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ADVERTORIAL: Unlocking business growth during uncertain times
Dale Alderson leads the North West team of mid-market private equity house LDC. Over the past year, the team has completed more than a quarter of all new investments into North West based mid-market businesses valued between £10m – £100m. Here, Dale discusses how management teams in the North West can unlock growth in the …
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Evening Standard
Nightmare continues for Eve Sleep investors as sales soften
Under-pressure mattress seller Eve Sleep has seen nearly half of its already tiny market value be wiped out after saying that it is losing customers compared to last year and sales are failing to spring back.The retailer said that the orders it had directly from customers in July and August were down 14% in the …
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Haleon reports strong revenue growth in first results since GSK split
Healthcare company Haleon has reported a double-digit hike in revenue and profits in the group’s first set of company results since it spun off from pharma giant GSK.The company, which owns popular health products Sensodyne and Panadol, posted a 13.4% rise in its revenue to £5.2 billion in the first half of the year.Its revenues …
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Evening Standard
Moonpig back to basics as greetings card business takes priority
Moonpig has “prioritised” its greetings card offer in a strategy to fall back on a part of the business that has a “demonstratable track record of being resilient” during difficult economic times.In an update ahead of its Annual General Meeting today (Tuesday) the online greeting card and gifts platform founded by former ‘Dragons’ Den’ entrepreneur …
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Bolton Wanderers kick off search for new name for University of Bolton Stadium
Bolton Wanderers have launched a search for a new name for their University of Bolton Stadium. The League One side have hired sports commercial partnerships and recruitment specialist Sporting Group International to deliver a naming rights agreement. The deal with the club’s current partner, the University of Bolton, will expire at the end of the …
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Council steps in to save building projects after contractor Woodhead Construction goes bust
A council has stepped in to save a number of projects after Woodhead Construction went bust with dozens of jobs lost. Bolsover District Council said it would push on with the contracts after the Nottinghamshire contractor went into administration. Woodhead announced last Thursday, September 15, that it was ceasing trading, putting contracts such as the …
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New dates announced for latest rail strikes
Train drivers at 12 operators are to stage fresh strikes over pay that will coincide with the opening and conclusion of the Conservative Party conference.The Aslef union said its members would walk out on Saturday 1 October and again on Wednesday 5 October. The new dates were unveiled after a strike planned for last week …
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London Marathon and Tory conference set to be impacted by rail strikes
Dates have been announced for the UK’s next rail strikes, which look set to disrupt both the London Marathon and the Conservative Party conference.Train drivers at 12 operators will walk out over pay on Saturday 1 October and again on Wednesday 5 October, the Aslef union announced. The first strike falls just one day before …
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ADVERTORIAL: Cantium Scientific airs out production management with new MRPeasy software
Kent-based Cantium Scientific manufactures microbial air samplers used for sampling bacteria, fungal spores, and viruses from the atmosphere in hospitals, sterile production facilities, food packaging, dairy processing, as well as for indoor air quality testing in offices and schools. Recently, the company introduced MRPeasy, a cloud-based ERP/MRP system for small manufacturers and distributors, to face …
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Evening Standard
Kingfisher sees profits slide 30% following pandemic DIY boom
B&Q owner Kingfisher has reported a 30% drop in profits as the company battled higher prices for raw materials and energy and sales slowed following the pandemic DIY boom.Shares in the DIY giant fell by more than 5% on Tuesday morning as investors reacted to the company results.The FTSE 100-listed firm said its adjusted pre-tax …
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Mike Ashley leaves a lasting legacy as Frasers board exit nears
There was an air of inevitability to Tuesday’s news that Mike Ashley is stepping down as a director of Frasers Group, the retail empire that has its origins in Sports Direct, the business he founded from a single sports shop in Maidenhead 40 years ago.For Frasers – it changed its name from Sports Direct just …
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Evening Standard
Fuller’s calls for help as energy bills double
The boss of the Fuller’s pub chain has called on the government to get on with its energy support plan as it warned hospitality firms wouldn’t be able to cope under the strain of soaring utility bills.The Chiswick-based firm, which runs the iconic Churchill Arms pub in Kensington and City favourite The Counting House in …

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