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Yearly revenue has dropped by £200m at Honda Motor Europe, which has its UK manufacturing plant in Swindon, after it was hit by economic conditions and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In its 2010/11 accounts, seen by Insider, pre-tax losses were also more than £80m. READ MORE...
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Bath-based Rotork has acquired Fairchild Industrial Products Company, a pneumatic controls and power transmission product manufacturer, for $75.8m (£48m). Read More...
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Viridor Waste Management, a subsidiary of Exeter-based Pennon Group, has snapped up Leyland-based JWS Churngold for £14.25m in cash. Read More...
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Cornwall-based WGP Exploration has been bought by Thalassa (Thal) for about £800,000. Read More...
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Eastgate Retail Park in Bristol has been snapped up for £52m by Cheshire-based Consolidated Property Group. Read More...
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The £50m Leisuredome to be built in Weston-super-Mare has secured its first tenants ahead of its expected opening in 2013. They include South West brewery Butcombe. Read More...
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A £31.5m project which involves building more than 500 houses in the South West has been agreed. Read More...
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Christmas could turn out to be a miserable period for many retailers if statistics released by business adviser Deloitte are to be believed. Read More...
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A sideways look at the week's weird, wacky and occasionally wonderful stories from across the region. This week: Spinal Tash and Christmas on a shoestring Read More...
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Talking Point – LEPs on the growth frontline?
Tom Bolton, senior analyst at the Centre for Cities, assesses the new £500m Growing Places Fund allocated directly to local enterprise partnerships.
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Ask the Expert: Solar PV
Mark Northey, head of energy sector at Ashfords LLP, offers businesses advice on whether solar PV is still a sound investment.
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Ask the Expert: Access to Finance
Craig Cabot, director, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, Royal Bank of Scotland, offers practical support on securing business finance.
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