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Sales exceed pre-pandemic levels as Birmingham manufacturer wins string of new contracts
Sales have exceeded pre-covid levels after a Birmingham manufacturer secured a string of new contract wins. Grayson Thermal Systems – which specialises in the design and manufacturer of cooling, heating and air conditioning products for the transport sector – has secured more than £8 million of orders from customers including ABB, Solaris, Skoda and Wrightbus. …
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Cornwall-based lender FOLK2FOLK receives £7M from British Business Investments
Cornwall-based finance firm FOLK2FOLK has received a £7m investment from the commercial arm of the British Business Bank. The marketplace lender for rural and regional SMEs received the commitment from British Business Investments (BBI), a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary within the British Business Bank group, the UK government’s economic development bank. Headquartered in Launceston, with offices …
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Rental demand drives up revenues and profits at Redde Northgate
North East vehicle rental group Redde Northgate has hailed strong half year performance, with rising revenues and profit. The Darlington business – formed last year through the merger of light commercial vehicle hire business Northgate with support services company Redde – said the well-documented new vehicle supply issues has boosted demand for its rental services. …
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Business Live
‘Superior’ £1.2bn takeover bid accepted by software developer Blue Prism’s board
A “superior” submitted by an American investment giant to takeover a Warrington-headquartered software developer, which values the company at more than £1.2bn, has been agreed. Blue Prism Group, which also has a base in London, had previously reached an agreement at the end of September with Vista Equity Partners. Vista had already seen off competition …
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Sky News
Double-digit house price growth returns as ‘buoyant’ market keeps up pace
House prices unexpectedly returned to double digit growth last month as the property market kept up its “extremely buoyant” pace, new figures show.Prices in November were 10% ahead of the same month last year, according to an index published by lender Nationwide – up slightly from 9.9% in October and beating expectations that growth would …
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Sky News
The cost of Christmas is going up as retailers pass on price pressures to shoppers
British households are facing a more expensive Christmas shop after labour shortages and surging costs pushed retail prices higher for the first time since May 2019, according to industry figures.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) shop price index showed a rise of 0.3% in November compared to the same month last year. It follows a decrease …
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Business Weekly
Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell unveil identity of new powerhouse
The world’s largest integrated quantum computing company – Quantinuum – has been rolled out by Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. The vision is to accelerate the development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies in a platform agnostic manner to deliver real-world quantum enabled solutions for some of the most intractable problems that …
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Sky News
Emirates could be taxiing toward an IPO take-off – but will it fly with investors?
It seems somewhat counter-intuitive, given the batterings meted out to aviation stocks during the last 21 months, but Emirates could be the next major airline heading to the stock market.The Dubai-based carrier’s president, Sir Tim Clark, has indicated that an initial public offering (IPO) could be imminent depending on the view of its owner, the …
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Evening Standard
TSB to shut 70 branches — see if yours is affected
TSB is axing 70 more branches next year including one on Baker Street in Central London.It the latest bank to say that customers are switching to digital services as it shuts branches.The closures come on top of 164 closures announced in 2020. Around 150 jobs are affected, though TSB said the people would be offered …
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Euro News
Facebook owner Meta must sell Giphy GIF making platform, says UK competition authority
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TSB to close 70 more branches – is yours one of them?
TSB is to close 70 more branches next year – nearly a quarter of its remaining network – as more customers shift to digital banking.The announcement by the lender, described by trade union Unite as a “bitter blow”, adds to the 164 closures announced in 2020 and was blamed on the decline in use of …
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Evening Standard
Employers still making office Christmas party bookings despite Omicron, Marston’s boss reports
Employers are hanging on to office Christmas party pub bookings despite the new Omicron variant, the new boss of Marston‘s has reported.Andrew Andrea, the pubco’s former finance chief who last month replaced Marston’s leader of two decades, Ralph Findlay, told the Standard the group has not seen a surge in cancellations this week.However, the firm …

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