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Friday, February 26, 2021
- News
Streets focus on Domestic Reverse Charge in latest support update
Streets Chartered Accountants’ latest Business Support Newsletter focuses on the Domestic Reverse Charge for the Construction industry which comes into effect from 1st March...Business confidence surges in the East Midlands
Business confidence in the East Midlands rose 18 points during February to 10%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Companies...Why now could be the right time to DE-Carbonise
The UK is committed to making a ‘net zero’ contribution to the world’s carbon emissions by 2050, and businesses will play a big part...300 jobs to go at Boots’ Beeston head office
High street pharmacy Boots has revealed plans for a further restructure of its head office in Beeston. According to reports in Nottinghamshire Live, 300 jobs...Plans for The Gateway at PEAK gather momentum as more partners announced
Mixed-use developer Milligan has appointed further specialist partners to collaborate on the Gateway at PEAK, the UK’s first national park gateway, consented on the...
- Property
Community interest company makes Wellingborough its UK base
A community interest company dedicated to helping learners with additional needs achieve positive outcomes has opened a national hub in Wellingborough. ADHD WISE UK will...Work completes on £4.8m upgrade to Wellingborough car park
Morgan Sindall Construction has completed a £4.8 million programme of upgrades and renovations to Swansgate Car Park, Wellingborough. The main contractor delivered the project...Plans to convert Nottingham office building into apartments approved
Plans to convert an office building in Nottingham into apartments have been approved by the city council. The proposals for 6 Castle Boulevard would see...Plans for classic car visitor centre lodged for former Rolls-Royce factory
Plans have been lodged with Derby City Council to create a classic car visitor centre in a former Rolls-Royce factory. Acting on behalf of Great...Multi-million pound build to transform North Derbyshire emergency care
A multi-million pound development at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is set to transform the face of emergency and urgent care for more than 420,000 people...
- Finance
Derby IT infrastructure company acquires managed services firm in £14.7m deal
K3, which provides mission‐critical business software, cloud solutions and managed services, has sold its managed services unit, Starcom Technologies Limited, to Node4 Ltd, the...Nottingham soft play centre shuts doors permanently
Children’s indoor soft play centre, Jungletastic, based in Nuthall, Nottingham, has ceased trading, with the loss of 14 jobs. Steps are now being taken...Stockholm-based company acquires Lincs electric charging equipment manufacturer
Stockholm-based Sdiptech AB has acquired Rolec Services Ltd and One Stop Europe Ltd (Rolec), a specialist in the design and manufacture of electric vehicle...Northamptonshire auto services firm on road to growth following MBO
A Chipping Warden-based vehicle transportation specialist is eyeing up acquisitions following a change in ownership. Ontime Automotive, which provides transport, storage and vehicle repatriation services...Trade body calls for clarity over business support as sharp rise in company insolvencies predicted
The Midlands branch of the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 is calling on the Government for greater clarity over how struggling businesses, staff,...
- Manufacturing
Brexit challenges threaten to slow manufacturing’s comeback in the East Midlands, Barometer reveals
Brexit issues are causing small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in the East Midlands significant disruption as they look to recover from the economic effects...Targeted tax incentives called for to boost Midlands manufacturing
Two thirds of manufacturers (65%) would commit to greater investment in the regions if incentives for capital expenditure were increased, a new survey from...Further fall for manufacturing output – CBI
Manufacturing output fell slightly in the quarter to February, but at a more modest rate than in the first lockdown last Spring, according to...New engineering centre of excellence set for technology park
MIRA Technology Park, one of the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership’s (LLEP) two Enterprise Zones, has announced a new partnership that will see an...Engineering firm secures funding to support new contract wins
A Lincolnshire-based engineering business is celebrating having secured contracts with both UK and International clients. Family-owned Tong Engineering Ltd has agreed new funding to develop...
- Appointments
Keepmoat Homes East Midlands welcomes new commercial director
Iain McCann has been appointed Commercial Director at Keepmoat Homes’ East Midlands region. Iain joins the national housebuilder with over thirty years of experience in...Lemonpath appoints new MD
Contract packing and full-service logistics provider, Lemonpath, has appointed Naresh Patel as its new Managing Director. The announcement comes as the company celebrates its...Phoenix expands UK reach with new appointments
Brickwork, scaffolding and drywall contractor, Phoenix Brickwork is expanding its UK reach with the appointment of several new team members. Industry professionals Pav Bains, Jim...Derby managed workspace provider appoints new finance manager
Connect Derby, the managed workspace provider, has appointed Talvindar Shanker as finance manager. Talvindar joins the Connect Derby team from The University of Derby where...Nottingham housebuilder creates new regional development director role
Nottingham-based housebuilder Avant Homes Midlands has promoted its commercial director, Tim Hawkes, to the newly created role of regional development director. Tim has almost 20...
- 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
Poll shows “overwhelming” support for Midlands transport network upgrades
A new poll of 10,000 Midlands residents by transport body Midlands Connect has revealed "overwhelming" support for investment in the region’s transport network. Ahead of...Digital partnership to support East Mids businesses’ growth post-pandemic
Businesses across the region will be able to get help and support to get the digital skills they need to grow thanks to a...Derby wellbeing firm helps give charity staff TLC
The team at local charity Safe and Sound, which spends its time helping children who have suffered abuse or exploitation, are receiving some TLC...Virtual business scene: Network LE city update with Sir Peter Soulsby
On Wednesday 10 February Network LE, the now 10 year old independent networking group for Leicester’s professional business community, came out of hibernation for...Conference hears how digital upskilling and a human-first approach is key to developing resilient future workforce
With demand for digital skills increasing by 36% in the last 12 months, digital upskilling in schools, colleges and businesses will be key to...
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