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Small business supported by Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett and eBay announces closure
A small business that has received support from Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett and eBay has announced its closure. The Chocolate Café in Ramsbottom is closing down after 15 years. The Bolton Street café had undergone a total refurbishment in 2020, but the cost of living and rising energy bills has forced owner Philip Hargreaves …
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British American Tobacco director joins THG board
A director at Britain’s biggest tobacco company has joined the board at software and online retail giant THG. Sue Farr has taken on the role of senior independent director at the Manchester-headquartered group. Ms Farr currently holds the same position at British American Tobacco as well as Altrincham-based car dealership chain, Lookers. READ MORE: Click …
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Former Elmtronics entrepreneurs launch pioneering app through new venture Swarm Energy
The founders of a North East company which was snapped up in a significant deal by a European group have launched a new venture. Dan Martin and Anthony Piggott sold Consett-based Elmtronics, a leading fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging point firm and winner of the high growth and ambition award at the Durham, Sunderland and …
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Dorset firm REIDsteel quits CBI as business group crisis deepens
A Dorset firm has confirmed it has left the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) “with immediate effect” following a series of workplace misconduct allegations about the business group. On Friday (April 21) several companies and trade bodies, including insurance firm Aviva and the John Lewis Partnership, announced plans to leave the CBI, after more than …
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Industry leaders in Cornwall call for Celtic Sea windfarms to land in the county
Industry leaders in Cornwall are calling for floating windfarms off the coast, which could unlock green growth and create thousands of jobs, if power is landed directly in Cornwall. The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around the UK, will invite energy companies to bid for leases to build the windfarms in the Celtic Sea …
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£5m plant with potential to produce waste food-based coal replacement enters build phase in Immingham
The build-out of a £5 million industrial process plant that could prove technology to help clean up steel and other heavy industry is underway at Port of Immingham. CPL Industries is investing after securing a significant grant from the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to ramp up research and development in turning food waste into …
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Unipart taking on hundreds at huge new Jaguar Land Rover global parts distribution centre
Logistics specialist Unipart said it has created hundreds of jobs at a new global parts distribution centre for West Midlands automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover – with hundreds more to follow. JLR announced a few years back that it was building a 3 million sq ft complex next to Junction 11 of the M42, at …
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Investment in management and digital skills is key to boosting productivity
Back in 2020, a House of Commons committee report noted that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to the UK economy both for wealth creation and for the people they employ. In addition, it reinforced the view of many economists that productivity growth is essential for promoting long-term economic growth and higher living standards. …
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Royal Mail dispute nears end as union recommends peace deal to posties
The most bitter UK industrial dispute of the last year is on the verge of being settled as the union representing 112,000 frontline Royal Mail workers has recommended they accept the terms of a peace deal. The company and Communication Workers Union (CWU) have been at each others’ throats for more than 11 months but …
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Health tech firm Diagnexia expands Exeter hub, creating 30 jobs
A health tech firm has expanded its Devon headquarters, creating 30 jobs. Diagnexia provides a pathology diagnostics platform, which is designed to help connect hospitals and laboratories to an international network of specialist clinicians. The company, which is owned by Irish software group Deciphex, has tripled capacity at its Exeter Science Park base, with an …
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CBI scandal forces Aviva to ‘terminate’ its membership
Aviva, the FTSE 100 insurer, says it has “terminated” its membership of the CBI due to the scandal engulfing the business lobby group and its handling of the crisis.The dramatic development was revealed just moments after Sky News reported that abrdn, the major fund manager, was also considering its position with the organisation. Aviva announced …
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CBI scandal prompts membership exodus with John Lewis, Meta and Aviva among the big names
NatWest, Meta, BT, BMW, ITV and Unilever have joined a growing list of big corporate names in terminating their membership of the CBI or suspending collaboration due to the scandal engulfing the business lobby group.A NatWest Group spokesperson said: “Following careful consideration, and having previously paused all activity, NatWest Group has today withdrawn its membership …

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