Midlands Business News

A planning consultancy specialising in natural resources has relocated to sustainable offices in Normanton-on-Soar in a deal overseen by Mather Jamie.

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Leicestershire based ‘Forever Savvy’ is celebrating receiving a Big Society grant from Leicestershire County Council which means more adults with learning disabilities will be able to sign up to the Community Project which provides further education in a traditional farm setting.

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With over 12 years’ experience offering a range of accounting, taxation and business advisory services to small and medium sized businesses, as well as the self-employed across Leicestershire, Rob Howell, director at Howell & Co in Lutterworth, emphasises the importance of formal written contracts for all employers.

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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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In the wake of the government extending the ‘Funding for Lending’ scheme until January 2014 and ongoing mixed views on the Business Bank

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Leicester-based Opus Trust Marketing has won a new contract to print and mail EDF Energy’s annual statements.

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Buying a brand new home in Countesthorpe is easier than ever.

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One of the region’s best known law firms has hit out at the Government over its decision not to allow the regulation of Will writing.

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Loughborough-based Santorini Financial Planning have become one of just 10 firms to be recognised with the BS8577 business standard.

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Homeowners could still master a move to one of the final large and luxurious homes at The Orchards in Glenfield with help from Redrow.

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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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A Leicestershire company which specialises in running live training events and conferences for a range of industries has celebrated staging its 100th event this month (May).

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Leicester City banqueting venue, The City Rooms, played host to top local business men and women as they showcased a range of sumptuous dishes while offering an exclusive networking opportunity.

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Dominic and Victoria Franklin have been in love with Phoenix Square since the landmark complex opened its doors in 2009.

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Two staff at a firm of estate agents in Leicestershire passed their final exams to become fully qualified chartered surveyors last month (April).

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Leading commercial, agricultural and development property specialists, Mather Jamie, are taking inspiration from the Leicester Riders’ recent sporting success after their first year of supporting the stars of British basketball.

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Specialist logistics recruitment company Templine Employment Agency Limited, which is backed by private equity house Key Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of A&A Recruitment Limited. Ashby-de-la-Zouch-based A&A Recruitment is a well-established agency with 27 years’ experience, a reputation for high service levels and a significant profile in the area’s industrial andcommercial markets. This is [...]

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A popular city centre development on Ross Walk, Leicester has seen a rise in reservations, as well as house buyers relocating to the area thanks to one family’s high praise and recommendation to others.

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Mather Jamie is offering a unique opportunity to acquire a substantial site in Diseworth after bringing an 88-acre farm to the market.

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Leicester public relations specialist Hopwood marked a record-breaking year by investing in new iPads for its PR team.

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A successful entrepreneur and Loughborough University graduate is riding the economic downturn as her bead business grows from strength to strength. Bojangle Beads – launched in 2009 by Woven Textiles graduate, Katy Widdowson – stocks 2,233 products and the online store attracts orders from as far afield as Australia. The Loughborough-based business also runs a [...]

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With research from the National Housing Federation revealing that less than half the new homes needed for families in the East Midlands are under construction

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Leading pensions and wealth management provider, Mattioli Woods plc, is calling upon Leicestershire and Rutland business leaders to support the Mattioli Woods Executive Quest in aid of LOROS and PROSTaid.

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TFM Networks Ltd, the Aylesbury-based internet and telecoms business, has acquired internet network provider Globalwave Communications Ltd, in a deal supported by Yorkshire Bank. Yorkshire Bank’s Acquisition Finance team in the Midlands provided senior debt and working capital facilities in support of the shareholder restructuring of TFM simultaneous acquisition of Globalwave. TFM and Globalwave operate [...]

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asra Housing Group has announced that work will start this month (May) on a near £5 million scheme to build affordable homes on the site of a former velodrome in Leicester. Local firm Westley Developments has been appointed as the contractor for the development and will move on site within weeks to start work on [...]

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Nelsons Solicitors will host a free forum in Leicester offering advice to senior education professionals on data protection and freedom of information.

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William Davis Homes’ site manager, Russ Pitman is used to mentoring the next generation of construction talent, with a number of the company’s in-house apprentices training on site

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rg+p, one of the East Midlands’ leading multidisciplinary practices specialising in architecture, project management and quantity surveying, has won a prestigious Award for Architecture

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A new independent body art studio ‘Inkling’ is the latest creative business to move into Leicester’s digital media and arts centre, Phoenix Square.

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A combination of money saving business advice and grant funding has enabled Leicester charity, Soft Touch, to secure flagship new premises in the city centre.

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National commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is bringing an historic Leicester Victorian shopping arcade to market following an impressive £3 million restoration.

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Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest independently-owned private client wealth managers, has appointed David Bellamy

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Leading firm, chartered accountants, Newby Castleman is warning those who haven’t declared profit on the sale of a second home not to bury their heads in the sand, or they could face crippling tax bills thanks to a new HMRC campaign. Set to tackle those that haven’t paid any tax on the sale of a [...]

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As of 1st April 2013 the scope of civil aid was cut in an effort to save £350 million.

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osebery Medical Centre, on Rosebery Street in the heart of Loughborough, has been officially opened by the Public Health Minister, Anna Soubry and MP for Loughborough, Nicky Morgan.

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Hammerson, the owner and manager of Highcross hosted its annual We Love Retail award ceremony which celebrates the best in customer service from its 10 shopping centres across the UK.

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For the third year in a row, Newby Castleman Chartered Accountants will be instrumental to the Rainbows annual Ratby 4 Rainbows concert, sponsoring the special event at Leicester Cathedral in June.

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A new technique to boost engine efficiency, a communication skills breakthrough and the recreation of Richard III’s skeleton with the latest 3D printing techniques were amongst last night’s winners at Loughborough University’s Enterprise Awards. Now in their fourth year, the Enterprise Awards recognise University research partnerships with the potential to make a significant impact on [...]

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Thanks to the actions of one Leicestershire housebuilder, work is now underway to not only build a thriving new community, but to keep the memory of one brave little boy alive.

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One of the event industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of temporary roadway and flooring has added to its trophy cabinet having been recognised with a highly coveted business award.

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Leicester-based advertising agency Aylesworth Fleming has been appointed by Ibstock house-building firm Davidsons to support their marketing team with its press, broadcast and online media work.

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A Loughborough industrial estate has been sold to a Cheshire-based property investment group after a string of successful lettings. Working on behalf of F&C REIT Asset Management, NG Chartered Surveyors has sold Weldon Road Industrial Estate to Dean Estates Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Torran Investments acted as advisors to the new owners. NG was [...]

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This year has already seen an unprecedented number of contractors in the building trade services turning to alternative finance such as invoice finance to fund working capital as well as growth, according to corporate finance brokerage Embark Finance.

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Millions of pounds will be invested in community facilities in Leicester, developer Redrow has pledged.

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Leicestershire-based biomass boiler technology experts Rural Energy have unveiled a new cutting-edge management system which allows businesses to use laptops, tablets and mobiles to manage energy consumption.

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The organisers of An Indian Summer festival have assigned Leicestershire brand, design and PR agency, The Phoenix Partners, to undertake all PR ahead of the festival this June. The festival will take place at a host of venues across Leicester between June 27 and 30 and will involve film festivals, workshops, a range of entertainment [...]

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Leicester-based, Intelligent Energy Solutions (IES), one of the UK’s most dynamic renewable energy companies, is opening a new branch to service the whole of Yorkshire.

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The joint owner of Leicester City venue The City Rooms has been shortlisted for the prestigious Institute of Directors’ Young Director of the Year Award 2013.

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The UK’s number one provider of car parts online has completed a move to a £4 million scheme on Telford Way, Kettering, occupying the last available unit and joining a host of other national firms.

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Farmers in Leicestershire are invited to a free event that will offer advice on current issues and future developments within the agricultural industry. The Farmer’s Forum, ‘Getting your Money’s Worth’ is being held at the Villiers Suite at Brooksby College near Melton Mowbray on Wednesday 15th May from 6pm and includes a finger buffet.

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