategy which will involve about 700 job losses over the next 18 months.
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Begbies Traynor revenues set to hit £70m

Revenues at Begbies Traynor are expected to rise to £70m with the company believing it is "well placed" despite the ongoing epidemic.
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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

Urban Splash continues plans to reopen

Urban Splash has reopened further areas of the business weeks after kickstarting production at its construction sites and its House modular factory.
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Mike Ashley moves to reopen stores

The company behind brands including Sports Direct and House of Fraser has revealed its stores could reopen from 1 June.
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Manufacturing

Burberry sales dip following Covid-19 impact

Sales have dipped in the full-year results for luxury fashion brand Burberry following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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First supply deal in place for potential Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca has agreed an initial deal to supply "at least" 400 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, which it is developing in partnership with the University of Oxford.
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Innovate UK grant for Neuronostics

Exeter-based Neuronostics has been awarded a £50,000 grant from Innovate UK to improve at-home management of epilepsy.
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English Tourism Week to be virtual

This year's English Tourism Week to highlight the economic importance and value of tourism to local economies across England is going virtual, VisitEngland has announced.
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