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Tuesday 27 July 2021

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Green light secured for major urban logistics project

A joint venture between an industrial developer and an impact investor has secured planning permission to build 254,000 sq ft of urban logistics space in Coventry.
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Business Matters: Communicating your ESG story

Marc Abrams, East Midlands office senior partner at KPMG, says the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is increasingly under the spotlight for privately owned businesses in response to a wave of scrutiny from stakeholders. This could be customers, employees, banks and other finance providers, owners, regulators, or the public at large.
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Deals

Likewise raising funds for growth plans

Floor coverings distributor Likewise Group is seeking to raise up to £10m to help accelerate its growth aspirations. The company is also seeking to de-list from TISE and to admit its enlarged share capital to trading on AIM.
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‘Significant milestone’ as Northcoders joins AIM

Northcoders joining AIM is a "significant milestone" in the evolution of the business, according to its chief executive, with the company having also raised £3.5m.
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Starling Bank makes first acquisition with £50m deal

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages has been acquired by Starling Bank in a £50m cash and share deal.
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New owner for nationwide data centre firm

A nationwide provider of data centre and cloud infrastructure has been acquired Antin Infrastructure Partners.
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Business

eBay to create 110 Midlands jobs

eBay is set to create 110 jobs in Birmingham and Leicester with the launch of its fulfilment business.
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Senior Birmingham hire at Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield has strengthened its Birmingham office with the appointment of a partner to lead its dedicated repurposing team.
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New non-executive chairman at Dignity

Sutton Coldfield-based funeral services provider Dignity has appointed a new independent non-executive chairman.
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Property

Work starts on major employment scheme

Work has started on a sustainable manufacturing and logistics development in Birmingham which is expected to provide £355.5m of economic value and create thousands of jobs when fully operational.
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Packaging supplier expands with warehouse deal

A packaging supplier is expanding its operations with the acquisition of a warehouse in Warwickshire.
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St Modwen names new chief financial officer

St Modwen has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
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Triple letting secured at Staffordshire industrial park

Hortons’ Estate Ltd has secured the pre-let of three speculative industrial/warehouse units at a Staffordshire industrial park to a single occupier. 
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£14m build-to-rent development completes

The £14m transformation of an office block in Sutton Coldfield into almost 70 apartments has completed.
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Industrial unit brought to market for £1m

A Coventry industrial unit has been brought to the market with a price tag of £1m.
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Ground broken on Pets at Home storage and distribution centre

Commercial property developer Stoford has broken ground on the site of Pets at Home’s new national storage and distribution centre in Staffordshire.
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Manufacturing

Sprint Power leads on wireless charging tech trial

Sprint Power, a company specialising in low carbon technology, is leading a multimillion-pound project backed by the government which aims to demonstrate the suitability of wireless charging technology for fleet vehicles.
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Digital Cake appoints new non-executive director

Birmingham-based agency Digital Cake has appointed a new non-executive director.
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Organisation’s new home secured from AC Lloyd

A private schools’ membership organisation has acquired a property for its new headquarters from Warwick-based development company AC Lloyd.
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