Thursday 4 November 2021

Revenue almost trebled at luxury car maker Aston Martin during the first nine months of the year, with pre-tax losses also being slashed.
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Jeanette Wheeler, HR director at MHR International, says the pandemic thrust the issue of employee engagement into the spotlight. As we enter a new hybrid working environment, employee engagement will take on a new dimension. While there are several practical steps you can take to engage your workforce, they require the right planning, foresight, and implementation to succeed.
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A manufacturer of specialist fasteners for the oil and gas sector has been acquired out of administration in a deal that has saved all 71 jobs.
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A Birmingham-based food producer is taking steps to become more sustainable after receiving a six-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank.
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Clearwater International has advised on the sale of a provider of IT and digital apprenticeships to BPP Education Group in a deal that has provided the first exit for Palatine Private Equity's Impact Fund.
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The boss of JD Sports has slammed the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to again prohibit its acquisition of Footasylum. The regulator has instructed JD Sports to sell Footasylum after saying its in-depth investigation had identified competition concerns.
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John Carroll, head of international and transactional banking at Santander UK, looks at how optimism has returned, amid upbeat forecasts of a return to growth, both in the UK and internationally.
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In the world of M&A, is Britain still Great? Paul Bevan, managing director at Breeze, offers his advice.
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How multimillion-pound public-private partnerships are helping to tackle the housing crisis in the region will come under the spotlight at Insider's Midlands Residential Property Conference next month.
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Birmingham's office market has maintained its bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic following a surge in demand, according to Avison Young's latest Big Nine office market report. 
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A civil engineering firm's job-creating plans for a new headquarters in Tipton look set to be green lit.
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The chief executive of online estate agency Purplebricks has described the second half of its financial year as "challenging" after a decline in new instructions.
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Work has started on a canalside development of more than 60 apartments in Birmingham city centre.
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Real estate advisory firm Gerald Eve has strengthened its planning and development team with the appointment of two partners.
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A pair of deals have been completed for space at Waterfront Business Park in Brierley Hill.
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Tilney Smith & Williamson, a wealth management and professional services group, has bolstered its Birmingham team with two new senior appointments.
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Aldi has revealed plans to open 15 stores across the UK before the end of the year.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out plans for the UK to become the world's first Net Zero aligned financial centre.
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A Worcestershire-based fresh food producer has cut its pre-tax losses during its latest financial year following a number of structural and operational changes made in the prior period.
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There has been a resurgence in dealmaking in the Midlands: more buyers, more sellers, more funders, with prices for choice businesses soaring.
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Solihull-based housebuilder Hayfield has started work on a £31m green housing development.
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Birmingham-based Big Cat Marketing Agency has added a private mental health hospital to its list of clients.
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