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Monday 26 July 2021

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Successful year of trading at waste management firm

A Stafford-headquartered waste management business has said that it experienced a successful year of trading despite reporting a dip in turnover and pre-tax profit.
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Business Matters: Communicating your ESG story

Marc Abrams, East Midlands office senior partner at KPMG, says the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is increasingly under the spotlight for privately owned businesses in response to a wave of scrutiny from stakeholders. This could be customers, employees, banks and other finance providers, owners, regulators, or the public at large.
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Deals

Deal agreed for pub chain to be snapped up for £222.3m

Community pub group Hawthorne is being sold by NewRiver REIT for £222.3m.
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Waterworld owner invests in childcare chain

The Staffordshire-based entrepreneur who owns Waterworld Leisure Resort has expanded his business portfolio by investing in a new chain of childcare centres.
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Mercedes-Benz buys EV tech specialist

Mercedes-Benz has acquired YASA, a pioneer in next-generation electric drive technology. 
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Palamon agrees to sell online retailer of prestige beauty products

Private equity firm Palamon has agreed to sell Feelunique, an online retailer of prestige beauty products in the UK, to Sephora, the beauty retailer owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
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Business

HDY expands senior team

Birmingham-based full service content marketing agency HDY has expanded its senior team with the appointment of its first client services and innovations director.
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Revenues pass £50m at music college group

Revenues have surged past the £50m milestone at the company behind a group of independent music colleges - which count the likes of George Ezra and James Bay among its alumni - although losses widened in its latest financial year.
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Wolverhampton bids to become UK City of Culture

Wolverhampton has entered the race to become the next UK City of Culture.
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Economy growing at fastest pace in 80 years - EY

The UK economy is growing at its fastest pace in 80 years with the country's prospects having been upgraded, according to the EY ITEM Club forecast.
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Action needed on EV charging to meet Net Zero - CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out measures to ensure a national network of electric vehicle chargepoints is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.
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Property

Midlands Residential Property Awards 2021 - Image Gallery 

Images from Insider's Midlands Residential Property Awards are now available online.
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Agreement secured for the development of 5,000 homes

The West Midlands Combined Authority has signed a partnership deal with property developer St Modwen to build 5,000 energy efficient homes on disused industrial land over the next decade.
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Council backs 12-storey apartment building proposals

The proposed redevelopment of a site in Birmingham to enable the creation of a 12-storey apartment building has been backed.
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Paradise Birmingham welcomes Albert’s Schloss

Paradise Birmingham has welcomed its latest leisure operator in the shape of Bavarian style restaurant and bar Albert's Schloss.
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Entrepreneur eyes UK rollout after latest venture

An entrepreneur is set to launch an out-of-town workspace in Dukinfield to meet the growing demand for flexible office accommodation ahead of a wider UK rollout.
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EE establishes Kidderminster 5G network

EE has switched on its 5G network in Kidderminster ahead of the summer holidays.
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TUI expands Birmingham Airport holiday programme

TUI UK has outlined the planned expansion of its holiday programme for summer 2022 from Birmingham Airport.
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