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Procook appoints former Hobbs chief executive to board
Appointments
Meg Lustman has held senior positions at major high street brands including John Lewis and Warehouse
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Average UK house price could be £61,500 higher by 2028
property news
Savills cautioned that the market remains sensitive to short-term fluctuations however
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Energy advisory consultancy Apollo awarded North Sea oil project contract
Energy
The four-year project involves the development of a greenfield platform and subsea infrastructure
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King's Awards for Enterprise 2024: Timpson, Hollywood sound specialist and corduroy maker among this year's North West winners
North West
26 firms honoured for outstanding achievements in global trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity
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King's Awards for Enterprise: 17 South West companies recognised for excellence
South West
The awards are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses and are valid for five years
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The Welsh firms winning King's Awards for Enterprise 2024
Economy
They include Cokebusters, Creo Medical, Nodor International and Limb-art
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Thursday night’s Premier League action as 23/20 Chelsea are favourites to beat 2/1 Tottenham at bet365
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Opinion: ChatGPT can boost productivity but can cost a business its reputation
Creative & Digital
The team at GWS Media in Bristol has been testing the AI system, weighing up its capabilities and limitations
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Shipbuilder A&P Group to close North East yard impacting jobs
Maritime
The repair and conversion specialist has operated from the Teesport base for more than 20 years
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Cirata narrows losses as it reveals 'whack-a-mole' challenges of potential fraud crisis
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The listed data specialist said efforts to claw back nearly £650,000 in bonuses from former bosses had so far been unsuccessful
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Buyout deal for law firm Higgs
West Midlands
Brierley Hill practice has expanded its foothold in the West Midlands by acquiring Lewis Onions Solicitors
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Deloitte appoints new boss for South West and Wales
Deloitte
Dave Tansley is a consulting partner who joined the firm in 1994
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SMEs adapt recruitment approach to counter cost-of-living pressures
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The Skills for Life campaign aims to help SMEs utilise a range of government training and employment schemes
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Pennon blames heavy rain for pollution performance
Company Results
Pennon said storms across the West of England had proved "challenging"
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Bentley chief to take over at Aston Martin
Aston Martin
Adrian Hallmark will join the sports car manufacturer later this year
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Banking & Finance
The world is about to get its first ever trillionaire
The fortunes of the five richest men have spiked by 114% in real terms since 2020
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Why we need to look again at a new international airport for Wales and the South West of England
South West
Cardiff and Bristol airports would need to close to support a new international airport handling 20 million passengers annually, says Grant Thornton economist Joel Strange
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The top 10 youngest billionaires in the UK named
Finance
New analysis of Forbes data by City Index has revealed the youngest billionaires in the country
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Government still taking 'big decisions' as he talks inflation, HS2, and Britain's science superpowers
Jeremy Hunt
Exclusive: BusinessLive meets Chancellor as he sets off a lightning bolt in Manchester
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The end of an era for UK steelmaking with Tata to move Port Talbot to electric arc furnaces
Wales
The decision will see around 3,000 Tata Steel UK jobs lost with the majority in Port Talbot
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Enterprise
Enterprise
Plans for huge solar farm in the Gwent Levels progressing
The proposed 400 MW solar farm would be financed by global investor in the solar sector NextEnergy Capital
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Communications agency Orchard being acquired by its employees
Deals
The company will become owned by its 70-employes via an employee ownership trust from October
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Energy advisory consultancy Apollo awarded North Sea oil project contract
Energy
The four-year project involves the development of a greenfield platform and subsea infrastructure
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Grants on offer to help SMEs in Bristol and Bath region innovate
Finance
The cash from the West of England Combined Authority must be used towards the cost of research and development
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Bristol Balloon Fiesta backed by firms including Tesla, Thatchers and Airbus
Bristol
A host of big-name businesses are offering their support for the annual event which is taking place over three days in August
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Technology
Deals
North East tech firm Clixifix is snapped up by Norwegian group SmartCraft
CEO James Farrell said the firm’s acquisition signifies its robust growth trajectory
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Tech firm SoPost strikes major deal with fifth biggest beauty group in the world
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The Newcastle firm will help Shiseido boost awareness of a number of its brands including Drunk Elephant, Narciso Rodriguez and Issey Miyake
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Cloud software company Pax8 appoints new chief executive
Appointments
The global business moved its European headquarters to Bristol in 2022
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Fintech backed by former England footballer Rio Ferdinand launches in Bristol and Bath
South West
Yonder was established in 2022 and is already used by more than 10,000 people in London
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Newcastle software developer Leighton to create 20 jobs as turnover tops £8m
Employment
The company is looking to bring on board several high-level positions including a chief consulting officer
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Retail
Maternity clothing company Pretty Mama set for growth after moving to new base
The clothing company business launched by sisters Alex and Jenny McFadden has moved into a South Tyneside unit
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Procook appoints former Hobbs chief executive to board
Appointments
Meg Lustman has held senior positions at major high street brands including John Lewis and Warehouse
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Heineken to spend £1.6m on revamping West Country pubs
Food and Drink
The world's second-largest brewer said around 40 jobs would be created as part of plans to upgrade venues
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Supermarket chain Asda announces deal to refinance more than £3bn of debt
Retail
The Leeds firm said it saw strong demand from investors
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Welsh retail footfall declined further in April with Cardiff the worst performing core UK city
Retail & High Street
The Welsh Retail Consortium said that footfall in Wales was down 8.1% in April compared to a year earlier.
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Manufacturing
Deals
South Tyneside's UTS Engineering acquires Scunthorpe specialist pipeline manufacturer
'We remain ambitious and plan to grow the business further, now under the UTS banner,' - Kevin Dobbs, MD at PTS
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Somerset door lining manufacturer snapped up by Northern Ireland firm
Deals
The acquisition will drive growth and increase capacity, the business said
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British Steel seals permission for new Scunthorpe furnace as part of £1.25bn decarbonisation plan
Engineering
The firm reiterated that its transformation is 'subject to appropriate support from the UK Government'
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Work starts on multicoloured 'Dream Factory' as Bentley starts paint shop work under £2.5bn electrification plan
North West
Bentley's Beyond100 strategy sees the company aiming to achieve 'end-to-end carbon neutral status by 2030'
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Hexigone Inhibitors looking to drive global sales on new six-figure equity round
Deals
The Baglan firm has raised £800,000 through a new investment round
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Commercial Property
West Midlands
Wellbeing hub to open in Birmingham office block
Charity strikes property deal for vacant space in city's historic Jewellery Quarter
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Construction firm Northern Bear highlights impact of heavy rainfall on results
Construction
The Newcastle-based listed firm said it had traded well but had been impacted by bad weather
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Derelict Devon hotel to be transformed into new homes
Hotels
The property has been empty for 16 years and had been falling into disrepair
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Heineken vows to invest £2.4m into West Midlands pubs
West Midlands
Brewery and pubco will carry out the work among its Star Pubs estate of venues across the region
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Northumberland's Redfoot Developments secures seven figure funding from FW Capital
Deals
The firm will develop four new four-bedroom family homes on the outskirts of Alnwick
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Professional Services
Deals
Lexington Corporate Finance expands into the south-west with new office
The Cardiff headquartered firm has recruited James Cox from PwC to head up its office in Bath as it looks to accelerate deal flow
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People on the move: key appointments and promotions of the week
Appointments
Companies welcoming new team members and announcing promotions this week include Stephenson-Mohl Group, RSM UK, Kavli UK, My Property Box, DWF and Muckle LLP
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Leading building societies offer support to customers hit by Philips Trust collapse
Finance
Newcastle, Leeds and Nottingham building societies say they are offering "significant voluntary support" to account holders
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Credit card firm backed by Rio Ferdinand moves into Manchester with a hospitality focus
Rio Ferdinand
Fintech startup says it will back indie businesses in move welcomed by Greater Manchester Business Board chair
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Newcastle's RMT grows rural presence with Mccowie & Co acquisition
Deals
McCowie & Co has offices in Hexham and Newcastle
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Economic Development
property news
Average UK house price could be £61,500 higher by 2028
Savills cautioned that the market remains sensitive to short-term fluctuations however
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The Welsh firms winning King's Awards for Enterprise 2024
Economy
They include Cokebusters, Creo Medical, FRIO UK Nodor International and Limb-art
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Labour's Richard Parker wins West Midlands Mayoral election
West Midlands
Mr Parker takes over the role from Conservative Andy Street who has been the mayor since the post was inaugurated in 2017
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UK economic growth downgraded for next two years
Economy
The OECD expects Britain to have the weakest growth across the G7 group of major economies next year
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Gloucester's Blackfinch investing £11.1m in Glasgow housing scheme
property news
The homes are being constructed by property development firm Nixon Blue
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Lexington Corporate Finance expands into the south-west with new office
Deals
The Cardiff headquartered firm has recruited James Cox from PwC to head up its office in Bath as it looks to accelerate deal flow
Retail
Maternity clothing company Pretty Mama set for growth after moving to new base
The clothing company business launched by sisters Alex and Jenny McFadden has moved into a South Tyneside unit
Plans for huge solar farm in the Gwent Levels progressing
Enterprise
The proposed 400 MW solar farm would be financed by global investor in the solar sector NextEnergy Capital
South Tyneside's UTS Engineering acquires Scunthorpe specialist pipeline manufacturer
Deals
'We remain ambitious and plan to grow the business further, now under the UTS banner,' - Kevin Dobbs, MD at PTS
Communications agency Orchard being acquired by its employees
Deals
The company will become owned by its 70-employes via an employee ownership trust from October
Wellbeing hub to open in Birmingham office block
West Midlands
Charity strikes property deal for vacant space in city's historic Jewellery Quarter