Archive for June, 2011
iCon Environmental Innovation Centre Opens For Business
Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by editor.
The iCon, a new environmental innovation centre in Daventry, has formally opened for business.
Owned and operated by The University of Northampton, The iCon building, which is a landmark structure in Daventry, will be home to up to 55 small and growing businesses specialising in green technologies and the emerging market of sustainable construction. Alongside the [...]
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ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $1BN ORDER FROM SINGAPORE AIRLINES
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Rolls-Royce has won a $1bn order from Singapore Airlines to supply Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft, along with TotalCare® services support.
The Trent 700 is the most fuel efficient, cleanest and quietest engine on the A330. Since it entered service in 1995, Rolls-Royce has continued to improve its performance by incorporating advanced [...]
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‘High Street Havoc Set To Continue’
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by editor.
High Streets are likely to see more stores closing as the summer moves into autumn, according to corporate recovery specialists Begbies Traynor.
John Lowe (pictured), partner at Begbies Traynor’s Leicester office, said: “The struggles of discount chains like TJ Hughes indicate that no retailer is immune to the problems facing the high street. The discount end of [...]
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Nottingham Entrepreneur Wins Cleantech Award
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Kevin Hard, managing director of EvoEnergy Ltd, based in Nottingham has been recognised for his achievements at the Ernst & Young North and Midlands Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 awards dinner.
Kevin was presented with the Cleantech and Renewables award at the Credit Suisse sponsored event held in Manchester.
EvoEnergy is one of the largest and most professional full [...]
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East Midlands Deals Announced at UK-China Summit
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by editor.
East Midlands based firms and organisations have announced deals and partnerships which will help growth in the region, during the visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to the UK.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron said:”China’s economic progress is creating huge opportunities for the UK. As our economies become increasingly complementary, the UK has the goods and [...]
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East Midlands Buy-Out Market Slumps In First Half Of 2011
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by editor.
The buy-out market in the East Midlands has tumbled in the first half of 2011, according to figures released by the Centre for Management Buy-Out Research (CMBOR) based at Nottingham University Business School and sponsored by Barclays Private Equity and Ernst and Young.
CMBOR’s data reveals that in the first half of 2011, there were no [...]
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Leicester’s Fameart Sold To Dutch Firm
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by editor.
RSM Tenon have advised on the sale of Leicester’s electronic accessories firm Fameart Limited to a Dutch firm.
Fameart Limited’s majority shareholder Arvind Patel has sold the company to Seme Nedis for an undisclosed sum.
Seme Nedis, the UK subsidiary of Nedis Holdings BV, is a complementary Netherlands-based business, with an existing UK operation in Melton Mowbray.
Both Fameart [...]
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Nottingham Law Practice Acquired By Challinors
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Midlands law firm Challinors has acquired specialist divorce and family law practice Rosleys Solicitors, which has been in Nottingham city centre for 27 years.
Rosleys’ founder John Rosley, Partner Claire McLeod, with the practice since 1997, and its six support staff, all move to Challinors.
The practice will continue to operate from its offices in Nottingham’s Bridlesmith [...]
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Towergate Strengthens Management Team
Posted on 24. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Towergate Risk Solutions Nottingham has made two senior level appointments in order to underpin their plans for future growth in the East Midlands region.
Nicola Pollicott has joined as financial controller and Richard Lloyd has been appointed as operations manager.
Nicola has spent 27 years working in industry and has held a wide variety of accounting roles. Richard’s [...]
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MBO Secures Jobs In Lincolnshire
Posted on 24. Jun, 2011 by editor.
The future of Horncastle’s second largest employer has been secured after a management buyout brokered by Lincoln firm Queensgate Management.
D S Smith Sacks, which employs 83 workers at its Mareham Road site, has been acquired by its managing director and finance director and relaunched as Forum Packaging.
The new management team of Mark Spivey and Rob [...]
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Logistics Company Relocates To Leicestershire
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by editor.
A British logistics company that provides international transport management services for freight lanes in over 30 countries worldwide has moved to new offices in Leicestershire to accommodate the company’s expansion.
3t, which also has subsidiary offices in Paris and Spain, has relocated its European headquarters to Enderby. The new premises are three times larger than the [...]
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Prime Office Location Sold In Leicester
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Imperial House in Leicester has been sold in an investment deal following the relocation of former tenant Freeth Cartwright LLP.
Commercial property agent Innes England acted on behalf of the owner, EAP Properties, in the sale of Imperial House, a 13,000 sq ft, three-storey office building to investor Peter Rahal.
Innes England has managed Imperial House for [...]
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Pall-Ex Realises More European Goals
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Leicestershire headquartered Pall-Ex has celebrated the launch of its Iberia hub and the signing of a master licence agreement in Romania, which will lead to the first ever pallet network in Eastern Europe.
Situated in Madrid and servicing Spain and Portugal, the 30-member strong Pall-Ex Iberia hub processed 211 pallets on its first night of operation. The [...]
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The Food & Drink Forum Stages It’s AGM
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by editor.
More than 130 professionals connected to the East Midlands food and drink sector took part in the annual general meeting and networking supper of business support organisation The Food and Drink Forum.
The Forum is one of the largest business support organisations in the region dedicated to the food and drink sector, with members across Nottinghamshire, [...]
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New Heights Scaled For Cancer Charity
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Employees from the Nottingham office of RSM Tenon are on a high after 60 people from the accountancy firm scaled a total of 17 peaks in 24 hours to raise £10,000 for Cancer Research UK.
The challenge, named Project Mustard, has seen three teams simultaneously climb the Welsh 3000’s, National Three Peaks and Snowdon in just [...]
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East Midlands Companies Urged To Attend Free Export Events
Posted on 21. Jun, 2011 by editor.
East Midlands companies are being urged to take advantage of the opportunity to gain expert export insight at free UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) events in the local area this summer.
‘Discover your Growth Potential’ events will provide companies with help on diversifying and look at how to identify export opportunities.
An ‘Explore Export Roadshow’ will also take place [...]
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The East Midlands Records Fastest Rise In Business Activity In The UK
Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by editor.
The Lloyds TSB East Midlands PMI report suggests that the strength of the economic recovery in the region was maintained in May as output continued to rise markedly. Moreover, the rate of new business growth accelerated sharply and firms took on extra staff at the fastest pace since June 1997. Meanwhile, rates of both input [...]
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Communicate East Midlands Gets The Region Talking
Posted on 12. Jun, 2011 by editor.
Tony Bates, owner of Nottingham company Fast Graphics, explains his motivation to launch Communicate East Midlands.
Whilst on a boat trip along the Danube in December last year I found myself rubbing shoulders with a large number of Americans as they were in a majority on the passenger list. The inevitable opening gambit was “so where [...]
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