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Enterprise Inns' plan to generate £110m by selling off 500 non-core pubs is on track, the company said this morning. So far it has sold 335 pubs with net proceeds of £69m in the 44 weeks to 30 July 2011. READ MORE...
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Tree of Life UK (TOL), based in Staffordshire, has been acquired in a management buy-in (MBI). The £35m-turnover wholesaler was bought from its parent company, Dutch listed company Royal Wessanen NV. Read More...
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Architectural company Hulme Upright has been bought out of administration by its former directors. The Stoke-on-Trent-based business will transfer to Manchester once the deal has completed. Read More...
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Entrepreneur Andrew Redfern has acquired Coventry-based engineering company Lightening Aerospace. Read More...
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A Wolverhampton-based church has moved into new premises after securing a six-figure loan from Lloyds TSB Commercial. Read More...
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Rural areas in the West Midlands are becoming hotspots for the next generation of ‘grand designs’, Insider has learnt. Bridgnorth-based architect Johnson Design Partnership (JDP) said the proximity to commercial centres and the countryside was proving popular with developers. Read More...
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C&L Fabrication has relocated to Telford's Queensway Business Park. Read More...
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Stoke pottery and tableware business Portmeirion has reported a 37 per cent rise in profit for the six months to 30 June 2011. Read More...
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Businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire are being urged to take part in a major exhibition in China. Read More...
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