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Thursday 8 October 2020

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Turnover jumps £100m at KFC supplier

Turnover jumped by £100m at a global food supplier headquartered in Worcestershire during its latest financial year.
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Business Matters: What to do when furlough ends

The government’s furlough scheme has been keeping many businesses afloat, but with new restrictions and the threat of a second wave looming, will the new Jobs Support Scheme be enough to save jobs? What else can businesses do to keep cash flowing?
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Deals

Food giant agrees £246m Fox’s Biscuits deal

Birmingham-headquartered 2 Sisters Food Group has entered into an agreement to sell part of its Fox’s Biscuits business to a Ferrero-related company for £246m.
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IPO activity ‘on the up’ - EY

IPO activity has started to return to the London Stock Exchange as the UK emerges from lockdown, a new report from EY has found.
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Expanding pizza chain passes £1m fundraising mark

More than £1m has now been raised by an expanding pizza restaurant chain.
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Pandemic grant support funding made available

New grant funding has been made available to help SMEs adapt their business models to meet the challenges they face in light of Covid-19.
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Business

Royal Shakespeare Company puts jobs at risk

Almost 160 jobs have been put at risk at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Top promotions announced at firm’s Birmingham office

An insurance risk and commercial law specialist has announced four promotions in its Birmingham office.
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Historic firm hires first commercial manager

A Birmingham-headquartered mechanical and electrical building services provider, which was established in 1890, has hired its first commercial manager.
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Greene King to permanently close 79 sites

Greene King has revealed it will not re-open 79 sites as restrictions sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic continue.
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New director for land development consultancy

A Birmingham-based land development consultancy has appointed a new director.
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Property

Approval recommended for city centre flats plans

More than 200 built-to-rent apartments could be constructed in Stoke-on-Trent after the plans were recommended for approval.
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Student accommodation scheme tipped for go-ahead

A new development of student accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent has been tipped for the go-ahead.
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Theatre’s transformation plans backed

Plans to transform the exterior of the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre have been approved.
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Proposals submitted for affordable homes

Proposals for 36 new affordable homes in Birmingham have been submitted.
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Go-ahead recommended for almost 50 homes

The go-ahead has been recommended for almost 50 homes to be constructed in Warwickshire.
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Apartments approved for social club site

Up to 20 apartments are to be constructed on the site of a social club in Worcestershire after the green light was given.
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Manufacturing

Defence giant’s JV wins £16m contract

A joint venture between BAE Systems and a German counterpart has secured a £16m MoD contract.
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Plastic packaging maker grows turnover as losses slashed

A company which designs and makes plastic packaging increased its turnover past the £90m mark and slashed its pre-tax losses during its latest financial year.
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Profits rise for automotive electronics business

Pre-tax profits increased at a Coventry-based electronics business which supplies to Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo and Honda during its latest financial year.
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CEO joins League Two club’s board

The chief executive of Newcastle-under-Lyme-based Synectics Solutions has joined the board of a League Two club.
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New apartments contract for Principle

Residents at an apartment block in a village near Solihull have appointed Birmingham-based Principle Estate Management to look after their homes.
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