Archive for August, 2011
Newark Business Announces Expansion Plans
Posted on 26. Aug, 2011 by editor.
F Tindall & Son have acquired a new site to further expand their farming business.
Based in Newark, F Tindall & Son have historically farmed 750 acres and diversified some time ago through storing and retailing specialist bird foods. This led to further business opportunities, expanding the range of seeds and grain being processed through the [...]
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East Midlands Firms Urged Not To Miss Out On NICs Holiday
Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by editor.
On a recent visit to Leicester, Treasury Minister, David Gauke reminded new businesses across the East Midlands not to miss out on money they could be entitled to through the Regional Employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) holiday for new businesses. There are currently 552 businesses benefitting in the region that saved an average of just [...]
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Nottingham Deal Helps Boost UK Regional Office Take-Up
Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by editor.
The latest DTZ Property Times UK Regional Offices report shows regional cities’ take-up increased 63% in the second quarter of 2011. This increase was mainly due to large deals in Cardiff, Leeds and Nottingham.
The main driver of the increase was a 190,000 sq ft pre-let, following the granting of planning permission to Admiral Insurance for [...]
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Geldards Energise Solar Panel Scheme
Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by editor.
Law firm Geldards’ has advised Street Energy on a scheme for the installation of free solar panels on residential homes.
Under the scheme, Street Energy will install approximately 550 free photovoltaic solar panel systems on the homes of domestic customers throughout the Midlands region.
Nigel Street, the managing director of Street Energy Limited, said: “Completion of this free [...]
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Tank PR Wins Miller Homes Contract
Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by editor.
Tank PR has been selected to handle the PR activity for award-winning house builder Miller Homes in the East Midlands.
The Nottingham based PR agency was selected following a competitive pitch and will now help Miller Homes to drive footfall to developments across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
Tank PR owner and director Trevor Palmer commented: [...]
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Free to Attend Forum on Injunctions and Restrictive Covenants
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by editor.
Nottingham law firm, Nelsons is hosting a free-to-attend, breakfast discussion forum looking at ‘Injunctions and Restrictive Convenants’ for in-house lawyers, directors, managers and other professionals.
The forum will be led by director Jon Roberts (pictured) and associate Heather Stanford, who are based in Nelsons’ Dispute Resolution team and between them have over 35 years of commercial litigation experience. It [...]
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Employment Law: The Agency Workers Regulations
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by editor.
Employment law specialist, John Buchanan of law firm Rothera Dowson, discusses forthcoming legal changes to how agency workers should be employed.
The Agency Workers Regulations (the Regulations) come into force on 1 October 2011. The principle feature of the Regulations is that agency workers will be entitled to the same basic employment conditions as if they had [...]
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New Chief Executive Takes The Helm At OPUN
Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 by editor.
OPUN, the Architecture and Design Centre for the East Midlands, has announced that interim Chief Executive Julie Tanner has been appointed to the position permanently.
Julie has been an integral part of the OPUN team for the past ten months, temporarily taking the helm of the organisation during a period of transition.
With changes to the public sector [...]
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Leicester Design Company Win Global Property Rebrand Contract
Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by editor.
A Leicester based design company which specialises in working with the property sector has been awarded a global re-branding project for the world’s largest industrial property company ahead of competition from international agencies.
Following a merger which was completed in June this year, the American company ProLogis, who have property assets valued at over $44 billion, selected Tassells [...]
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RBS Appoint New MD for the Midlands and East of England
Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by editor.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Andrew Harrison, one of its most senior bankers from its Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) team, as Managing Director for the Midlands and East of England
Harrison heads up a team of 150 staff which provides banking services to around 750 companies from its corporate offices in Birmingham, [...]
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Derbyshire Firm Exports Horticultural Products To India
Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by editor.
A family run business in Derbyshire which sells self watering containers and planters has just won its second large order to India. Bucking the trend of cheap imports from Asian countries to the UK, Alfreton based company Amberol is exporting a range of its horticultural products to an importer based in New Delhi.
Amberol supply a [...]
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MIRA Awarded Enterprise Zone Status
Posted on 17. Aug, 2011 by editor.
MIRA, the advanced engineering, research and testing facility located to the north west of Hinckley, has been awarded Enterprise Zone status.
The decision will be a huge boost to the engineering firm’s bid to create the most advanced, independent transport technology development in Europe, generating more than 2,000 jobs over the next ten years.
Commenting on the [...]
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Food and Drink iNet Innovation Awards 2011 Speaker Announced
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by editor.
Food critic Jay Rayner (pictured) has been unveiled as the speaker for this year’s Food and Drink iNet (Innovation Network) Innovation Awards.
The journalist, broadcaster and TV presenter, who is perhaps best known for his Observer food column, will be the guest speaker at the event in November.
Being held for the fourth year, the Innovation Awards aim [...]
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Flint Bishop Complete Scaffolding Firm’s International Deal
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by editor.
East Midlands law firm Flint Bishop has advised French firm Altrad on the acquisition of an £20 million turnover UK scaffolding company.
French-owned building products company, Altrad has acquired the entire share capital of Deeside-based scaffold contractor NSG U.K. Ltd. The Deeside-based company was established as the Northern Scaffold Group in 1971 and now employs 320 [...]
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Free Seminar On Legal Pitfalls Of Recruitment
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by editor.
Cherry Professional, the Derby and Nottingham-based recruitment experts and Gateley LLP are hosting a free seminar to help companies avoid many of the legal pitfalls of recruitment.
The seminar is on September 1st at Pride Park, with registration from 8am, finishing at 10am following a Q&A session and refreshments. Delegates will receive an insight into case law [...]
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Support For East Midlands Businesses Affected By Riots
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by editor.
RBS and NatWest will provide interest free loans of up to £25k to small business customers directly impacted by the riots across the East Midlands for up to 6 months. This is intended to help viable businesses, who would otherwise struggle to access short term funding, get back on their feet and trading again. This [...]
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Nelsons Advise Alltruck on Further Expansion
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by editor.
A team from the Nottingham office of law firm, Nelsons has advised long standing client Alltruck plc as it continues its expansion through a series of transactions.
Alltruck is a company which specialises in contract hire, truck rental, fleet management and workshop service and maintenance. Founded in 1990, managing director Paul Robinson and finance director Debbie Halliday led [...]
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Law Firms Unveil New Recruits
Posted on 14. Aug, 2011 by editor.
East Midlands based law firms Fraser Brown and Challinors have both announced senior level appointments.
Fraser Brown has appointed two new specialists to the firm. The first is Adrian Slater, previously of Geldards, who has joined as new partner and insolvency specialist. The dispute resolution team has also been boosted by second new arrival Alex Brooke-Smith, [...]
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