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Monumental nod for East Midlands technology
Six technology companies headquartered in the East Midlands have made the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 list. The highest placing regional business was Nottingham-based Monumental Games, which entered the chart for the first time at number six. Paul Mayze, chief operating officer at Monumental Games, told Insider that Nottingham’s funding agencies and local councils have “done a lot to support the industry”.
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Deals
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Funding boost for talent-hungry companies
A new recruitment service has been launched for food and drink businesses in the region. HotProspects and the The Food and Drink Forum are collaborating on the project.
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Property
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Bonsers builds on The Lodge
Bonsers, the restoration specialist based in Nottingham, has completed renovation work on the grade II listed building The Lodge at Provident Works, Newdigate Street. The building will provide office space for small and medium sized businesses.
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Sudafix makes Eastwood link
Nottingham-based earthing, grounding and lightning protection consultants, FM Sudafix Group, has taken a 1,773 sq ft unit at William Davis’s Eastwood Link Office Park. The new site will officially open in October.
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Business
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Challenges ahead for health sector, says PwC
Major funding challenges lie ahead for the health sector, specialists at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Midlands have warned. The caution comes following the government’s promise last week that health services will be excluded from the ongoing public spending cuts.
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Auctioneer expands as liquidations increase
Auctioneer John Pye & Sons, based in Nottingham, has developed a fourth saleroom at its headquarters in Basford after recording a 145 per cent increase in weekly stock volumes over the summer.
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CRC registration warning
Businesses in the East Midlands are being urged to sign up to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. Datacentre specialist on365, based in Loughborough, says that CRC registration red tape could cost UK business up to £1.5m in fines if they fail to sign up before the 30 September deadline.
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Businesses optimistic about the future - report
East Midlands firms have “a degree of optimism” about their own commercial future despite major concerns about the prospects for the UK economy. That’s according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) at the University of Leicester.
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De Montfort to host international conference
De Montfort University will host the UK’s 14th annual international conference for ethnic minority businesses. The event will take place in Coventry’s Ricoh Arena and will address key themes such as public-private collaborations to promote diversity, access to finance and access to markets.
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