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A hike in the number of boot sales has been attributed in part to rocketing profits at cult brand Dr Martens. Directors of the Wollaston, Northamptonshire-based business also said growth across Asian markets helped tip profits from £7m to almost £17m over the year. READ MORE...
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The Office of Fair Trading has cleared the £151m acquisition of truck rental business Hill Hire, which has major operations across the East Midlands. Read More...
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Investment company Helical Bar has splashed out £70m on land and buildings in Corby. Read More...
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Builders' merchant Travis Perkins has appointed the former vice-chairman of KPMG (UK) as a non-executive director. Read More...
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Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce is aiming to fill the gap left by the closures of Business Link and Emda by launching a new service. Read More...
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Midlands accountancy firm Smith Cooper has become the only UK firm outside London to join the Alliott Group. Read More...
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Envisage is hoping for success at the Made in the Midlands Awards next week after recently opening a new multimillion-pound design studio in the region. Its chairman Bryan Williams told Insider that his business has "never been so busy" and hailed the Midlands as the having the best skills base in the country. The last chance to buy tickets for the awards is this week. Read More...
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Law firm Challinors has been named as the sole legal sponsor of the East Midlands International Trade Association (Emita). Read More...
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Excessive business rates will cancel out the benefits of local authorities retaining some of those rates, retailers warned. Read More...
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