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The coalition government remains committed to long-term policy consistency in the support it offers to renewable energy businesses in the years ahead, a minister has told Insider. Charles Hendry, a junior minister at the Department for Energy and Climate Change, said the government understood that the mechanisms to support renewable energy production needed to remain consistent to give businesses and investors the certainty they needed. READ MORE...
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Mole Valley Farmers, a farm supply co-operative headquartered in Devon, has acquired Buckingham-based farm animal products supplier Cox & Robinson (Agricultural). Read More...
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More than a third of private equity firms expect increased competition from the government-backed Business Growth Fund (BGF) over the next 12 months, according to Grant Thornton. Read More...
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B&M Retail has taken out a ten-year lease for a Swindon property. Read More...
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A new wave energy 'nursery' test site is to be created in Falmouth Bay. Read More...
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WH Smith reported a 3 per cent decline in total group sales for the first ten weeks of the year, with like-for-like sales down 6 per cent compared to 2010. Read More...
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A subsidiary of Bridgwater solar panel business Sunlite Solar has won a £12m contract. Read More...
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A loophole that exempts DVDs and other cheap goods dispatched from the Channel Islands from VAT is being closed, ministers have announced. Read More...
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Janis Sinton, managing director of food encapsulation specialist TasteTech, is confirmed as one of the company speakers at Insider's forthcoming Made in the South West Breakfast. The event will shine a light on activity in the region's manufacturing sector. Read More...
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