Archive for October, 2011
PR Advice: Why Won’t They Cover My News?
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Louise Third, director of Integra Communications gives an insight into how to work with the media
Just the other day, a magazine editor told me how he frequently returns press releases with his publication’s Rate Card attached. Why? Because whoever had written the release had failed to grasp both the purpose of the document, and the [...]
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Outdoor Equipment Specialist Acquires Lowe Alpine
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by editor.
The Nottingham office of national law firm, Gateley has advised specialist outdoor clothing supplier, Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd (Equip) on a £20 million funding package to support its acquisition of iconic clothing and rucksack brand, Lowe Alpine. Equip manufactures and distributes specialist clothing, bags and accessories for outdoor pursuits including the world renowned RAB range [...]
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Slimming World Grows to Meet International Success
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by editor.
MP Nigel Mills says a new Stock and Distribution Centre on the site of Derbyshire-based weight-loss organisation Slimming World is a clear sign of the company’s unrivalled growth and should be a source of pride for local people.
Mr Mills, Conservative MP for Amber Valley, officially opened the 15,000 sq ft new addition to Slimming World’s [...]
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Deal Signed on Derby City Centre Regeneration Project
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Compendium Living has signed a deal worth £100m with Derby City Council, signalling the start of a major transformation of the city centre, which will provide a new and vibrant link between Derby Midland Station and the Westfield shopping centre.
Compendium Living will develop some 30 acres of existing industrial and amenity space in the Castleward [...]
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Edmond Shipway Win £24m Hotel Contracts
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Edmond Shipway, the multi-disciplinary construction consultancy based in Nottingham, have been appointed project managers and cost management consultants for a number of major new hotel projects around the country which have a combined value of over £24m.
The largest of these is a £14m hotel at Bristol Airport for the Lynxs Group LLC. The 251 room [...]
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North Midland Construction Secure Utilities Contracts Worth £12m
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by editor.
The utilities division of Nottinghamshire based civil engineering and building specialist North Midland Construction plc (NMC) has secured new and extended contracts worth £12 million.
The largest contract is for Electricity North West and will involve the installation of fibre optic cable in around 60 separate projects across the region over three years. NMC has also [...]
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25 Things You Need to Know About the Future
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Chris Barnatt (pictured), Associate Professor of Computing and Future Studies at Nottingham University Business School, is returning to the popular series of Ingenuity breakfast events with a whistle-stop tour through his new book, 25 Things You Need to Know About the Future.
As the author of ExplainingComputers.com and ExplainingTheFuture.com and their associated YouTube channels, Chris can [...]
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Co-operative Bank Expands its Derby Corporate Team
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by editor.
The Derby corporate banking centre (CBC) of The Co-operative Bank has announced a new addition to its expanding team.
Lisa Cross, aged 29, has joined the Pride Park based centre in Derby as a senior corporate advisor from the Clumber Street branch of HSBC in Nottingham where she was a local business manager.
Prior to her role at [...]
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Chairman of Ford UK to Speak at Free Nottingham Event
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by editor.
The case for a revival of engineering and manufacturing in the UK as a driver for the economy is to be made by chairman of Ford UK, Joe Greenwell CBE, at a guest lecture on Tuesday 1 November 2011.
As part of Nottingham Business School’s Business Leaders Lecture Series, Joe will also discuss the twin key [...]
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Derby Entrepreneur Wins Start-Up Competition
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by editor.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) was one of the business sponsors of the recent Start-up East Midlands competition. The competition aimed at Real-Life Entrepreneurs with a business idea or those who started a new business after the 1st January 2011, had a prize fund worth over £12,000, including a year’s free membership to the [...]
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Government Cash Unlikely to Steady Small Business Finance Nerves
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Government plans to boost the finances of small businesses have been met with a wave of apathy and scepticism by respondents to a University of Nottingham survey.
Respondents to the UK Business Barometer (UKBB), run by The University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI), have cast doubts over whether pouring public money into the [...]
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FHP Switch On In Derby For Western Power
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
FHP Property Consultants have brokered the sale of Unit 11 Victory Park, Derby along with an additional 0.91 acre plot to Western Power.
FHP, acting as joint agents alongside Salloway, completed the sale of the modern industrial unit extending to 27,607ft² on behalf of Revelan Group Plc. The unit forms part of Revelan Group’s high quality [...]
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Smith Cooper Cross Borders to Join Alliott Group
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Midlands accountancy and business advisory firm Smith Cooper has announced it has joined the Alliott Group, a worldwide alliance of independent accounting, law and consultancy firms.
The move means that Smith Cooper will be part of a network of 170 offices in 70 countries worldwide – and the only firm in the UK outside of London.
Jeremy Cope, [...]
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Cherry Picks Two More as Growth Continues
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Cherry Professional, the Beeston-based recruitment experts with offices across the East Midlands, has taken on two new members of staff as the business continues to grow.
The company, which specialises in finance and office support recruitment, has appointed Katie Delahunty to its Clerical Finance team in Nottingham along with Daniel Taylor, who will work with Miriam [...]
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Mather Jamie Complete Agricultural Land Sales
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Agents Mather Jamie have completed a number of agricultural land sales in recent weeks.
The Loughborough based firm has sold 125 acres of land between Rempstone and Hoton as well as 16 acres of Site of Special Scientific Interest grassland off Meadow Lane in Loughborough.
Sold by Private Treaty, the Rempstone land was marketed in two lots [...]
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Music Production Firm Agrees New Funding Package
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
An award winning Market Harborough based music production company has agreed funding with NatWest to help distribute their film about Creation Records – the music label that launched Oasis amongst others around the world.
Document Production Ltd is a versatile music production company that produces films and concerts for both TV and Radio. Led by Danny [...]
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What Makes a Marketing Winner?
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by editor.
Francine Pickering of Clarity Marketing highlights what makes a marketing winner stand apart from a marketing loser and what that means for your business in tough times
“Marketing is just another word for advertising.” Right? Wrong – and a marketing winner knows it.
It is, however, a common and unfortunate misconception that marketing is only about promoting [...]
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The Executive’s Survival Guide to Commercial Fraud and Corruption
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by editor.
The University of Leicester is to deliver a series of one-day senior management workshops designed to help delegates recognise the risk of fraud, corruption and unethical business behaviour in their organisation, predict where it will occur, pre-empt it and prevent it.
These seminars will take place on 25th November 2011, 24th February 2012 and 18th May [...]
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