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Thursday 1 April 2021

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Vehicle finance firm acquisition completes

The acquisition of a Wolverhampton vehicle finance firm by a subsidiary of a listed banking group has completed.
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Business Matters: Businesses target growth as the cure for their Covid hangover

Tim Cross from Langleys Solicitors says the past 12 months were uniquely challenging for almost everyone. The mix of the coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and a second recession in just over 10 years, has forged a completely new landscape for companies and their leaders to navigate. However, with a lockdown exit plan in place and the start of spring here, the mood of the region’s businesses is lightening as quick as the evenings.
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Deals

Six figure financing supports legal firm’s expansion

A Birmingham-based legal firm has expanded its team after launching a new division specialising in supporting coronavirus-related claims. The move has been supported by six-figure funding from Lloyds Bank.
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SKG Capital to invest £20m in retailers

SKG Capital has outlined plans to invest £20m in retail and consumer businesses over the coming year.
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Belvoir strikes £4m deal

Property franchise group Belvoir has added a new brand to its business with a £4m acquisition.
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Business Matters: CWLEP’s plans to reset the sub-region’s economy post-Covid

Sarah Windrum is the new chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) and she explains why it is vital that the area makes the most of digital opportunities to reset the sub-region’s economy post-Covid.
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Business

Investment priorities revealed in Pulse Poll

Recruitment of experienced leaders to drive digital transformation and the re-skilling of  current employees have emerged as key priorities of UK businesses looking to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a Pulse Poll.
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Pair of appointments at the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) has appointed two specialists from the digital and creative industry.
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Next chairman hails “resilience” despite profit decline

The chairman of retail giant Next has hailed the company's "resilience" despite reporting a decline in turnover and pre-tax profit as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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DAM Health to create 100 jobs

DAM Health is creating 100 jobs to support its national and international expansion of Covid-19 testing clinics.
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Property

Network Space snaps up Newfield Industrial Estate

Network Space has completed the acquisition of Newfield Industrial Estate in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent.
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Major housing plans on former quarry site tipped for thumbs up

Major housing plans on the site of a former quarry in West Bromwich have been tipped for the thumbs up ahead of a planning committee meeting next week.
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GBSLEP Local Growth Fund reaches major milestone

The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Local Growth Fund programme, which launched in 2015, has now committed all of its funds to 100 projects in the region.
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Holiday accommodation proposed on disused quarry site

A luxury holiday accommodation development has been proposed on the site of a disused quarry in Shropshire.
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Housebuilder secures £35m Santander funding

A housebuilder has secured £35m funding from Santander UK to help it to meet its target of 2,000 homes a year.
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Manufacturing

LEVC expands German dealer network

Coventry-based electric vehicle manufacturer LEVC has increased its presence in Germany with the addition of a new dealer in Bavaria.
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Director appointment at Northbridge

Burton-upon-Trent-based Northbridge Industrial Services has appointed a new director.
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Bryght establishes Birmingham production facility

Audio-visual equipment hire company Bryght Ltd has partnered with venue provider thestudio to establish a Birmingham city centre production facility.
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