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Black Country-based Griffin Bros (Dudley) has gone into administration with all 13 staff losing their jobs. The company, which dates back to 1898 and was led by the fifth generation of the Griffin family, was affected by a drop in business levels. READ MORE...
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Doing business in Wales - Life Sciences
 Gareth Morgan and Penny Owen from the Welsh Government Life Sciences Panel join a panel of private sector experts to discuss how to stimulate and invest in the industry, which is worth £1.3bn to the Welsh economy.
Panellists: Professor Gareth Morgan, vice chairman, Welsh Government Life Sciences Sector Panel; Aled Finnear, chief executive and founder, Park Place Research; Matthew West, general manager, UK operations, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics; Dr Penny Owen, product segment leader, GE Healthcare; David Ford, Director, e-Health Innovation Centre, College of Medicine, Swansea University
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Birmingham-based BXL Services is seeking a buyer after it collapsed into administration as government spending cuts caused contract income to decline. Read More...
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The Birmingham and Nottingham offices of Catalyst Corporate Finance have advised ISIS Capital Partners on the £46m secondary management buyout of Autologic Diagnostics Holdings. Read More...
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DLA Piper, which has a Birmingham office in Victoria Square, has kept its number-one ranking by deal volume in 2011 among corporate law firms in the UK and globally. Read More...
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The current supply of industrial property stock in the West Midlands will run out next year, according to new research. Read More...
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Property adviser The Vinden Partnership has appointed Ian Burnell as Midlands regional director. Read More...
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A West Midlands branch of budget retailer 99p Stores is set to open in February as part of a UK expansion, which is expected to create 350 jobs in the region. Read More...
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RBS Invoice Finance has appointed John Hunter as regional managing director for the Midlands and East of England following the restructure of its UK-based small business operations. Read More...
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A host of names, including Andy Gregory, regional director of the Business Growth Fund, have now been confirmed to speak at Insider's Northern Ireland Business of Finance conference in March. Read More...
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