Thursday, August 13, 2020
- News
Northants HR firm launches new health, safety & environment division
A Northamptonshire based HR consultancy firm is launching a new Health, Safety and Environment division. HR Solutions operates in a variety of industries and has...East Midlands Chamber comments on figures confirming UK is officially in a recession
The latest figures measuring the UK’s economic activity released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today confirmed the country is officially in a...Nottingham Business School to help boost business resilient
Nottingham Business School (NBS) has launched a virtual challenge to enable organisations to become more resilient and benefit from the bright ideas of soon...Gov backing for Notts green transport research project
An R&D project spearheaded by the University of Nottingham that aims to establish the Midlands a “Supercluster for net zero transport” is among 17...Pick Everard nominated for three national industry awards
Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard has been shortlisted for three awards in the 2020 New Civil Engineering Awards. Director of HR, Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith, has...
- Property
Nottinghamshire housebuilder nominated for Building Excellence award
Rippon Homes’ Wellow Gardens development in Ollerton has been shortlisted for the East Midlands Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards 2020. The exclusive...Sale at well-established Notts industrial park a ‘win-win’
Oriental food wholesaler Asiana has sold its warehouse HQ building at a well-established Nottingham industrial park for £2.2 million following a business restructure. The 38,000...Construction ‘well underway’ on new Mansfield supermarket
Construction on a new 23,000 sq ft Lidl store in Mansfield is on track to complete later this autumn, according to property and investment...Green light for upgrade to industrial development as Northampton set for jobs boost
Real estate investor and developer, Firethorn Trust acquired the 37-acre site from Travis Perkins in November 2019 and, working with specialist industrial architects, UMC...Expectations sky-high for £34 Million Amber Valley Development
A Nottingham property developer has begun work on a 148-home development in the grounds of the former Stephensons factory in the Amber Valley district...
- Finance
Bounce back funding sees business resume for Derbyshire hospitality firm
Drink Eat Sleep, a Peak District-based hospitality business comprising three pubs, can reopen its doors after securing funding from Barclays via the Bounce Back...Derby video game payment platform secures further £200k
A Derby company which has developed a new payment system for the video games industry has secured a further £200,000 investment from the MEIF...Pall-Ex swoops for Fortec Distribution Network
Leicestershire's Pall-Ex Group has acquired the Fortec Distribution Network. Purchased by a new subsidiary company For-Ex Distribution Network, the network will remain trading as Fortec...Bus operator invests £2.1m into cleaner, greener transport
A £2.1 million investment into cleaner, greener transport has seen a dozen brand-new ultra-low emission busses join the skylink fleet operated by Loughborough’s Kinchbus. The...Yü Energy acquires Bristol Energy’s business customer base
Nottingham’s Yü Energy has acquired the business customer base of Bristol Energy, a national gas and electricity company owned by Bristol City Council. Earlier this...
- Manufacturing
£12m for high-tech food manufacturing campus creating 4,500 jobs
The Government has agreed to provide £12m in funding to help launch a revolutionary high-tech food manufacturing campus in Derby, which will create up...Virgin Galactic signs Memorandum of Understanding with Rolls-Royce for high speed aircraft
Virgin Galactic, a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, which includes its manufacturer of advanced air and space vehicles, The Spaceship Company, has...SME manufacturing activity falls at record pace
SME manufacturing output volumes fell at the fastest rate on record (since October 1988), according to the latest quarterly CBI SME Trends Survey. The survey...Acres Engineering invests in safety with new equipment
Derby’s Acres Engineering has invested a 5-figure sum to replace its extraction equipment as it gears up for what it hopes will be a...More support needed as two thirds of East Midlands SME manufacturers furlough staff
A new report is asking Government for further support if manufacturing SMEs in the East Midlands are going to overcome the delay in volumes...
- Appointments
New head of customer service for William Davis Homes
Loughborough-based housebuilder, William Davis Homes, has appointed Tracey Selby in the newly created role of head of customer service. Tracey, whose professional background has always...PLC’s infrastructure head moves to Nottingham firm planning for growth
Nottingham-based civil and structural engineering consultancy BWB says it is planning for growth after revealing a flagship hire from a major PLC. The former head...IoD appoints Policy Voice Ambassador for the East Midlands
The IoD has appointed James Pinchbeck as Policy Voice Ambassador for the East Midlands. James is a partner with Streets Chartered Accountants, a mid-tier and...Nottingham Contract Research Organisation appoints new Managing Director
HistologiX, a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) offering Histology, IHC and Digital Pathology services, has appointed a new Managing Director to support its growth plans. The...Workspace design company expands in the Midlands
Chameleon Business Interiors is expanding into the Midlands and has welcomed Stephanie Hays to its growing team as Business Development Manager for the region. Based...
- 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
Derby IT apprentice nominated for top housing award
An IT apprentice who helped make sure staff at a Derby-based housing trust had the technology required to work from home during lockdown has...Time Out: Glynis Wright, founder of Glynis Wright & Co Family Solicitors and Mediators
The weekend is almost upon us and that means it’s time for some quick fire questions. This ‘Time Out’ features Glynis Wright, founder of...Virtual business scene – RSViP Business Bounce Back: ‘Conversations & Come Back Strategies’
In July, RSViP held it's Business Bounce Back: 'Conversations & Come Back Strategies' event online. Hosted by Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP, and brand strategist...Hat trick of awards and recognitions for Nottingham law firm
Nottingham-based Paragon Law, the niche immigration law firm, is celebrating after receiving three major accolades. It has been awarded Mid-Market Business Immigration Law Firm of...Record number of East Midlands employers win silver for armed forces support
31 organisations across the East Midlands, from public bodies to small businesses, have won a Silver Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award from the Ministry...
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