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IP in 2022 – What next and where?
Intellectual Property (IP) has changed much less than many other sectors since 2019 – largely because it is, as its name implies, intellectual, writes Patent attorney Andrew Bentham of J A Kemp in Cambridge.  Notwithstanding the pandemic, technology companies found ways to continue research and patenting, brands needed to maintain their competitive edge, and of …
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Business Live
MP writes to Wilko CEO and raises closures with Jacob Rees-Mogg in Westminster
Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers has raised the shock Wilko store closures in Westminster, writing to the company chief executive to air his concerns. His constituency branch is one of 15 listed for closure in 2022, and he flagged it up as he aired his concerns about the high street. The houseware and garden retailer announced …
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Business Live
York city centre expansion adds up for 360 Chartered Accountants
Hull-headquartered chartered accountancy practice 360 has opened a new office in York. The firm has developed a portfolio of clients in the city, with director Andy Steel firmly believing now is the perfect time to open a base. Mr Steele said: “We are really excited about opening our office right in the centre of York. …
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Sky News
Welsh brewer Brains offloads 100 pubs for a Song in sector’s latest deal
SA Brain, one of Wales’s most prominent brewers, is to sell the freeholds to scores of its pubs to a consortium that includes a global private equity powerhouse – the latest in a string of significant deals in the sector.Sky News has learnt that Brains is close to agreeing a deal to offload approximately 100 …
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What is happening to the Ford engine plant at Bridgend?
One of the biggest industrial sites in Wales, the former Ford engine plant in Bridgend, will be formally brought to market in the first quarter of this year with interest already identified. Ford Motor Company (FMC) said its freehold interest in the 1.6 million sq ft factory site, where production ceased in September 2020, with …
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Protocol issues fade for Northern Ireland manufacturers as labour shortage bites
A full year after the UK left the European Union, Northern Ireland’s manufacturers appear to have navigated much of the early disruption caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol and are more focused on the challenges posed by a tight labour market. In a wide-ranging survey of its members, industry body Manufacturing NI said access to …
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Specialist care provider with more than 10,000 staff acquired by Wren House
A Staffordshire-based specialist care provider which boasts more than 10,000 staff has been sold a global infrastructure investment firm. Voyage Care, based in Lichfield, has been acquired by London-based Wren House in an undisclosed deal. Founded in 1988, Voyage – which had been owned by Partners Group and Duke Street since 2014 – provides specialist …
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Sky News
Prices hikes ‘inevitable’ in face of rising costs, warns Currys boss
Customers can expect to pay more for electrical and tech goods in 2022 with price increases “inevitable”, the boss of Currys has told Sky News.Speaking to Ian King Live, group chief executive Alex Baldock pointed to rising costs ranging from components and transport through to wages. However, he said the electrical retail giant would stand …
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Sky News
Economy bounces back, Facebook faces lawsuit and shares in Currys slip
Ian King looks at the latest GDP figures from the Office for National Statistics for November.He also finds out more about a multi-billion pound legal claim that’s being launched against Facebook in the UK.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here. Advertisement
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Business Live
Lidl to open in former H&M Bristol Broadmead store, creating 40 jobs
Lidl is planning to open a new supermarket in a former H&M store in Bristol’s Broadmead shopping quarter, creating 40 jobs. H&M’s outlet on Union Street, next door to the Odeon Cinema, did not re-open when other non-essential retailers returned after the second national lockdown in 2020. The Swedish clothing company has another store in …
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Newcastle fintech firm ION seals £1.3m deal with pharmaceutical giant Quotient Sciences
North East fintech firm ION has secured a three-year contract with drug developer Quotient Sciences worth £1.3m. The company has offices in Gosforth and London and works with mid-market businesses to deploy advanced accounting, billing, and CRM cloud applications. Now, the business has secured the deal with Quotient Sciences, focused on transforming Quotient’s CRM and …
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The timetable for lifting Covid restrictions on hospitality and events in Wales
Welsh Government announced last night plans to take Wales to Alert Level Zero over the next two weeks if the health situation continues to improve. The additional restrictions in Wales were brought in on Boxing Day due to a spike in cases, driven by the Omicron variant. There were limits of 50 people at sporting …

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