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Tuesday 14 September 2021

LATEST NEWS

 

TOP STORY

Plans for the construction of a pair of office buildings extending to 218,000 sq ftin Birmingham city centre look set to be backed by the council.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Ses Memhi, associate partner and head of transactions tax at Claritas Tax, offers his advice on incentivising key employees.
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DEALS

The British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme has invested more than £63m in the West Midlands since launching in 2012.
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A Staffordshire-headquartered valet parking company, which works with the likes of Lookers, Pendragon, Sytner and Trust Ford, being acquired through a management buyout has been named as the Deal of the Month for August.
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A reusable nappy brand has been backed by a £13m investment from BGF to support its UK and international expansion plans.  
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INSIDER FEATURE

Professor Carl Perrin has spent much of his working life in manufacturing, executive director leading on Clean Growth and Future Mobility (CGFM) research and innovation at Coventry University, discusses the urgent need for SMEs in the manufacturing sector to understand what decarbonisation means and why they should do more to improve their sustainability credentials.
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PROPERTY

The proposed transformation of a mixed-use Birmingham building to provide new office space for an expanding medical diagnostics company has been recommended for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting later this week.
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Work has started on the construction of a new unit for a global supplier of material testing machines to serve as its UK headquarters.
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A team from the Swedish real estate company behind the £160m acquisition of the Soho Wharf development in Birmingham visited the city for the first time recently to view their latest investment.
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Proposals for a new retirement living complex on the site of an existing warehouse/retail building in Birmingham look set to be green lit.
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Kamco Invest Group and M7 Real Estate have completed the acquisition of four office buildings across the UK for a combined value of more than £120m.
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Property and land company Rainier Developments Ltd has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new chief executive and managing director.
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BUSINESS

Turnover topped the £3bn mark at a group behind airports, hotels, a developer and IT and investment giants during its latest financial year.
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A Rugby-based company which provides cooking oil filtration and fryer management services to restaurants increased its revenue and returned to profit during the first half of its financial year.
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Solihull-based distance learning provider Open Study College has appointed an experienced recruiter to lead its newly launched division dedicated to enhancing its offering for job seekers and employers.
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A Staffordshire-based crane hire specialist has completed a £10m investment programme by adopting new safety technology.
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MANUFACTURING

The chief executive of Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered listed homewares maker Portmeirion has hailed his team after the company reported a record revenue for the first half of its financial year.
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A recruitment consultancy has placed more than 700 engineers with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in a partnership lasting ten years.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Walsall-based Trailer Freight International has become the latest member of the Pallet-Track network.
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Construction work is progressing on a Telford housing development with Solar PV panels now being installed on a number of properties thanks to green-energy funding secured by The Wrekin Housing Group.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

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