Today's Central and East business news from Insider |
| | Wednesday 10 November 2021 |
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JD Wetherspoon upbeat despite tough start to financial year | The chairman of JD Wetherspoon has said he expects 'booster' vaccinations and better weather in the spring to help drive improved trading in the coming months after a drop in first quarter sales as older customers were "understandably cautious" in light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Read More |
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EA-RS expands with access control buy | Essex-headquartered EA-RS Fire Group has acquired a specialist access control and door entry company in Witham. HMT, led by Paul Read, undertook financial due diligence for EA-RS on this transaction. Read More |
| | Tech consultancy completes MBO | A Suffolk technology consultancy and distributor has been acquired by Merino Private Equity, after growing revenues by 30 per cent during the pandemic, with support from Shawbrook Bank. Read More |
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Envision Racing to drive sustainability innovations | Formula E team Envision Racing have a "global platform to showcase the true potential of electric vehicles", its managing director has told Insider. Sylvain Filippi also discussed his desire to inspire generations to tackle climate change "before it is too late" and touched on driving forward various innovations. Read More |
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