Willmott Dixon to build on profits hike

Willmott Dixon, the regeneration and support services company which has offices in Nottingham, has experienced a profits rise of 46 per cent for the year ending 31 December 2010. The company made a £26.6m surplus last year, and its Nottingham-based construction division has a 100 per cent order book for this year, the division's managing director told Insider.   READ MORE...

Setting realistic exit expectations

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IP Group raises £55m with placing

IP Group, a developer of intellectual property based businesses which acquired Derby-based Tracsis earlier this week, has raised £55m through a share issue.   Read More...

Bulldog bites into Admiral Rodney Hotel

Horncastle's Best Western Admiral Rodney Hotel has been bought by the Bulldog Hotel Group for an undisclosed price.   Read More...

NRL set to continue

Nottingham Regeneration Limited (NRL) is to survive public spending cuts, it has been revealed - although there will be changes in personnel.   Read More...

Derbyshire property sold for £2.4m

Alton Manor country house has been sold for £2.4m – more than twice its guide price - at auction.   Read More...

Construction growth thanks to new orders

A rise in new orders gave a boost to the construction industry in May, according to the sector's latest Purchasing Managers' Index.   Read More...

Salad jobs at risk after Asda loss

More than 100 jobs are at risk at a subsidiary of Spalding-based Bakkavor after it lost a crucial supply contract with Asda.   Read More...

East Mids head appointed at Yorkshire Bank

Yorkshire Bank has appointed a new head of professionals to cover its financial solutions centres in Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.   Read More...

Something for the weekend

It's a football special in this week's off-diary round-up.   Read More...

Building society expands with new recruits

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has created six new jobs, taking the society's total staff above 100 for the first time since the recession struck.   Read More...

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