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Thursday 21 May 2020

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Profits rise at upbeat wine producer

Pre-tax profits has passed the £3m mark at a Greater Manchester-based wine producer, importer and distributor, with the company confident it will see "strong business" when the pandemic is over.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Deals

Eddie Stobart brand sold for £10m

The Eddie Stobart and Stobart trademarks and designs have been sold to Eddie Stobart Logistics for £10m.
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Deal agreed for historic musical equipment retailer

The business and assets of a historic musical instrument retailer have been bought in a move which secures the jobs of its 75-strong workforce.
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Law firm pre-pack creates £45m-turnover group

A law firm with offices across the South of England has been sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal which has saved more than 400 jobs and creates a group with 32 bases nationwide.
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Buyout marks new era for Trade Mark Owners Association

The 130-year-old Trade Mark Owners Association has relaunched following an investor-backed management buyout.
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New lenders approved under CBILS

The British Business Bank has approved six new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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Business Matters: Covid-19: Impact of financial disclosure on divorce

Helen Lucking, head of family and divorce at regional law firm Napthens, looks at the process of financial disclosure and the impact of Covid-19 on divorce.
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Business

Pets at Home revenues pass £1bn but caution remains

Pets at Home's group revenues have passed £1bn for the first time while pre-tax profits have soared. However, the company noted that almost all of the demand witnessed in the closing weeks of the year has unwound.
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Rotheram launches Economic Recovery Panel

The Liverpool City Region Economic Recovery Panel – which is designed to help steer the area through moving out of the coronavirus crisis – has been established.
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Everton FC agree record kit deal

Everton FC have agreed a club-record kit deal.
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Thwaites starts to ‘work through’ reopening plans

Thwaites is working through its reopening plans as it looks to "prepare for an environment where restrictions will be in place".
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TALL Group completes international project

Runcorn-based security print specialist TALL Group has completed work on an international project.
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Non-executive director in at Weightmans

Weightmans has appointed a media industry expert to its board as a non-executive director.
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Lending balance soars at Secure Trust

Lending balance at Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance increased past the £250m mark during its latest financial year.
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Property

Laing O’Rourke appointed to One Heritage Tower

One Heritage has appointed contractor Laing O'Rourke as its preferred bidder to construct a 55-storey residential tower at Greengate, Salford.
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Approval for boxing academy transformation

Plans to transform a boxing academy in Irlam into a mixed-use scheme have been approved.
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Pugh secures £5m of sales after online shift

Auction house Pugh secured sales of £5m during April as it moved its services online.
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Sellafield and Cumbria Council partner on app development

A team at Sellafield has helped Cumbria County Council develop an app designed to support the most vulnerable people in the community.
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Board member joins Frenkel Topping Group

Frenkel Topping Group has appointed a new board member.
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