Latest News | Major student accommodation plans have been lodged which aim to redevelop the site of an existing warehouse in Lincoln. Read More… |
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With businesses currently able to claim financial incentives of up to £3,000 from the government to take on apprentices, Aidan Friend, associate pro-vice chancellor at Coventry University with a focus on strategic developments and apprenticeships, looks at how partnering with universities can deliver a high-quality workforce now and in the future. Read More… |
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Node4, a private equity-backed infrastructure specialist based in Derby, has completed its largest deal with the acquisition of an internet services provider. It is Node4's first transaction since Providence Equity Partners was revealed as its new principal investor. Read More… |
An operator of petrol stations in Leicester and Northamptonshire has opened its fourth site after securing a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK. Read More… |
Leicestershire-based alternative lender ThinCats has provided a £2m working capital funding package to a freight forwarding company specialising in the music industry. Read More… |
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Ken Cooper, managing director, Venture Solutions at the British Business Bank, looks at funding post-pandemic business opportunities with MEIF. Read More… |
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Home improvement retailer and garden centre chain Wickes has increased its sales following the completion of its demerger from Travis Perkins, according to a new trading update. Read More… |
Fashion retailer Next has upped its profit guidance on the back of an "unexpectedly strong" performance. Read More… |
A £5m business growth programme has officially launched in Derby in a bid to help firms innovate and expand. Read More… |
Revenues have fallen by more than 50 per cent at Loungers, which operates 175 cafes, bars and restaurants across England and Wales under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the company reported "significant market out-performance" since the reopening of hospitality. Read More… |
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Industrial real estate developer Panattoni has signed a lease agreement with JD Sports for a 514,193 sq ft speculatively developed facility in Derby. Read More… |
Home REIT, which funds the acquisition and creation of properties across the UK that are dedicated to providing accommodation to the homeless, is contemplating a potential further issue of equity. Read More… |
A residential park operator with sites across the UK is aiming to spend £50m on property and mobile home parks in the coming 12 months, its boss has told Insider. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A health and social care lawyer at Browne Jacobson has been appointed as a social mobility ambassador for The Law Society. Read More… |
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