Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Solihull-headquartered Purplebricks has completed the sale of its Canadian business for about £35m. The move comes after the listed company has worked to "refocus" itself on its core UK market over the last 14 months.
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Lucy Cheatham, head of marketing at HIVE360, looks at how offices will need to prepare after lockdown.
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A nursery group with sites across the West Midlands has secured a six-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from Lloyds Bank.
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Private equity-backed Bistrot Pierre has been sold out of administration in a pre-packed deal, preserving 682 jobs. However, 123 redundancies have been made and six of its restaurants will close.
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Listed video game developer Sumo Group, which has a base in Warwickshire, has raised almost £14m through a placing to take advantage of further M&A opportunities.
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Two new lenders have been accredited to the British Business Bank's coronavirus business loan schemes.
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Tom Hopson, associate director of Encore Estate Mangement, talks about the importance of the removal and replacement of ACM cladding and the government's new Building Safety Programme.
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Coventry-headquartered Severn Trent is expecting a hit of up to £85m to its revenue because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The company behind the Buzz Bingo chain – formerly Gala Bingo – has confirmed that 26 of its clubs will not be reopened after being shut because of the Covid-19 lockdown. The business has said the move could potentially lead to about 573 job losses.
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Coventry City Council's capital spending surged to more than £200m over the last year which included an acquisition and significant construction projects.
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Possible redundancies have been announced by a commercial venture between Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Library of Birmingham.
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The company overseeing HS2 has added three new board members.
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Permission has been granted to redevelop a former high school site into almost 120 apartments and town houses.
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Proposals to knock down two industrial buildings in a Warwickshire town and create new apartments have been voted through.
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A bid to construct more than 40 new homes in Stoke-on-Trent has been recommended for approval.
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A Solihull hotel set in an 18th century house is seeking permission to expand.
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A former snooker hall in Stoke-on-Trent could be converted and extended to form more than 20 studio apartments, according to new plans.
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Proposals for more than 50 apartments in Walsall have been recommended for refusal.
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A project to transform a derelict former bakery site in Walsall into 88 new homes is to move forward after a funding deal was agreed.
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A new commercial director has joined a Warwickshire advanced engineering technologies company.
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A designer and manufacturer of anti-terrorist bollards based in Coventry has won a contract for a major government project to protect key infrastructure in Norway from vehicle attacks.
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Member Exclusive News | A Redditch printing company has moved to a new base after it was told to leave its old premises.
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A Birmingham tofu maker has announced is expansion into a new factory and warehouse.
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