Wednesday, September 23, 2020
- News
Derby programme launched for workers facing redundancy during pandemic
Workers facing redundancy will be helped to find new jobs, develop skills, or start their own businesses through a programme of free support being...Stockpiling for Brexit – what you need to know
The UK is no longer a member of the EU, but that's not the end of Brexit. As you probably know, officials are trying...Melton joins list of councils working with HSE to make businesses COVID-secure
Melton Borough Council is the latest addition to the list of council's working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to contact businesses to...University of Northampton ramps up support for businesses during the pandemic
The University of Northampton is increasing its support for businesses and organisations to help them survive and thrive beyond the pandemic. Organisations in Northamptonshire can...Second national lockdown would be catastrophic to economic recovery, says East Midlands Chamber
Following the announcement by Prof Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance about the UK being at a “critical point” in managing the pandemic, Scott...
- Property
Work to begin on £650m Nottingham development as planning approved
Nottingham's biggest regeneration scheme for decades will begin in earnest in the coming weeks following the granting of planning approval for the first phase...24,000ft² Alfreton building sees speedy let
A 24,000ft² building on Keys Road in Alfreton has been let, without a to let sign even being erected. Tim Gilbertson of FHP Property Consultants,...Clegg completes Leicestershire facility for Care UK
Clegg Construction has finished a new care facility in Leicestershire for residential home leaders Care UK. The £6 million Lonsdale Mews scheme, located in Quorn...Work starts on new housing development in Oadby
Building work has started at a housing development which will bring 310 new homes to Leicestershire. The joint scheme, by Bellway East Midlands and Ashberry...Trio of warehouses sold in £77m deal
Tritax Big Box has sold three warehouses to two separate purchasers for £77 million. A 255,680 sq ft asset let to DHL at Langley Mill,...
- Finance
Funding supports Leicester manufacturer through COVID-19 pandemic
Sheet metal fabricators, B&P Fabrications, has secured a finance facility from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The funding has enabled the...Provider of open banking applications sells aggregation platform to counterpart
Open banking platform Tink has acquired the aggregation platform of OpenWrks, the Nottingham-based provider of open banking applications. The acquisition comes as part of a...Joules witnesses “encouraging” Q1 performance despite challenging trading conditions
Joules, the lifestyle brand based in Market Harborough, has hailed an encouraging performance in the first quarter of its financial year. According to a trading...Revenue rises but losses widen at Leicester cloud software business
CloudCall, the Leicester-based cloud software business, has seen losses widen as revenue rose in the six months to 30 June 2020. According to unaudited interim...Liquidators appointed to social housing developer
Liquidators have been appointed to Chesterfield-based social housing developer, Starfish Commercial, after it entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation this week. Starfish Commercial was founded nine years...
- Manufacturing
Roquette reveals plans to shut down Corby production plant
Roquette, a provider of plant-based ingredients for food and other industrial sectors in the UK, has announced proposals to cease all manufacturing activities and...Manufacturers slash investment to remain afloat post-COVID
In a fraught battle to stay afloat in the wake of COVID-19, manufacturers have slashed investment despite a rise in output and orders from...East Midlands manufacturers cut back on investment as COVID bites
East Midlands manufacturers are continuing to cut back on investment in response to the impact of the pandemic, according to a major survey published...Rolls-Royce reveals fund raising plans
Rolls-Royce has revealed plans to raise up to £2.5bn as it suffers through the aviation sector's downturn. The company said that it will "review all...Derby engineering firm begins collaboration with Portsmouth counterpart
Derby-based Acres Engineering has begun a collaboration with global specialist engineering services business tpgroup plc as it continues to invest in its Manufacturing Facility in...
- Appointments
Games Workshop appoints new Chairman and Senior Independent Director
Nottingham-headquartered Games Workshop has appointed Elaine O'Donnell as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with effect from 1 January 2021. Elaine has been an independent Non-Executive...New Director joins growing team at Pattersons Commercial Law
Civil and Commercial Litigation specialist, Asit Jansari, has joined Pattersons Commercial Law as a Director. Jansari has been working with the Pear Tree Business Park based firm...Agent returns to Salloway Property Consultants as associate director
Agent Chris Keogh has returned to Salloway Property Consultants as associate director. Chris, who joins from BB & J, had previously been with Salloway Property...PwC makes senior hire in the Midlands
To further develop the PwC restructuring practice in the Midlands, Eddie Williams will be joining the firm from early 2021. Eddie has been a partner...East Midlands housebuilder appoints new Head of Sales
An East Midlands housebuilder has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new Head of Sales. Ryan O’Sullivan, from Northamptonshire, brings more than 10...
- 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
Kettering’s High Street to receive £4.4m makeover
Kettering Borough Council have secured funding from Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme. The £4,354,000 project will, over the next four years,...Leicester gets £1.5m heritage action zone boost
Historic buildings in two popular shopping streets in Leicester’s city centre are set to benefit from a major heritage improvement scheme. Leicester City Council has...Leicester packaging firm raises over £8,000 for Rainbows
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young people has been given the perfect package by a Leicester company. Staff at Keenpac, based on Meridian Business Park,...Time Out: Spencer Coffin, director of Procure Direct
The weekend is just around the corner and that means another ‘Time Out’. This week Business Link talks to Spencer Coffin, director of Procure...Midlands shortlist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2020 revealed
EY has revealed its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year UK finalists, with seven of the region’s business leaders appearing on the shortlist of 30...
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