Midlands Business News

Leading regional law firm, Harrison Clark, has announced the completion of a £9m management buyout of TeamSport Racing Limited, the largest operator of go-kart tracks in Europe.

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Cheltenham commercial law firm BPE Solicitors LLP has selected a new provider of records management services to take care of its important client documentation.

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Equestrians, horse and pony owners and livery managers can now benefit from a specialist new service launched by leading regional law firm, Harrison Clark

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Business leaders and local professionals from across Gloucestershire had the chance to meet some new faces when Clydesdale Bank hosted a networking event in Cheltenham. Clydesdale Bank’s private banking team welcomed customers and prospects to an evening at the Mayflower Chinese restaurant in Clarence Street. The event gave the local community an opportunity to celebrate [...]

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Member owned retailer The Midcounties Co-operative is celebrating after raising a life changing £330,000 for Women’s Aid in a two year partnership.

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Community retailer The Midcounties Co-operative has underlined its status as the best Co-operative in the UK by retaining the Investors in People Gold Award.

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The owner of a UK childcare group has voiced concerns over the Government’s proposals to increase the number of children staff can care for at one time.

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Award-winning Gloucestershire homecare provider DoCare is expanding into new territory following its success in gaining a contract from Bristol City Council.

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C&G Services have achieved a major milestone, training 10,683 delegates throughout 2012. If there is anything that could cement our position as Leaders in Training, this is it! From Manual Handling to Fire Safety Marshal, Overhead Crane Training to Entry and Working in Confined Spaces we cover well over 450 different courses and if that’s [...]

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Two leading regional law firms, Harrison Clark LLP and Rickerbys LLP, have announced that they intend to merge, marking a further expansion in their regional presence and breadth of legal services.

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A leading healthcare technology company has been chosen to take part in a prestigious NHS blood transfusion trial which could save the taxpayer £40million a year.

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Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The company, which has its head office in Reading, has 44 care homes across Wiltshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, providing bespoke residential support to adults with learning disabilities, mental health disorders and complex emotional and behavioural needs. It also has Excel Support Services, [...]

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Leading regional law firm, Harrison Clark, can now help Cheltenham residents move home with ease thanks to a new service and the Cheltenham office continuing to expand.

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Staff at Harrison Clark Solicitors are busy collecting items to support food banks across Worcestershire and Gloucestershire this Christmas.

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Design and build specialist, Markey Construction, has started work on a new £2.4 million student accommodation scheme on Birmingham’s Bristol Street.

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National Windscreens has opened larger new premises in Gloucester to accommodate increased business and to meet future growth targets. The new premises at 2 Capitol Park, 103 Pearce Way, just off the Bristol Road, replaces the previous branch at Northbrook Road, Eastern Avenue, and provides improved access for clients using one of the city’s busiest [...]

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Leading regional law firm, Harrison Clark, has welcomed Adam Finch as Partner and Head of Financial Services Litigation, based in Cheltenham.

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Award-winning Gloucestershire homecare provider DoCare is expanding into new territory by opening an office in neighbouring Oxfordshire following its success in gaining a contract from Oxfordshire County Council.

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The Midcounties Co-operative has been named Co-operative of the Year at the annual Co-operative Awards which celebrate excellence, innovation and ethics in business.

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A leading Midlands healthcare technology company is putting in place an acquisition strategy after revealing it is on course to more than double turnover this year.

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One of the South West’s leading building contractors is celebrating 25 years in the construction industry.

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An award-winning luxury guesthouse in the Cotswolds has been taken over by new owners with support from a six-figure Lloyds TSB Commercial funding package.

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Gloucester City Council has partnered with Regus to bring flexible working to Gloucester. As a result, people around the South West and the West Midlands could gain from more convenient ways to work, and the UK’s growing number of flexible and mobile workers will be able to operate more productively. Firms will also have greater [...]

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Two childcare settings in Lincoln are to merge as part of The Old Station Nursery’s expansion plans.

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Rural communities across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire can now benefit even further from expert knowledge at Harrison Clark Solicitors.

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A Cheltenham company has made its mark on the County town of Wiltshire – winning a prestigious award in the process.

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Tewkesbury based aqueous component cleaning specialist, MecWash Systems, is gearing up for Aero Engineering at the NEC in November, following its recent attendance at one of the largest manufacturing trade shows in the world – IMTS (the International Manufacturing Technology Show) which took place in Chicago earlier this month. Established in 1993, MecWash has experienced [...]

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Luxury house builder Spitfire Properties is reporting exceptionally high early interest in its stunning new development called The Forum in the historic town of Cirencester, with four of the nine properties already reserved off plan.

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A travel agency boss who scaled Mount Kilimanjaro last year is limbering up for her next charity challenge – the Bupa Great North Run.

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Leading Gloucestershire-based pet accessory company 3P Enterprise is gearing up this week to attend one of the UK’s major pet trade exhibitions.

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Leading law firm, Harrison Clark, confirms its continued growth in its business services department as the firm releases its half-year figures.

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A leading healthcare technology company has won a remarkable eight out of eight tenders amounting to more than £2million in revenue.

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Service users at specialist care provider Choice Care Group have been demonstrating their entertainment skills at the annual Choice Got Talent competition.

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The Stroud branch of leading merchant PTS has donated a range of sanitary products, complete with fixtures and fittings, to help renovate the dilapidated toilet block of a local charity.

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Nottingham based Gossard is flying high after its official hot air balloon race squad – called Team Gossard – beat off rivals at a major ballooning competition in Italy to bring home the winning trophy.

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Due to Olympic fever the closing date for entries to the most prestigious awards in the legal calendar has been extended until August 17th, allowing the legal profession extra time to submit their entries during this busy summer. The excitement is building as the team of distinguished judges prepare to undertake the crucial task of [...]

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UK Mail, the Midlands based parcels and logistics company, is set to enhance the way businesses shape their direct marketing campaigns with a new, effective initiative.

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More than a third (35%) of Midlands consumers use social media when deciding where to go out for a drink or food,

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Members of No5 Chambers’ planning and environment set have secured planning permission for their clients following a 13 day public inquiry.

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Two significant appointments have been made at leading regional law firm, Harrison Clark’s, Cheltenham offices. The roles are in the Commercial and Banking and Finance teams and illustrate Harrison Clark’s success, continual development and increasing expertise offered to clients. Matt Johnston this month (June) joined Harrison Clark as a Senior Associate and will lead the [...]

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CKF Systems of Gloucester has successfully designed, installed and commissioned a new automated system for Kraft Foods at its Bournville production facility. Kraft commissioned CKF as its project partner to design an automated re-circulating distribution system, located in three production areas and over two floors; CKF had previously developed and completed a robot palletising solution [...]

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Pictured: Dan and Louise Barnfield It’s now cheaper to buy than to rent in 84% of towns and cities across Britain, with average rents 16% more expensive than a mortgage, research from property website Zoopla.co.uk. It also shows you’ll be better off by buying in more locations across the UK, than at the same time [...]

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A Gloucestershire nursery will feature on a prime-time television show after being selected to help highlight issues surrounding the rising cost of childcare.

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South West businesses operating apprenticeship schemes are set to increase the amount of apprentices they employ before the summer, according to research conducted by Clydesdale Bank.

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Nicky Gough of Cotswold Family Law looks at the rising trend of divorce in the over 60’s.

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Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has launched its own Simon Cowell-style search for a star – and discovered a wealth of talent.

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When Tina Mitchell, owner of Blend Coffee Shop, saw the unused retail unit in the busy Church Piece area of Charlton Kings, she also saw a gap in the market. “I couldn’t believe there wasn’t a coffee shop here. It’s a perfect location – near schools and the Stanton community rooms,’ she says. “I really wanted to open a coffee shop for the area.”

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National building contractor Speller Metcalfe has commenced the development of a major state of the art all-weather sports facility at Tewkesbury School in Gloucestershire.

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National building contractor Speller Metcalfe were delighted to host students during a recent tour of a new sports and education facility the firm has been building at Winchcombe School in Gloucestershire.

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National building contractor, Speller Metcalfe, has been put forward for two national awards in the Considerate Constructors Scheme National Site Awards 2011 to be presented at Plaisterers’ Hall, London on Wednesday 13 April 2011.

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