Retail administrations rise for the second consecutive year while large retail...
The number of retailers entering into administration in 2018 was 125 - compared to 118 in 2017, a marginal increase of 6% according to...
Revenues rise for Belvoir
Belvoir, the listed Lincolnshire-based lettings group, has posted revenues of £11.2 million for the year to 31 December 2017, up from £9.9 million on...
£1.8m skills fund now open to employers in Leicester
Large employers in Leicester and the wider Leicestershire region can now benefit from a £1.8 million fund for training to help upskill staff in...
Leicester’s HKS Retail acquired by Prax
HKS Retail, the Leicester petrol station business has been acquired by Prax, an independent trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate for petroleum products and bio-fuels.
Prax...
Leicestershire wholesaler set for international expansion with £3m funding
A Leicestershire-based wholesale supplier of fashion knitwear has received a £3 million funding line from HSBC UK to support its international expansion plans and...
Encore reports record £72m turnover
Encore Personnel, the specialist recruitment firm that supplies Blue Collar staff to industry throughout the UK, has released its latest trading figures, recording its...
Zombie assets could be costing UK business £280bn per year, research...
Failing to put adequate asset management strategies in place could be costing UK businesses as much as £280 billion a year, new research reveals.
The...
Notts tech firm sold in multi-million-pound deal
NorthEdge Capital has sold Jigsaw24, a provider of IT solutions to the corporate, creative and education sectors, to private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners.
Based...
Isotrak swoops on alcohol breathalyser immobilisation system firm
Isotrak Group has swooped on Northampton's Alcolock GB - a distributor of alcohol breathalyser immobilisation systems, has been acquired by Isotrak Group.
Alcolock® GB Limited...
Growth remains strong, says CBI
The rate of economic expansion dipped slightly in the three months to September following a near record-breaking previous month – but growth is still...
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Decline in sales and profits for Leicestershire-based X-ray screening systems supplier
Image Scan, the Leicestershire-based supplier of X-ray screening systems to the security and industrial inspection markets, has reported a decline in sales and profits.
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