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Rolls-Royce in final six for nuclear reactor design contest
“This competition has attracted designs from around the world and puts the UK at the front of the global race to develop this exciting, cutting-edge technology and cement our position as a world leader in nuclear innovation.”
Minister for Nuclear and Networks Andrew Bowie said: “This programme provides the blueprint for how the government can work together with industry to grow the economy and set the future of new, exciting nuclear technologies. Gwen Parry-Jones, CEO of Great British Nuclear said: “Today’s announcement is a key step forward in delivering the government’s objective of boosting nuclear power in this country. Our priority in this process has been to prioritise reliable and sustainable power to the grid early, and that’s why we have focused our first step on the technologies that we viewed as most likely to meet the objective of a final investment decision in 2029. “These companies will now be able to prepare for the next stages of the competition, aiming for a final contract agreement in the summer, potentially benefiting from significant support from the public purse.”Winners revealed: the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2023

Most Active Estate Agent – sponsored by OMS
Winner
FHP
Runners up
BB&J Commercial
Mather Jamie

Commercial Development of the Year – sponsored by MKM
Winner
Henry Brothers Construction – SportPark Pavilion 4, Loughborough
Runners up
HBD – Power Park, Nottingham
Bolsterstone Group Plc, Chesterfield Borough Council – One Waterside Place, Chesterfield

Responsible Business of the Year – sponsored by Press for Attention PR
Winner
Cawarden
Runners up
G F Tomlinson
Aspbury Planning Limited

Residential Development of the Year – sponsored by Sterling Commercial Finance
Winner
Phoenix Brickwork UK Ltd – St Marks student accommodation, Lincoln
Runners up
Elms Developments – Elms Phase Two Ltd
St James Securities, Grainger – The Condor, Derby

Deal of the Year – sponsored by Mather Jamie
Winner
Rushton Hickman Limited – Branston Locks deal
Runners up
Bassi Group Nottingham Ltd – Job saving Pizza Hut takeover
Rigby & Co – Aida Factory deal

Developer of the Year – sponsored by Ward
Winner
Clowes Developments
Runners up
Chevin Homes
Brackley Property Developments

Architects of the Year – sponsored by Blueprint Interiors
Winner
Matthew Montague Architects
Runners up
IMA Architects
Influence Landscape Planning and Design

Excellence in Design – sponsored by Cawarden
Winner
Chevin Homes – Amber Farm
Runners up
Marchini Curran Associates – Phoenix cinema and art centre
Trident Construction Services – Lark Hill Retirement Village refurbishment

Sustainable Development of the Year – sponsored by Viridis Building Services Ltd
Winner
HBD – Power Park, Nottingham
Runners up
Henry Brothers Construction – SportPark Pavilion 4, Loughborough
Elms Developments – Elms Phase Two Ltd

Contractor of the Year – sponsored by RammSanderson
Winner
Bowmer + Kirkland
Runners up
Cawarden
EE Smith Contracts

Overall Winner – sponsored by Streets Chartered Accountants
Chevin Homes
See the event in the images below, taken by Richard Picksley. Thanks to all our sponsors for supporting the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2023. Business Link Magazine looks forward to returning next year for the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2024!












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Revenue and profit rise at Microlise
Nottingham-based Microlise Group, the provider of transport management software to fleet operators, has seen double digit growth as supply chain issues begin to ease.
According to unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2023, revenue grew 10.5% to £33.9m, from £30.7m in the same period of 2022. Pre-tax profits, meanwhile, increased 5.7% to £1.5m. The results follow Microlise’s first acquisition since IPO, of Vita Software for £1.86m.Nadeem Raza, CEO of Microlise, said: “Microlise delivered another strong performance during H1 2023 as we successfully executed our growth strategy. We secured new customers in our key geographies beyond the UK including France, Australia and New Zealand, expanded our customer base, and efficiently integrated our latest acquisition.
“We have successfully navigated the company through global supply chain issues and subsequent delays in new vehicle availability, maintaining strong relationships with our valued customers. We are seeing significant improvements in all these situations, which we expect to have normalised by the start of 2024.
“During the second half of the year, our focus will remain on investing in growth, expanding our product portfolio, and growing our strong customer base and geographical presence. Whilst it is sensible to look to the future with a degree of caution, given the continuing global macro-economic challenges, the Company’s positive trading performance during the period and proven ability to navigate these challenges, underpin the Board’s confidence that the Group’s performance for FY23 will be in line with market expectations.”