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Tuesday 15 December 2020

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Profits surge at bathroom pod manufacturer

A Highbridge-based bathroom pod manufacturer has reported a 73 per cent increase in pre-tax profits in its latest accounts.
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Ask the experts: How can Green Tech Innovation help us hit net-zero?

Ian Caveney, head of Tech for Good at BT, offers insight into the Green Tech Innovation platform and BT's net-zero climate strategy.
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Deals

Dealership sales and lead management software firm acquired

An Exeter-based provider of sales and lead management software for car dealerships has been snapped up by CitNOW, a portfolio company of private equity firm Tenzing.
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Clarke Willmott team support Panther Logistics sale

Lawyers from Clarke Willmott have advised on the sale of £60-turnover home delivery firm Panther Logistics.
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Deal agreed for education software specialist

Capita has agreed to sell its Education Software Solutions (ESS) business to a company established by Montagu Private Equity. The deal values ESS at up to £400m.
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Ask the expert: How private equity can help TMT businesses grow

Dewi Hughes, head of LDC for the South West & Wales, says the impact of technology on our lives has never been more apparent. There's little argument that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated its role in almost every sector, and we're now more reliant on technology than we've ever been before.
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Business

Joint venture for naval architect and laser scanning firm

A naval architect has partnered with laser scanning company in a new joint venture.
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Profits up at Mobile Mini

Pre-tax profits have surged at storage provider and site accommodation hire specialist Mobile Mini, newly filed financial results have revealed.
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Tourism recovery eyed for 2021 start

Tourism to Britain is forecast to jump by more than 70 per cent in 2021, according to new figures. However, the total is expected to still be less than half of 2019's level.
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Business Matters: 2020 - the year that changed the game for Britain’s businesses

Back at the start of 2020, none of us could have known that we were about to be plunged into a once-in-a-generation event that would radically change the way we live and work. Graham Randall, managing director, restructuring and insolvency, Quantuma, looks back at an unprecedented year that has seen thousands of businesses closing their doors for good, some fighting for their survival, and others benefiting from the perfect storm of conditions created by the virus.
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Property

Plans in for Bedminster student scheme

Plans for the redevelopment of a major brownfield plot in Bedminster to provide a student accommodation scheme have been submitted.
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EJ Carter constructs care home visitor rooms

Fourth generation regional building contractor EJ Carter & Co has constructed visitor rooms at 17 care homes ready for family and friends to visit over Christmas.
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Purplebricks returns to half-year profit

Online estate agency Purplebricks generated a pre-tax profit in the first half of its financial year, despite the impact of Covid-19 on the housing market.
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Ask the expert: Are businesses ready for their digital future?

Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says one of the most interesting (and challenging) discussions she had had since the start of the journey to create the West of England Institute of Technology (WEIoT) has been the discussion between high tech and digital – and what do we actually mean when we talk about these.
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Manufacturing

Woollen mill owners hail strong first year

The new owners of The Natural Fibre Company and Blacker Yarns, a specialist woollen mill in Cornwall, have hailed a successful first year despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Healthcare tech firm supports Somerset FT

A Leeds-based healthcare technology business has deployed its software across Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Somerset FT).
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Law firm acquisition completes

The acquisition of an commercial law firm by listed counterpart Knights has completed.
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