Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | The physical and emotional wellbeing of residents needs to be one of the key drivers around how we design and build the cities of the future. That was one of the key thoughts of a panel of experts gathered for Insider’s Future Cities online forum event.
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Ian Caveney, head of Tech for Good at BT, offers insight into the Green Tech Innovation platform and BT's net-zero climate strategy.
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A Dorset-based transfer agency business has been acquired by global financial services provider Apex Group.
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The Competion and Markets Authority has referred the proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 for an in-depth phase two investigation.
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Two of YFM Equity Partners' advised venture capital trusts (VCTs) are set to launch top-up fundraisings in the new year.
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Electronics Arts (EA) has submitted a bid for Codemasters, one of the oldest names in Britain's video game industry, which values the listed company at £945m. As a result, the business has withdrawn its recommendation for a bid from Take-Two.
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Dewi Hughes, head of LDC for the South West & Wales, says the impact of technology on our lives has never been more apparent. There's little argument that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated its role in almost every sector, and we're now more reliant on technology than we've ever been before.
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SME business owners have hailed the support they have received from a government-backed initiative designed to help them tackle challenges and seize opportunities.
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Back at the start of 2020, none of us could have known that we were about to be plunged into a once-in-a-generation event that would radically change the way we live and work. Graham Randall, managing director, restructuring and insolvency, Quantuma, looks back at an unprecedented year that has seen thousands of businesses closing their doors for good, some fighting for their survival, and others benefiting from the perfect storm of conditions created by the virus.
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A warehouse/logistics park in Avonmouth has been acquired for £78m.
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Plans have been revealed to redevelop a government buildings complex in Bristol.
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Digital agency Ravenholm Media has moved to new offices at Bond’s Mill, Stonehouse, owned by Robert Hitchins Ltd.
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Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says one of the most interesting (and challenging) discussions she had had since the start of the journey to create the West of England Institute of Technology (WEIoT) has been the discussion between high tech and digital – and what do we actually mean when we talk about these.
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Member Exclusive News | Inspecs Group's acquisition of global eyewear supplier Eschenbach has moved forward and is expected to complete this week.
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A Bristol-headquartered cleaning and catering supplies company has expanded its operation in Worcestershire.
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