Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Turnover at a Staffordshire-headquartered pallet delivery services giant jumped to almost £200m during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
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A very interesting question has arisen in light of the Covid-19 crisis: is now the time to abandon Intellectual Property (IP) protection for the national good? Brian More, director of IP Commercialisation at Coventry University, offers his advice.
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A Warwickshire-based designer and manufacturer of modular trains has secured a £1.5m loan.
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Championship club Coventry Rugby have raised more than £34,000 to help them "bridge the financial chasm" caused by the coronavirus pandemic and honour their payments to local companies and suppliers.
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A London investment firm has taken a major stake in Solihull-headquartered Purplebricks.
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Alternative finance provider Growth Street has revealed plans to phase out its peer-to-peer investment structure and seek institutional debt funding.
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Tasmin Raynor, head of apprenticeships at De Montfort University, looks at how to deliver apprenticeships during lockdown.
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Browne Jacobson has appointed a partner to its property litigation team in Birmingham.
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About 2,500 jobs are set to be cut at historic builders' merchants Travis Perkins, it has been revealed, with in the region of 165 branches also earmarked for closure.
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Listed lifestyle brand Joules is expected to report a pre-tax loss of up to £3m for its latest financial year because of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Hitachi Capital (UK) has reported a rise in pre-tax profit is its latest financial results with the lender set to emerge from the Covid-19 outbreak in a strong position.
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Discount retailer Poundstretcher has set out proposals for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as part of a turnaround plan for the business.
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A planning application for almost 90 new homes in Solihull has been submitted.
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The final stage of a major industrial development in Wolverhampton has been completed.
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A bid to convert an office building in Newcastle-under-Lyme into student studio apartments has been tipped for the go-ahead.
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A major provider of affordable homes across Central and South West England has secured a £100m funding package to support plans to build 12,000 houses by 2028.
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A council has taken full control of a shopping centre to "decide the future of the facility".
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has generated a £422m pre-tax loss for its latest financial year due to the impact of Covid-19. The automotive giant also confirmed that it has "taken the difficult decision" to reduce the number of contract-agency employees in its manufacturing plants over the coming months.
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BAE Systems is moving forward with plans to recruit a record number of apprentices, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Member Exclusive News | Stoke City have extended the sponsorship deal for their West Stand for a further five years.
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An architecture practice has signed a new sponsorship deal with Coventry Rugby.
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