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Leicester-based Brookes Avana is expected to record reduced sales and an increased trading loss in 2011 after contract losses under the previous ownership. New owner Boparan Holdings has high hopes for the business and expects it to return to profitability over the next 12 to 24 months. READ MORE...
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Doing business in Wales - ICT
Tom Kelly, chair, Welsh Government ICT Sector Panel, joins private and public sector experts to debate how the Welsh Government can work with businesses to develop and utilise emerging technolgies.
Featuring: Tom Kelly, chair, Welsh Government ICT Sector Panel; Luke Hodge, managing director, b2b IT Services; Matt Jukes, assistant chief constable, South Wales Police; Richard Baker, managing director, Sequence
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Nottingham-based AIS Total Security has been bought by Newcastle Upon Tyne-headquartered Goldshield Electronic Security for an undisclosed sum. Read More...
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Mansfield-based Baggaley Construction has appointed Phil Askin as managing director. Read More...
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Direct Reclaims and Demolition has moved its base and taken an industrial site at the 120-acre West Hallam Industrial Park in Derby. Read More...
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Car Audio Centre has secured new premises in Nottingham with a £120,000 refit creating four jobs. Read More...
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Derby has been transformed from "zero to hero" in a year after a series of setbacks galvanised the city into action, according to the chairman of its marketing body. Read More...
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Nottingham Trent University is set to be the first in the country to pilot a scheme to give students free membership to the Institute of Directors (IoD). Read More...
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"The most radical reform to the employment law system for decades" - that's how business secretary Vince Cable has described legislative changes planned by the government. But how badly has your business been tangled up in HR red tape? Read More...
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While regional development agencies have been abolished in England, over the border the Welsh Government is stepping up its pan-Wales economic development plan based on promoting and investing in key sectors. All this week Insider will be showcasing videos that will help you to understand the challenges and opportunities in the Welsh market. Read More...
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