Midlands Business News

Clean Slate, one of the region’s largest independent commercial cleaning companies, has reported a 18% rise in turnover from £1.36 million to £1.6 million. The bumper start to the 2013 has seen Clean Slate secure thirteen new contracts with an annual worth of more than £340,000. And with even more new contracts in the pipeline, [...]

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Award-winning national care provider The Complete Group has secured a new contract to supply specialist support to children and young people in the Midlands. Complete was among care providers to successfully tender for a two-year contract, effective from 1 May 2013, to provide continuing care for paediatric patients up to the age of 18 with [...]

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Members of Chesterfield and North Derbyshire’s manufacturing business community, that wish to develop the skills of their workforce will hear first-hand how the new AMRC Training Centre, which opens this autumn, can help them do just that.

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A company which specialises in improving the performance of East Midlands businesses has taken on a new recruit to cope with a growing workload.

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Overgrown land in Grassmoor near Chesterfield is to be transformed into 61 new affordable homes thanks to a partnership between Westleigh Partnership Homes, registered provider Acis Group, and North East Derbyshire District Council.

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One of the i-Centre’s earliest tenants, Jaivel Europe Limited, has enjoyed so much success that it is soon to be moving out of the popular business centre, into its own premises – one mile down the road.

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Fourteen East Midlands directors have been recognised for their business excellence and entrepreneurial skills in the Institute of Directors (IoD) East Midlands Directors of the Year awards.

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Mansfield-based company, SpineLock Living, is due to launch a pioneering zero carbon 18 home development in late June.

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Wells McFarlane, one of the East Midlands’ leading firms of Chartered Surveyors, has recently added to its experienced team with the appointment of Michelle Mills as Senior Surveyor.

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Ibstock-based consulting development engineers, M-EC has added to its rapidly growing team with two new appointments, Gaetano Pellegrino and Manos Mavrogiorgis, taking the total of new recruits to seven in the last six months.

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East Midlands’ intermediaries need to work together to help local firms break into new international markets, according to the Director of Strategic Partnerships for RBS, David Houghton MBE.

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A new and exclusive entrepreneurs and investors club has met for the first time for its inaugural Dragons Den-style event. The Longbow Business Club aims to become recognised as the premier East Midlands-based group of like-minded successful entrepreneurs who share knowledge, skills and experience to benefit enterprise and the community. Founded by Nottinghamshire entrepreneur Chris [...]

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A Northampton firm is helping Colombians grow bigger tomatoes, an announcement which comes during UK Trade & Investments (UKTI) Export Week – High Growth Markets. Derby Road-based Agentra has secured a licence to sell its special organic fertiliser in Colombia where it is being used to grow tomatoes 85 per cent bigger than before, as [...]

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Actons are delighted to be announced as finalists in the Services Award category of the Nottingham Evening Business Awards 2013, following another excellent year for the firm. The prestigious awards take place annually to highlight the region’s most successful businesses. Actons is one of the leading independent law firms in the East Midlands region and [...]

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Gavin Cummings, corporate finance partner at Browne Jacobson, was presented with the Insider East Midlands Dealmaker of the Year Award 2013.

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Ford dealer Geoff Cox has invested in an MoT bay as part of its car maintenance services at its premises on Derby Road, Denby.

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A new placement scheme organised by Mansfield and Ashfield councils is helping local employers to recruit talented graduates to take on projects, which bring real benefits to their businesses. The Graduates into Enterprise Programme links high calibre, recent university graduates or postgraduates, with employers to undertake a fixed term placement (maximum six months), in order [...]

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After 23 years with KPMG, 11 as a partner, Jackie Hendley is joining Smith Cooper as their Head of Tax.

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Sandiacre-based affordable housing specialist Lovell has appointed Leigh-Anne Francis as strategic development manager for the company’s Eastern region.

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Minister for Skills Matthew Hancock MP has praised the innovative educational partnerships at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) during a recent visit to Burton on Trent.

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Invest in Nottingham Club will be holding its annual review on the 16th May at the Adams Building, New College Nottingham (NCN).

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Office fit out specialist Overbury is celebrating after clinching a coveted Considerate Constructors award for its work on the East Midlands headquarters of one of the world’s leading games developers.

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Abacus, the East Midlands based international lighting group, has been acquired out of administration by a group of Industrialists and Financiers. Dominic Wong, Christopher Farrington and Paul Meadows from the business advisory firm Deloitte were appointed joint Administrators of Abacus Holdings Ltd, Abacus Lighting Ltd and Abacus Investcorp Ltd on 3 May 2013, and sold [...]

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Miller Homes East Midlands has announced the results of its annual Site Contractor of the Year Awards.

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Lincolnshire firms need to look to high growth markets if they want to succeed, according to local export chief Peter Hogarth from government export body, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) East Midlands.

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A Derbyshire-based training provider has seen the number of 16-18-year-old apprentices taken on by businesses rocket by more than 60% in the last year.

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Northamptonshire firms need to look to high growth markets if they want to succeed, according to local export chief Peter Hogarth Regional Director of government export body, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) East Midlands. And to help firms secure orders in Brazil, UKTI are hosting a free Portuguese Language and Culture seminar on Monday 13 [...]

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Some of the region’s leading business entrepreneurs will be speakers at the first Institute of Directors (IoD) East Midlands Young Directors’ Convention this week. Being a Young Entrepreneur, an inspirational and celebratory event, will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport on Friday 10 May. Ian Dormer, the IoD’s UK Chairman and [...]

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Some of the city’s biggest employers are speaking at a special event for careers advisors in Nottingham. The event, hosted by leading careers advice service Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Futures, will help its staff keep up to date with the demands of employers so they can help local people into jobs. Domestic & General, Boots, Hays [...]

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Two Nottingham-based technology businesses have joined forces with the aim of providing a complete solution for all business phone and IT needs to companies in Derby, Nottingham and the wider East Midlands.

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Innes England has been awarded a new contract to handle lease consultancy work by The Co-operative Group.

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One of the original 4 ‘Ps’ of the marketing mix, getting your price right is vital for export success. When trading internationally, strategically setting prices for products and services can be challenging due to many influencing factors, including currency exchange rates, economic conditions, production expenses, your competitors and the income levels of consumers in your target market.
This practical, interactive workshop is designed to help you learn how to set your international pricing at a level that will appeal to consumers whilst still generating a positive return for your business.

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Chesterfield’s commercial property offering has been brought to the attention of national investors after the town’s Waterside development was announced as one of the UK’s largest Regeneration

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Innes England has secured the sale of two industrial investments in Derby and Alfreton highlighting a healthy level of demand in the sector.

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East Midlands law firm Challinors has launched an innovative new fixed-fee service for divorcing and separating couples.

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D2N2 – the Local Enterprise Partnership for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire – is hosting a visit from Peter Schofield, the Director General of the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), on Friday, May 3. CLG are one of the Departments that have provided resources for the Growing Places Fund (GPF) and Mr Schofield [...]

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Derby’s £100 million Castleward redevelopment has become only the second development project in the country to scoop accreditation from BRE for its overall sustainability.

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Business support organisation The Food and Drink Forum has appointed a new commercial manager.

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One of the East Midlands longest established independent accountancy firms, Clayton & Brewill, has promoted Doug Perry to Partner

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An expanding business has moved into new premises in Alfreton in a deal secured by property consultancy Innes England.

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Two busy mums, who set up a cleaning business in Oakham to enable them to earn a living while they brought up five children, are celebrating the fact that they have just taken on the 30th member of their team.

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A new report highlighting the growth of a significant number of small and medium-sized businesses in the East Midlands has been welcomed by Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce (DNCC). The research – done by Experian for the Business Growth Fund – found that in spite of challenging economic conditions, more than 4,300 mid-sized SMEs [...]

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A new independent café has taken up Nottingham city centre premises following a deal secured by Innes England.

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The Government and the Bank of England have confirmed an extension of the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) and its widening to include more types of business finance. George Cowcher, Chief Executive of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “Extending FLS and widening its remit is a move that many businesses which struggle [...]

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D2N2 – the Local Enterprise Partnership for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire – is getting ready to hit the road again to meet with businesses and other partners at a series of breakfast briefings. And Chief Executive David Ralph wants to hear from business leaders to find out in which areas they would like them [...]

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Destination Chesterfield, the town’s marketing campaign, is offering Chesterfield and North Derbyshire’s manufacturing and engineering businesses the opportunity to become involved with The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing, a world-class centre for advanced machining and materials research for high-value manufacturing sectors. Information on how to get involved, as well the [...]

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National property maintenance specialist Novus Property Solutions has appointed Stuart Ridsdale, who lives in Arnold, Nottingham, as business development manager for the hospitality sector.

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East Midlands Housing (EMH) Group has bought one of its long term contractors as part of its social enterprise initiative.

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One of the UK’s leading security providers, Octavian Security, has been announced as a finalist for the Nottingham Post Business Awards.

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FHP Living will sponsor this year’s South Notts Real Ale Festival taking place between 3 and 5 May at Nottingham Moderns Rugby Club, Wilford Village. The residential sales and lettings firm which has offices in West Bridgford and the city, will support the event which is in its second year and raises money for the [...]

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