Tuesday, November 24, 2020
- News
Loughborough awarded £1m to research plastic packaging alternatives
Loughborough University has been awarded around £1m to help tackle waste plastic in the UK. The Perpetual Plastic for Food to Go project (PPFTG) will develop, prototype,...Prime minister reveals Covid Winter Plan
Tightened regional coronavirus restrictions are being introduced when England’s lockdown ends on 2 December, and will remain in place until the spring, prime minister...Adzooma and Revolut Business launch industry first
Revolut, the growing UK technology company, and international online advertising platform, Adzooma, have announced they will be providing Revolut Business customers with an advertising...Check your company’s bandwidth ahead of Black Friday
To ensure companies make a success of Black Friday, Nottingham web agency, Strafe Creative, is stressing the importance of preparation and encouraging firm’s to...Robust housing market sees Leicester mortgage broker create new jobs
Ongoing buoyancy in the UK housing market has helped a Leicester mortgage broker to make a flying start after it set up shop in...
- Property
Four national businesses sign up to £30m mixed-use scheme in Nottingham
Four nationwide operators have signed contracts to open new premises at a £30 million mixed-use scheme in Nottingham. Gedling Borough Council has granted planning permission...10,000 sq ft office development takes step forward in Castle Donington
Clowes Developments’ Paul Shanley has achieved a detailed planning consent for a 10,000 sq ft two storey office block at EMDC, Castle Donington. The build...Global insurance data and technology business moves into new Nottingham home
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a provider of data, analytics and technology to insurance providers in the UK and Ireland, has moved into the newly regenerated...Size of Island Quarter scheme sees Conygar consider funding options
Conygar, which is behind the redevelopment of Nottingham's Island Quarter, has said it will need to seek either debt funding, joint venture partners, or...Lincoln PPE business invests £500k in new warehouse
A family-run PPE business has invested almost £500,000 into a new warehouse facility in Caistor as the company expands to meet rising demand for...
- Finance
Healthcare group acquires Chesterfield residential care provider
Envivo Group, the specialist healthcare group, has added the management of 72 specialist adult healthcare properties into its growing UK portfolio following a significant...Northampton-headquartered automotive specialist secures £750k CBILS support
IN‘n’OUT Autocentres, a group of 27 car garages across the UK, has secured a £750,000 loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption...New law poses significant threat to business rescue, says Midlands branch of insolvency body R3
A new insolvency law, set to come into force next month, poses a significant threat to the survival of businesses already struggling with an...MBO completes at Leicester knitwear supplier
A management buyout has completed at the BHM group of companies, which includes BHM Knitwear Limited (BHM). BHM, which operates from a state of the...Childcare group secures top-up support package
An independent childcare provider in Leicester is keeping its doors open after receiving funding from Lloyds Bank via the Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme...
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing demand slumps as activity remains weak
Manufacturing output volumes in the three months to November fell at their slowest pace since September 2019, but the pipeline for activity – including...Manufacturers looking to ‘reshore’ activity to UK against a backdrop of COVID-19 caution
A significant proportion of manufacturers are looking to ‘reshore’ activity to the UK against a backdrop of COVID-19 uncertainty and a shift in investor...UK manufacturing put centre stage as political heavy hitters join the new Advisory Board of the Institute for Prosperity
A cross-party group of political heavyweights have joined forces to campaign for a new, manufacturing-led economic agenda that supports left-behind regions across the UK. Described...£1m tax break extended to stimulate investment in UK manufacturing
A £1 million tax break to stimulate investment in UK manufacturing, to support business confidence, is to be extended, HM Treasury has announced. Businesses, including...University of Nottingham supports Rolls-Royce project to accelerate future aerospace technologies
University of Nottingham researchers have joined a new, three-year Rolls-Royce-led project - backed by the ATI Programme - to make future aerospace servicing technologies...
- Appointments
Breedon appoints CFO designate
Breedon, the Leicestershire-based construction materials group, has appointed James Brotherton to the executive management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) designate. James was CFO of...East Midlands law firm expands team with triple hire
Grantham-based JMP Solicitors is growing its team with a trio of new hires – as Andrea Bingham joins as a private client solicitor, Mikaela...Engineering consultancy BWB targets green growth with senior sustainability hire
Nottingham-based BWB Consulting has made a second strategic hire as it prepares to exploit major new opportunities driving the future of the built environment. Chris...Managed IT and cyber security services provider creates over 220 jobs
Nottingham-based Managed IT and Cyber Security services provider, Littlefish, has created over 220 new jobs in its latest financial year, winning significant new business...Partner promotion at Grant Thornton as Midlands audit practice grows
Business advisory firm Grant Thornton has promoted John Coates to Partner. John works across the audit practice in the firm’s Central region, which covers the...
- Advice
How Salesforce Administrator Certification can help you get a better job?
A Salesforce Admin is a skilled professional who works with stakeholders to help them tailor the Salesforce platform's apps in accordance with their business...Prioritise jobs, training for young to drive UK-wide recovery – CBI
The CBI has laid out a health-first recovery plan that it said would help secure a jobs-rich, fair and sustainable future for the UK...Covid-19 and business owners – guidance on Job Retention Scheme
All UK businesses will be able to apply for assistance to support paying part of their employees’ salary for those employees that would have...With 2021 looming, what’s in store for trade?
The end of January brought with it the end of the UK’s member ship in the European Union. Last month, the government began setting...2020 vision: Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP Business Networking Agency
Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP Business Networking Agency, talks goal setting and vision boards. It’s a brand-new year ladies and gentlemen, a brand-new year. Now we’ve...
- Out Of Office
A very unconventional Christmas gift list, but perhaps right for the moment: by James Pinchbeck of Streets Chartered Accountants
James Pinchbeck, Partner at Streets Chartered Accountants, presents gift ideas for business people and employees in the post-Covid world. With Christmas seemingly the only certainty...Newark secures funding for four-year High Street Heritage Action Zone project
Newark has been awarded funding of £275,000 from Historic England for its High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme to restore and unlock its...Nottingham Business School to deliver Carbon Literacy Training to students from across the globe
Nottingham Business School (NBS) is to deliver its Carbon Literacy Training to students from across the world as it joins the Global University Climate...Derby to house temporary COVID-19 vaccination centre
Derby Arena is being considered as a temporary COVID-19 vaccination centre. It was announced last week that initial results indicated that the first effective coronavirus vaccine has...Midlands Engine showcases £12bn of investment opportunities
From 24th to 26th November, investors will gather for the Midlands UK Forum for Growth, showcasing £12 billion of investment opportunities across housing, transport,...
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