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Property

Work to begin on new community and business hub in Kimberley

After almost 60 years serving the residents of Kimberley, the Parish Hall, on Newdigate Street, is to be demolished in the next few weeks...

Associated British Ports acquires Grimsby Seafood Village

Associated British Ports (ABP) has extended its property portfolio with the acquisition of the long leasehold interest of Grimsby Seafood Village, a seafood processing...

Finance

Motorpoint revs up profits

Motorpoint Group, the Derby-based vehicle retailer, has returned to profitability. It comes as the business looks to accelerate its strategic growth plans. According to results...

Manufacturing

Loughborough hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer secures £17m programme to power zero-emission flight

Intelligent Energy (IE), a Loughborough-based hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer, has secured a £17m programme to fast-track development of a new zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell...

Derbyshire site among DS Smith closures confirmed after International Paper takeover

DS Smith has confirmed the closure of five UK packaging sites, with its Clay Cross box plant in Derbyshire among them. The move is...

Weak early summer for East Midlands manufacturers

East Midlands manufacturers have seen a poor early summer following the ongoing weaknesses in the UK economy. This has been compounded by global economic...

Fusion energy plant secures major public investment

The UK government has pledged an additional £2.5bn in funding for the development of the world’s first prototype fusion power station, to be built...

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Rothera Bray makes record 15 promotions across the firm

Rothera Bray has made a record number of internal promotions, with fifteen team members from across the firm’s office locations being promoted. Among the promotions,...

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IMA Architects extends backing of Leicestershire women’s county cricket team

Leicestershire-based industrial and commercial architects, IMA Architects has announced its ongoing support for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and its women’s team, The Foxes, as...

Focus Consultants’ founding partner raises thousands for Alzheimer’s Society with mammoth trek

Founding partner of multi-disciplinary company Focus Consultants, Kevin Osbon and his wife Victoria Osbon have undertaken a mammoth effort for charity, raising more than...

Microlise marks a decade of partnership with Transaid

Microlise, a Nottingham-based provider of innovative solutions for the transport sector, is marking 10 years of partnership with UK-based charity, Transaid. Since becoming a corporate...