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Thursday 15 October 2020

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Work starts on job-creating speculative development

Work has started on a major 359,500 sq ft speculative development in Bristol which is due to complete in July 2021. The building has the potential to attract several hundred new jobs to the local area.
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Ask the expert: How is technology such as 5G enabling business?

Sarah Kruger, a director at Deloitte in Bristol, delves into 5G and discusses how technology can be an enabler to solving business problems.
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Deals

South West Dealmakers winners to be revealed online

The winners of the South West Dealmakers awards for 2020 are to be revealed at a special Insider online forum.
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Thrings corporate team works on Adelante sale

Corporate lawyers from Thrings have advised the shareholders of payments processing businesses Adelante on the company's sale to acquisitive software group ClearCourse.
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Jobs saved after GBK snapped up by restaurant group

More than 600 jobs have been saved after the restaurant group which rescued Carluccio's earlier this year acquired Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK).
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IGF pandemic lending tops £65m

Asset-based lender Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has supported UK businesses through the ongoing pandemic with £65m in funding.
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Business Matters: Time for the adaptive project professional

David Thomson, head of external affairs at Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, says it is time for the adaptive project professional.
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Business

Freeports: Hubs of enterprise to attract major investment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined the UK Government's plans to establish Freeports around the country with the hubs set to attract major domestic and international investment. Insider is campaigning to back the various bids for Freeport status and to provide an in-depth guide to the different locations.
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MoD contract for managment consultancy

A Bristol-based management consultancy which is focused on defence and national security has won a two-year contract with the Ministry of Defence.
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Film and TV production provides £17m boost to Bristol

Films and TV production generated inward investment of £17m in Bristol's economy in 2019/20, according to annual figures released by Bristol Film Office.
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Cleaning firm celebrates 15 years in business

Mrs Buckét, the specialist cleaning business based in Wales and the South West, is targeting further growth after celebrating its 15th anniversary. Founded in 2005 by then 18-year-old entrepreneur, Rachael Flanagan, Mrs Buckét today employs 250 staff.
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Ask the expert: Accessing funded work placements through the Kickstart Scheme

David Crew, head of business growth & employer partnership at Weston College, offers his advice on accessing funded work placements through the Kickstart Scheme.
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Property

Major refurbishment completes at Bristol office

Topland Group of Companies has completed a £1.25m refurbishment at 33 Bristol, an art deco office building in Bristol's marketing district.
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Cornish acquisition for Waterside Holiday Group

Dorset-based Waterside Holiday Group is expanding with the acquisition of its fourth holiday park, and its first in Cornwall.
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Ask the expert: Computer says no, is no longer an option!

Paul Anslow, managing director at Triangle Networks, says for far too many businesses, the process of obtaining a high-speed internet connection is a troublesome one… which is something I have a big problem with!
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Manufacturing

Historic food giant returns to the black

The historic food giant behind the likes of Ginsters pasties, Soreen malt loaf and West Cornwall Pasty Co returned to the black during its latest financial year after suffering a £18m hit in the prior period. However, the company has warned its results are set to be affected by the on-going Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
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Resilience plans to be revised for stretch of Devon railway

Plans to improve resilience along a vital 1.8km stretch of railway in Devon will be refined by Network Rail following feedback from the community, passengers and businesses.
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North Devon nursing home property brought to market

A vacant nursing home in North Devon has been brought to market by Christie & Co.
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