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Like-for-like sales have declined at Redditch-based retailer Halfords in the third quarter and over the Christmas period as milder weather led to a decrease in car maintenance. However, the group recorded a boost in revenues at its Autocentres, a "strong performance" in children's bike sales and its in-store fitting service WeFit reached record levels. READ MORE...
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Housebuilder Cala Group has extended its banking facilities with Lloyds until 2014 with a £180m limit. Read More...
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Animal feed supplier Rumenco, based in Burton-on-Trent, has acquired rival company Net-Tex Industries. Read More...
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A Cannock-based advertising business is aiming to double its workforce and quadruple turnover after securing £150,000 of investment. Read More...
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The government's commitment to HS2 is the biggest rail investment programme since Victorian times, transport minister Norman Baker has told Insider. Read More...
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Sean Reid has joined the Midlands arm of property consultancy GBR Phoenix Beard as a director. Read More...
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Rugby-based engineering giant Alstom is preparing to grow its workforce after winning a £42m contract from rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook. Read More...
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More than 100 jobs are at risk in Warwickshire after drinks distributor Tradeteam announced it was closing its Hams Hall operation. Read More...
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One of the Midlands’ best-known names in PR, Charlotte Crossley, is to leave the agency with which she has been associated for more than a decade to go client-side. Read More...
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