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The Co-operative Group has been named the preferred bidder for the 632 branches Lloyds Banking Group is being forced to offload. Co-op chief executive Peter Marks told Insider the potential deal could transform the group's bank into a "serious player". READ MORE...
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Luxfer Holdings, a maker of high-performance materials and gas cylinders, has delayed its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) initial public offering citing market conditions. Read More...
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K3 Business Technology has bought "certain assets" of the Integrated Business Systems division from Maxima Holdings for £1.4m. Read More...
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Business secretary Vince Cable has announced details of an industry-led taskforce to help diversify business finance. Read More...
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Administrators are searching for a buyer for historic engineering and maintenance services company T Jolly as 80 jobs hang in the balance. But 65 staff have already been made redundant following the collapse of the business. Read More...
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Begbies Traynor's chairman Ric Traynor has this morning described the group's first-half performance as "solid" as activity levels in the insolvency market stabilised. Read More...
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Amusement and gaming machines supplier Sceptre Leisure has reported an 8.7 per cent drop in first-half sales but said its contract pipeline remains healthy. Read More...
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A munitions factory at Radway Green in Crewe, occupied by defence giant BAE Systems, has been sold in a deal worth £41m. Read More...
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Cheshire Housing Consortium has been launched with £125.5m to spend on building more than 1,000 affordable homes in the North West over the next four years. Read More...
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Vabeld Real Estate has bought 9,500 sq ft of prime retail space in Liverpool city centre for £7.15m. Read More...
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