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Pathology services provider secures NPIF funding support

A Tees Valley pathology services provider has secured funding support from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
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Ask the expert: Are leaders born? Or made?

Dianne Sharp, CEO at The Leadership Academy, says why is it that we treat leadership as something we should all inherently know and not something that still needs work? Professional development shouldn't stop when you reach the top of the career ladder. If anything, it's only just begun.
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Deals

Fairstone acquires Berkshire firm

Newcastle-based chartered financial planning firm Fairstone has acquired a business in Berkshire.
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Covid-19 lending schemes support 1.2 million businesses

Just under 1.2 million businesses in the UK have been supported by finance from lenders through government-backed Covid-19 lending schemes, according to new figures from HM Treasury.
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Regulator identifies concerns in retail investment software merger

The Competition and Markets Authority  has provisionally blocked the merger of FNZ and GBST following an in-depth investigation. The retail invesment software specialists both have a significant presence in the UK.
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Business

Teesside International secures Heathrow flights

Teesside International Airport has secured a new daily connection to Heathrow, its first flights to the UK's biggest airport in more than a decade.
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“Recovery will be U-shaped” – KPMG chief economist

The economic recovery will be "in train from 2021", according to KPMG's chief economist in the UK Yael Selfin. Providing her outlook for the coming months, Selfin joined Insider's Future of Funding Online Forum on Tuesday 4 August.
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Energi Coast to undertake supply chain mapping project

North East offshore wind cluster Energi Coast is set to undertake a project to produce a report of the region's supply chain capabilities with the aims of increasing opportunities in the offshore wind industry.
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Up to 1,500 jobs at risk in WHSmith restructure

Up to 1,500 jobs could be cut by WHSmith as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the retailer has announced.
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Pre-tax profits jump as logistics giant braced for Covid-19 hit

Pre-tax profits jumped at the UK arm of an international logistics giant, which works with the likes of watch maker Seiko, Mitsubishi and AstraZeneca, during its latest financial year. The company also revealed it is braced for a fall in revenue because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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New car sales rise for the first time in 2020

The registrations of new cars in the UK rose for the first time this year in July, according to new figures.
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Joules falls to pre-tax loss as revenue dips

Listed lifestyle brand Joules made a pre-tax loss of more than £25m during its latest financial year while its revenue dipped below the £200m mark, new figures have shown.
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Property

Planning system reforms outlined

Reforms designed to overhaul the planning system and revamp the way the country builds have been outlined by the housing secretary.
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Knight Frank appointed to mange prominent North East buildings

Property consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed to manage a trio of flagship office developments in the North East.
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Manufacturing

Cleveland Bridge activity increases despite pandemic

Cleveland Bridge UK has reported a significant increase in its on-site activity during the first six months of the year despite the Covid-19 outbreak.
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