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Latest News | A professional valeting business which provides services to more than 550 motor dealerships located throughout the UK has completed a fundraising drive.
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As the impact of coronavirus takes hold, stress for the region’s workforce is at an all-time high, with concerns over job security and personal finances escalating, and those who can, working in isolation from home in line with the government’s social distancing instructions. With this and April’s UK Stress Awareness Month in mind, David McCormack, CEO of employee engagement innovators HIVE360, offers guidance on managing the mental health of employees who are working remotely.
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The funding worth more than £1m which allowed a family to buy an agricultural business in Worcestershire has been revealed. The move also created five new jobs.
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Law firm Bevan Brittan advised on the merger of two YMCAs in the West Midlands.
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Listed recruitment giant Hays has raised about £200m through a placing.
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Listed lifestyle brand Joules has raised £15m to help it cope with the Covid-19 crisis.
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An emergency loan scheme set up by the government to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which had been the subject of criticism, has been revised and expanded.
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National Express is to fully suspend its national network of scheduled coach services.
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A telecommunications provider based in Telford has appointed a new chief executive.
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Coventry University has reopened its Alison Gingell building to help the NHS train staff to take up clinical roles in the fight against Covid-19 in Warwickshire.
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Pinsent Masons, which has an office in Birmingham, has furloughed a team of administrators and business operations staff.
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Boots sales dropped 4.6 per cent during the second quarter of its US parent's fiscal year, but its online takings surged 23 per cent.
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Clipper Logistics has been appointed to provide services to establish a new supply chain for NHS personal protective equipment (PPE) products, and is delivering to NHS Hospital Trusts and other healthcare providers across the UK.
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Plans have been revealed to create 60 student studio apartments in Coventry.
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A historic Midlands contractor is eyeing profits of £2.5m for its current financial year after its previous period was branded as "financially challenging".
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Small house builders are working hard to stop key suppliers going under so they can quickly bounce back once things return to normal, an industry group has said.
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A fresh bid to transform vacant offices in Birmingham into new homes has been rejected.
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Jaguar Land Rover has turned over its prototype build operations to start production of protective visors for keyworkers to help in the fight against coronavirus.
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F1 team Racing Point are considering a range of cost-saving measures to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The team are set to become Aston Martin F1 next season.
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Member Exclusive News | A Warwickshire hotel has made a new appointment to boost its sales team.
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A Shropshire building contractor has donated vital equipment including respirators to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital to protect staff during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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