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‘Butcher’s lad’ turned football club co-owning venture capitalist – Andrew Pettit in his own words
He’s jokingly described as the butcher’s lad beside the tech entrepreneur at the helm of Grimsby Town – but it was abacus not carcass that whet Andrew Pettit’s business appetite. Today will see Pettits Lincolnshire Sausages sold at Blundell Park for the first time, a shrewd piece of promotion of the family favourite on Great …
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PX Group has more to come after securing Saltend Chemicals Park land deal with Equinor
Equinor’s signing of a land deal at Saltend Chemicals Park comes with more inward investment in the pipeline for PX Group. The agreement was announced as the submission of the huge hydrogen production plant to the government’s cluster sequencing competition was made. And it has been warmly welcomed by those heading up the sprawling former …
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FTSE 100 joins Wall Street sell-off on rate rise and tech stock jitters
The FTSE 100 has joined a global markets sell-off as it followed Wall Street into the red amid jitters over rate rises and the outlook for tech stocks.London’s leading share index fell by more than 100 points, or about 1.5%, while Germany’s Dax and France’s Cac 40 were each down by around 2%. The FTSE …
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Wagamama owner warns bounce-back in consumer confidence after Plan B may take a while
The owner of restaurant chains Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s has warned that consumer confidence may take a while to bounce back even after Plan B restrictions are lifted.Sales at The Restaurant Group last month were hit by working from home guidance, calls for caution in socialising and increased travel testing requirements, the company revealed …
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Ex-Tory MEP Fox to join board of audit regulator
A former Conservative MEP is to become a director of the audit regulator as the government seeks to head off criticism of the body responsible for overseeing corporate governance in company boardrooms.Sky News has learnt that Sir Ashley Fox, who was a member of the European Parliament for a decade, will be one of several …
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‘We should get back to work,’ urges Kwasi Kwarteng after Plan B rules scrapped
People should “get back to work” after Plan B rules were eased, the business secretary has said.Kwasi Kwarteng extolled the benefits of office-based staff interacting directly as he called for a return to “some degree of normality”. The comments came after the government this week dropped working from home guidance that was reintroduced late last …
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Defence firm Leonardo launches engineering ‘returnship’ scheme at Yeovil site
Leonardo has launched a new job scheme at its helicopter manufacturing site in Somerset for engineers who have taken a career break to re-enter the industry. The aerospace giant has partnered with the STEM Returners organisation for the 12-week programme, which will offer paid placements working on the design and development of aircraft at the …
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UK’s oldest cinema reopens after ‘biggest existential crisis’ ever faced by the industry
The owner of the UK’s oldest cinema says the pandemic has created “the biggest existential crisis” ever faced by the industry.The Electric in Birmingham dates back to 1909 but enforced closure at the start of the pandemic led to it remaining shut for almost 22 months before finally reopening to the public this week. It …
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Celebrated sausage and football club united for Great Grimsby Day
Great Grimsby Day will see two town institutions united. Pettits Lincolnshire Sausages is to make its debut on the menu at Grimsby Town ground .Blundell Park tomorrow. It follows the successful re-launch of the much-loved banger late last year. Read more:Turkish TV showman Acun Ilicali takes the helm at Hull City Andrew Pettit, who alongside …
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Superdry to raise prices and stop sales to offset inflation costs
Superdry has said it will raise prices on some of its clothing and there will be no more sales at its stores as it tries to combat the increased costs it is facing due to inflation. In a set of interim results for the 26 weeks to October 23, 2021, the Gloucestershire-headquartered fashion chain reported …
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How to buy shares in the UK – a quick guide to investing
A company’s share price is a reflection of the value of a company and they can go up and down depending on the performance of the company. The nature of a share means buying at a lower price and selling at a higher price will mean it is possible to profit from share dealing – …
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Everton owner Farhad Moshiri invests £100m into Premier League club
Everton majority owner Farhad Moshiri has invested a further £100m in the Premier League club. The move has seen him acquire an additional 33,333 shares in the club, through Blue Haven Holdings Limited. The deal takes his shareholding in Everton to 94.1%. The club said the acquisition represents the capitalisation of previous loans made by …

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