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Latest News | Proposals for a £140m project to build more than 700 apartments on the edge of Coventry city centre have been recommended for approval.
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The pandemic has been the biggest collective shock to our lives, according to Andrew Butterworth, commercial director at Bruntwood Works, with millions made to work from home and thousands of businesses forced to adapt. Companies have changed the way they operate and how they look after their workforces and customers, prioritising health, safety and wellbeing more than ever before.
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Housing and social care provider Mears has agreed the conditional sale of a Birmingham-based provider a range of land and planning services to a wide range of customers, notably the National Planning Portal. The deal is worth up to £72m.
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Partners at a Sutton Coldfield-based property consultancy have taken control of the company.
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RSA Insurance Group has confirmed it has been approached by a consortium with a proposal regarding a possible multibillion-pound takeover offer for the historic insurance business.
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Private equity firm Endless has acquired 134-year-old bakery brand Hovis.
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British Business Investments has provided a £30m commitment to support UK small businesses through Funding Circle’s UK SME Direct Lending Fund.
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The firm behind a preliminary takeover bid for TalkTalk has been granted more time to make a bid.
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Many businesses were forced to adapt and adopt new processes in a rush as the pandemic hit. SafetyCulture’s Dan Joyce explores how we can build on those hasty foundations and optimise for safer, more productive and successful businesses in 2021.
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Warwickshire-headquartered lingerie retailer Bravissimo "streamlined" jobs and permanently closed stores to deal with the first Covid-19 lockdown as well as securing additional funding, new documents have confirmed.
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Turnover surged towards the £40m mark at a professional valeting business which provides services to more than 550 motor dealerships located throughout the UK during its latest financial year.
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Coventry Building Society has announced the appointment of an interim chief financial officer.
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Shares in Sutton Coldfield-headquartered discount retailer The Works surged by 25 per cent after it revealed its trading since stores reopened following the first Covid-19 lockdown "continued to be strong and significantly ahead" of the board's expectations.
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The UK-wide furlough scheme is set to extend until the end of March 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
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Turnover jumped past the £250m mark while pre-tax profits also surged at a Royal Warrant-holding distributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) during its latest financial year.
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Sainsbury's has revealed plans to close 420 standalone Argos stores and said its meat, fish and deli counters will cease to operate. The move is expected to impact about 3,500 jobs.
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The Midlands is playing a leading role in ensuring the global food chain is more sustainable and efficient.
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A Birmingham-based social landlord has secured a £35m long-term loan as part of its plans to build 250 new affordable homes by 2025.
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A £506m deal for commercial development specialist Urban&Civic has been agreed.
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An application for 150 new homes in Birmingham has been submitted.
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Plans for a new care home in Walsall have been recommended for refusal.
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Plans to transform a former Toys R Us store in Oldbury have been voted through.
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A large site that used to house a car auctions business near Birmingham city centre has been sold.
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A manufacturer of all-terrain performance cars, parts and rally raid vehicles has been given permission by its parent, Jaguar Land Rover, to use the classic Defender shape.
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Almost 1,400 jobs are being cut by engineering giant Rolls-Royce, it has been confirmed.
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Bentley Motors has outlined plans to go fully electric by 2030.
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The UK new car market declined again in October, with registrations falling by 1.6 per cent year on year, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Member Exclusive News | One of the largest professional freeholders in the country has appointed Birmingham-based Principle Estate Management to manage more than 250 apartments and flats across the UK.
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An asbestos management company has expanded with the launch of a new office in Birmingham.
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