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Emerging markets light up Imperial Tobacco profits
Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco has reported boosts in profit and revenue in its half-yearly report today. The company said group sales growth had been driven by a strong performance in emerging markets outside the EU.
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Deals
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Lloyds backs Wessex Grain expansion
Wessex Grain, based in Templecombe, has secured a £4m deal with Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets. The money will help fund its expansion and support its day-to-day operations.
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Celtic Sheepskin gets Piper investment
Private equity specialist Piper has invested a minority stake in Celtic Sheepskin. It aims to provide growth funding to the Newquay-based sheepskin boots and natural clothing business.
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Small caps face acquisition danger - survey
Smaller AIM companies could increasingly fall victim to takeovers. That's the view of Richard Baker, spokesman for Cheltenham-based tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill.
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Property
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£10m mixed-use scheme for Cheltenham seeks go-ahead
A proposed £10m office development in Cheltenham is set to go before planners. If given planning consent, half the building – to be named Honeybourne Place – is set to be pre-let by an unnamed "international business" aiming to expand in the area.
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Support Hinkley Point nuclear plan - Somerset chamber
The Somerset Chamber of Commerce is urging businesses to support the planning bid to build nuclear site Hinkley Point C. The chamber said the proposed site would give a "huge boost" to Somerset’s economy.
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Property heavyweights lobby for green rules
Land Securities chief executive Francis Salway and his British Land counterpart Chris Grigg are among the senior property figures to sign an open letter to the government calling for it to honour its commitments on energy efficiency ratings.
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Business
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AFC Bournemouth sells stadium naming rights
AFC Bournemouth's stadium Dean Court will be renamed Seward Stadium from July after the club signed a three-year naming rights deal with Seward Motor Group.
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McCaren Design reveals new image
McCaren Design, based in Plymouth, has unveiled a new brand image to coincide with marking 20 years in business.
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