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Tuesday 22 September 2020

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Victoria Plum turnover tops £70m in year of Endless deal

Turnover has grown to more than £70m at online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum in the year of its acquisition by private equity firm Endless. Further growth has also been record in the current year, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Ask the expert: A proactive way to remain secure in a digital world

Matt Bruce, CEO at Bruce & Butler, says hackers are always finding new or more sophisticated ways to access data and compromise systems. Regular penetration testing should form a core part of your security strategy when keeping systems and data secure.
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Deals

Manufacturer secures Barclays backing for overseas growth plans

A West Yorkshire manufacturer has secured funding from Barclays to support overseas growth plans.
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Gordons advises Paralympics documentary maker on fundraising

Yorkshire law firm Gordons has advised start-up film production company behind Netflix's Paralympics documentary Rising Phoenix on its first two funding rounds.
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Microsoft lines up $7.5bn game developer deal

Microsoft is set to acquire the parent company of one of the world's largest privately held game developers and publishers in a deal worth $7.5bn.
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Ask the expert: Covid-19 redundancy and settlement agreements Q&A

Yunus Lunat, partner & head of employment law at Ison Harrison Solicitors, provides a useful guide to settlement agreements for employers and employees.
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Business

New digital hub launched at Barnsley College

Barnsley College has launched a new hub to help address the digital skills gap.
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Law firm appoints partner and head of commercial property

Sheffield-based law firm Wosskow Brown Solicitors has appointed a new partner and head of commercial property.
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Premier Inn owner to cut 6,000 UK jobs

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is set to cut 6,000 jobs from its UK workforce as it attempts to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. The business said it is a "regrettable but necessary step" to ensure it emerges with a "lower cost base, a more flexible operating model and a stronger more resilient business".
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Property

TCS working to “reset and reinvigorate” business following Covid-19 impact

Pre-tax losses have widened in the full-year results for listed property group Town Centre Securities but its chief executive said it had been able to limit the worst impact of Covid-19 with work now underway to "reset and reinvigorate" the business.
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Plans lodged for job-creating development

Plans have been submitted for a new development in West Yorkshire which could support the creation of up to 150 jobs.
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LCP acquires Sheffield retail parade for £1.5m

A Sheffield retail parade has been acquired by commercial property and investment company LCP for £1.5m.
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Plans for former Palmer & Harvey site approved

Plans for the redevelopment of the former Palmer & Harvey site in Leeds have been given the go-ahead.
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Warehouses sold in £77m deal

A total of three warehouses across Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire have been sold by a listed property investor for £77m.
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Assetz Capital restarts retail lending

Assetz Capital has restarted retail lending with a £1m residential bridging loan.
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Crown Estate expecting Covid to impact profits and property value

The value of The Crown Estate's profits and property are expected to be badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Manufacturing

Arla Foods MD named Dairy UK chairman

The managing director of Arla Foods UK has been elected as the new chairman of trade association Dairy UK.
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