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Thursday 21 January 2021

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Jobs secured as Bombardier project secures £1.7bn boost

Bombardier Transportation is to expand its manufacturing capacity in Derby after a £1.7bn boost was given to a project to construct two monorails in Egypt. The contract will support 100 jobs in the UK.
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Business Matters: Protecting your business from divorce

Justine Flack, a family law expert and partner at Howes Percival, urges business owners to consider taking steps early to minimise the impact of divorce and prevent future problems from arising should their marriage come to an end.
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Deals

PE-backed company acquires three divisions

A private equity-backed Nottingham company has snapped up three divisions of a North West business.
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Mechanical and electrical contractor snaps up counterpart

A Burton-upon-Trent-based mechanical and electrical contractor has snapped up a counterpart in the town.
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Mattioli Woods invests in SaaS company

Leicester-headquartered wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has invested in a software as a service (SaaS) company.
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ThinCats supports firm’s multimillion-pound refiancing

Leicestershire-headquartered alternative finance provider ThinCats has supported a global private fund placement with a multimillion-pound refinance facility.
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Ask the expert: Finance for growth or survival?

Dr Steve Walker of ART Business Loans, offers his advice on the government-supported loan schemes.
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Business

CloudCall board “prudently optimistic” for the future

The board of CloudCall, which has its UK headquarters in Leicester, is "prudently optimistic" for the future after reporting a rise in revenue for the company's latest financial year.
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PE-backed company hires new CFO

A new chief financial officer has been hired by a private equity-backed group which provides self-drive road sweepers and refuse collection vehicles.
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Lincolnshire to lead the way on agricultural robotics

Lincolnshire is on course to become a world leader in agricultural robotics, an Insider event has heard.
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Image Scan wins RAF contract

Leicestershire-based Image Scan has won a contract to supply three portable X-ray scanning systems to the Royal Air Force.
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Better than expected Xmas for WH Smith

WH Smith has said its Christmas trading performance outstripped its expectations despite reduced footfall as a result of Covid-19.
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New BGF director joins property group’s board

A new BGF director has joined the board of a property group headquartered on the edge of Nottingham.
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Business Matters: Family investment companies and trusts – Inheritance tax planning

Steve Brandreth from Artorius explains how the firm works with clients to efficiently grow their wealth, to ensure they have the funds they need throughout life and then strategically pass on a legacy to the next generation and beyond.
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Property

Student flats plans for old bingo site approved

Plans to transform the site of a former Gala Bingo club in Nottingham into student accommodation have been voted through.
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Affordable apartments plans lodged

Plans to construct more than 20 affordable apartments in Lincoln have been lodged.
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Approval for job-creating self-storage building

Proposals to construct a self-storage building in Northamptonshire, which will create 60 full-time equivalent jobs, have been approved.
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AspinallVerdi advises on £60m of town centre regeneration funding bids

Property regeneration consultancy AspinallVerdi has advised on successful bids totalling almost £60m to transform town centres from the government's Future High Streets Fund.
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Business Matters: Time to rethink talent development for the post-pandemic world

David Hardman, managing director, Bruntwood SciTech – Birmingham looks at how talent development will change in a post-pandemic world.
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Manufacturing

Ibstock’s profits set to “modestly” beat expectations

Leicestershire-headquartered brick maker Ibstock has reported a revenue fall of 23 per cent for its latest financial year. However, its EBITDA is set to be "modestly" above the £50m forecast following "strong trading" in its fourth quarter.
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Rolls-Royce awarded £1m US Navy funding

Rolls-Royce has been awarded $1m of research funding from the US Navy for digital foreign object debris detection technology.
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Packaging maker set for increased results

Revenue at a Derbyshire-headquartered listed packaging manufacturer, which can trace its roots back to 1839, is set to have risen during its latest financial year while its pre-tax profits have been forecast to beat market expectations.
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Breedon names new corporate broker

Leicestershire-headquartered construction materials giant Breedon has named a new corporate broker.
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