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Builders' merchant Travis Perkins said it was on track to gain £15m of benefits from its 2010 acquisition of BSS. In an interim management statement released this morning, the Northampton-based company said its merchanting turnover was up 10 per cent in the first nine months of the year. READ MORE...
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Proper Pies, based in Redditch, has acquired Leicestershire bakery Barton & White for an undisclosed sum. Read More...
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Leicester's Highcross shopping centre is posing a threat to other parts of the city centre, according to an East Midlands property lawyer. Read More...
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The 101,000 sq ft Lakeside House in Northampton is being brought to market by property consultancy GVA. Read More...
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The newly-established procurement and supply chain division of East Midlands recruitment company Macildowie has produced a first year turnover of more than £510,000. Read More...
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Small businesses in the Midlands are among the most confident in the UK, according to new data from Barclays Business. Read More...
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The government has announced a £170m package for the manufacturing industry that aims to increase the UK's overall competitiveness and boost skills. Read More...
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Clothing retailers suffered their biggest sales drop in two years as shoppers shunned autumn and winter ranges thanks to the warm weather at the end of the month, according to latest figures. Read More...
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In Focus: On the make
Sam Metcalf wonders which manufacturers will be tempted by LDC's new investment drive.
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Business Matters: Entrepreneurship UK 2011
Mark Doleman, head of Entrepreneurial Business and senior partner at Deloitte in Nottingham, analyses the findings of the Deloitte Entrepreneurship UK 2011 report
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Business Matters: Never give up
Marc Henstridge, head of risk at Atradius UK & Ireland, believes businesses should look after their own interests amid ongoing economic uncertainty
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