Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | A familiar face sits at the top of Insider's 2020 South West Rich List following a year of mixed fortunes for the region's richest business people. Read More… |
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Grant Mansfield, CEO and founder of Plimsoll Productions, looks back at his first year working with a private equity partner. Read More… |
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Concert Consulting, a Bristol-based pensions and employee benefits communications firm, has been acquired by a global group in a deal supported by prominent South West advisers. Read More… |
NAS Corporation, a specialist aviation firm based in Salisbury, has secured a six-figure CBILS loan from Santander UK to help the business through the challenges presented by Covid-19. Read More… |
Estate agency and property services provider Countrywide has confirmed it has been approached by Connells to potentially be acquired by the group. Read More… |
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When we left the EU in January this year, a whole year for negotiators to agree how the UK and EU's relationship would look from 1 January 2021 seemed plenty of time. Now we are fast approaching the end of the year, there is still uncertainty as to what will happen when the transition period ends. Helen Howes, corporate and employment solicitor at Willans, answers some of the key questions Read More… |
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The GS Verde Group has appointed an experienced corporate lawyer as a non-executive director, who joins to support the business' accelerated growth in Bristol and to work alongside the corporate directors as they continue to develop the group’s presence throughout Wales and the South West. Read More… |
Pizza Express has announced the completion of its recapitalisation scheme which has seen its total debt reduced by more than £400m. The restaurant chain also secured a further £130m of additional funds while a new chairman and group chief executive have been appointed. Read More… |
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Dr Nicola Millard, principal innovation partner at BT, shares her views on the future of work. Read More… |
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BT Group has announced plans to move into its new office in the centre of Bristol in early 2022. Read More… |
EFFECT Photonics is set to open a new product development department within EPIC. The Dutch business is expanding its facilities within Torbay, having already established its manufacturing operations in Brixham. Read More… |
An active second half is driving future confidence at Watkin Jones with the listed property group also announcing the sale of two student schemes. Read More… |
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Colin James from Atkins says the pandemic has unveiled many shortcomings of our modern world, but there are two – inclusivity and equality – that architects and designers can help to address. Read More… |
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Highbridge-based Offsite Solutions has won a £3.7m contract to manufacture nearly 1,000 bathroom pods for a £105m build-to-rent residential scheme in Leeds. Read More… |
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the second consecutive month in October, according to new figures. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | The prominent waterfront site of a stalled £50m hotel development in the Plymouth Hoe area is up for sale. Read More… |
Construction of the new £7m Brunel Centre at SGS College’s WISE campus has reached a significant milestone, with the build becoming weather tight. Read More… |
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