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One hundred jobs could be axed following the acquisition by Devon-based tile manufacturer British Ceramic Tile (BCT) of Ceramic Prints. A 30-day consultation process is under way as continued weak performance of the UK and export building material sectors will mean both companies, which employ more than 400 staff between them, have to streamline operations. READ MORE...
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Sanlam Private Investment Holdings UK's (SPIH) takeover bid of Merchant Securities Group has taken a step forward. The offer by SPIH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol-headquartered Sanlam UK, has now become unconditional as to acceptances. Read More...
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Somerset-based The Pure Feed Company has secured six-figure funding through Horatio Investments. Read More...
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Lloyds Banking Group has pledged to lend at least £12bn to small businesses in 2012. Read More...
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Sutton Harbour Holdings has sold the fourth tranche of surplus land at Plymouth Airport for £2.3m. Read More...
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Gloucestershire-based Ecotricity has cancelled plans for two solar farms in Somerset as a result of government feed-in tariff (FITs) cuts, the green energy company said. Read More...
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A sharp reduction in print copy and advertising sales in the US plunged Bath publishing company Future into an £18m pre-tax loss for the year. The business put its hopes in the iPad to boost future performance. Read More...
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Pennon, the parent company of South West Water and Viridor, has increased its pre-tax profit year-on-year by 11.6 per cent to £107.4m for the six months to 30 September 2011. Read More...
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The chief executive of Bristol-headquartered Ultimate Finance Group has resigned with immediate effect. Read More...
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Mark Mason, chief executive of Mubaloo, is among the speakers at Insider's breakfast debate next Tuesday (29 November). Read More...
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