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Mansfield furniture manufacturer acquires Fife firm
One of the UK’s best-known furniture and fit out brands has been acquired out of administration by Mansfield-based contract furniture specialists, Deanestor for an...
Profit before tax to be “modestly below” last year’s £64.8m result,...
Forterra, the Northamptonshire brick maker, has issued a trading update covering the period from 1 July 2019 to date, highlighting weakening sales and the...
Property
Apartment conversion set for Derby offices
Plans to convert offices at Middleton House, on St. Marys Gate, Derby, into apartments have been approved by the City Council.
The proposal will see 52...
Finance
Pendragon reveal mixed results
Nottingham-headquartered Pendragon has revealed mixed results for the three months ended 30 September 2019.
The car retailer saw an underlying profit before tax of £3.0m...
Resilient trading and continued progress for Travis Perkins despite uncertain market conditions
Northampton's Travis Perkins has delivered a solid performance in Q3, the three month period to 30 September 2019, despite challenging trading conditions.
Total Group sales...
Loughborough cloud firm posts “outstanding financial results”
Revenue has grown 41% to £214m at The Access Group, the cloud solutions provider, while EBITDA is up 45% to £74m, according to results...
Value of PE ‘take private’ deals in the UK more than trebles to £14.0bn...
The value of private equity (PE) deals taking UK-listed companies private has more than trebled to £14bn in 2018/19, up from £3.8bn the previous...
Manufacturing
Rolls-Royce to power new fuel-efficient aircraft for Delta
Rolls-Royce has welcomed Delta Air Lines’ decision to add another two Airbus A330neo aircraft to its fleet, exclusively powered by the Trent 7000.
The two...
Manufacturer restructures UK business operations
Filtermist International Limited, which has a manufacturing site in Northampton, has restructured its UK business operations to "ensure it delivers a single-source solution for...
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Law Firm recognised by two national publications
Sills & Betteridge LLP is a firm with a lot to celebrate this month as it enters, for the first time, The Lawyer UK...
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Begbies Traynor boosts its presence in Leicestershire
Begbies Traynor is expanding in Leicestershire with the arrival of seasoned insolvency practitioners Marton Butriss and Carolynn Best to head up the firm’s new offices...
