99p Stores trebles year-end profits

Budget retailer 99p Stores is creating 1,200 new jobs after continuing to cash in on the economic downturn. The Northampton-based chain said pre-tax profits trebled from £1.8m to £6.3m for the year ending January 2011. Alongside a dramatic rise in profit, the company increased its turnover from £183m in its 2010 results to £231m in 2011.   READ MORE...

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Flower World to blossom with Morrisons

Derby-based wholesaler Flower World has been bought by supermarket giant Morrisons. The flower supplier said the deal meant "a very exciting future".   Read More...

Pharmplex nurses Santander investment

Nottingham-based pharmacy group Pharmplex has secured the future of its Chilwell branch after completing a refinancing deal with Santander Corporate Banking.   Read More...

RC Tuxford boosts fleet with funding

Commercial vehicle exporter RC Tuxford is planning to invest heavily in its production equipment after securing a finance package from HSBC.   Read More...

Robinson gets educated with £3.6m deals

Robinson Steel Structures has landed contracts totalling £3.6m to work on two school building projects in Derby.   Read More...

Saint-Gobain PAM invests £1.3m in site

Iron pipe supplier Saint-Gobain PAM is investing more than £1.3m in new production facilities at its headquarters near Ilkeston.   Read More...

East Mids achieves fastest activity rise, says PMI

Businesses in the East Midlands are recruiting staff at the fastest pace since 1997. That's according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) from Lloyds TSB.   Read More...

Goodelife aims to score with Barclays contest

Two Nottingham entrepreneurs have made the national finals of a Barclays competition to win £50,000 with their invention for football fans.   Read More...

New Boddy in at Lloyds TSB

Simon Boddy has been appointed as regional manager for Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance in the East Midlands.   Read More...

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