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Persimmon Report Strong Start to 2012
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by editor.
The managing director of Midlands house builder, Persimmon says that the business has enjoyed a strong start to 2012.
Paul Hurst, managing director for Persimmon Homes North Midlands spoke following the company’s Annual General Meeting, held last week in York.
“The spring selling season continues to outperform last year and visitors to our sites over the first 15 [...]
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Industrial Landmark Paves Way for 1000s of East Midlands Jobs
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by editor.
A £15 million industrial landmark now rising out of the ground at South Normanton looks likely to be the first of a series of developments at a site that could ultimately host around 5,000 jobs on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border.
The new distribution warehouse for High Street giant Co-operative Group is being built by Derbyshire-based Clowes Developments [...]
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Raz Adds Bite to Carl Froch’s Training Team
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by editor.
A Nottingham Indian restaurant owner has become part of Carl Froch’s big fight training team, to help in the build up of his IBF World Super Middleweight challenge against Lucian Bute.
Arfan Razak (known as Raz), who is the owner of Nottingham’s Curry Lounge restaurant, has been cooking Carl some healthy curry dishes on the rare [...]
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Nottingham Set for a Second Iconic Science Park Building
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Sustainable regeneration developer Blueprint has announced it is exploring designs for a second iconic, low energy office building in Nottingham after its Science Park was included in the city’s Enterprise Zone.
The developer has won numerous national and regional awards for No.1 Nottingham Science Park and says the announcement is a catalyst for further investment.
The six-acre [...]
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PTS Open New Energy Efficient Headquarters
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Leading plumbing merchant, PTS has cut the ribbon and made the move to its brand new head office located in Crick, just north of Northampton. The bright red building now known as ‘PTS House’ will provide freshly refurbished office space and improved meeting facilities for the 88 plus members of staff who will be relocating [...]
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Chamber Comments On Latest Employment Figures
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Commenting on the unemployment figures for March 2012 published by the ONS, Scott Knowles, Deputy Chief Executive of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “Although there was a rise in the number of claimants in Derby and also a slight increase in Nottingham, there was a significant drop in the number of claimants [...]
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Barclays Appoint New Director for Derby & Nottingham
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Karen Kuciers has been appointed as Retail Area Director for Barclays in Derby & Nottingham. She will be responsible for 30 branches and 250 staff serving an area stretching from Mansfield to Burton on Trent, including branches across the Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire counties.
Commenting on her appointment Karen said: “I am looking forward to my new [...]
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Six New Home Sites to Create 1500 Jobs in the East Midlands
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by editor.
A leading East Midlands housebuilder today announced that it would be launching six new sites over the next 12 months, creating hundreds of jobs for local people.
David Wilson East Midlands plans to launch six new sites across Leicestershire in Hinckley, Burbage, Quorn, Castle Donington and two in Ashby de la Zouch. 1,514 jobs will be [...]
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Entrepreneurial Ambition Showcased at European Parliament
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Nottingham entrepreneur Mich Stevenson has showcased New College Nottingham’s (ncn) entrepreneurial mission at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Addressing delegates at the European Faces of Entrepreneurship summit Stevenson (pictured)presented ncn’s entrepreneurial intent and declared: “It is imperative that we generate opportunities for entrepreneurs of the future and develop imagination and innovation which will provide job opportunities.” [...]
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Inadequate Security on Mobile Devices Exposes Businesses to Massive Risk
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Organisations large and small in the East Midlands are failing to respond to the culture of employees using their own mobile devices for work and are opening up their systems to significant security risks, according to data security experts at PwC in the East Midlands.
The findings are part of the 2012 Information Security Breaches Survey [...]
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UK Economy will Continue to Stutter until UK PLC Fuels Future Growth
Posted on 16. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Monetary policy may have saved the UK from a double dip, but the economy will stall for the rest of the year, until a more sustainable recovery takes hold in 2013, according to a report out today by the Ernst & Young ITEM Club.
Emergency measures from the Bank of England, ECB and US Federal Reserve [...]
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East Midlands Advisors Complete £18m LDC Deal
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by editor.
A team of East Midlands’ advisors have completed a transaction which sees LDC sell its stake in Cranswick Pet Products (CPP), the UK’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wild bird food products and accessories, in a £18million deal with Westland Horticulture.
CPP was a trading division of Cranswick Pet and Aquatics, in which LDC took a [...]
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Smith Cooper Flies High with The Air Ambulance Service
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Smith Cooper, has forged a unique partnership with The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) to help save lives nationwide. The Air Ambulance Service is the umbrella charity for two Air Ambulances; Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) and sister service, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA). These two services are the busiest Air Ambulances in [...]
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East Midlands Firm Enables New Museum To Set Sail
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by editor.
East Midlands-based project managers Focus Consultants played a major role in the opening this week of a new £15 million maritime museum featuring the story of the Titanic.
The new SeaCity Museum in Southampton was unveiled exactly 100 years after the ill-fated ship set sail from the city on her maiden voyage. Five days later she [...]
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Nottingham Businesses Join Forces for Three Peaks Challenge
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Daring senior staff from two Nottingham companies are taking on an ambitious charity challenge driving the three peaks route – and there’s a catch, this must be done in a car worth no more than £500.
Representatives from Fraser Brown Solicitors are teaming up with Salloway Property Consultants to take part in the ‘Scally Rally’ between [...]
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Botterill Makes Shakespeares Move
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by editor.
Roy Botterill, is joining Shakespeares and will be spearheading the launch of the firm’s new Leicester office.
After 23 years at Leicester-based Harvey Ingram, Roy has broken ranks in a move that he describes as ‘very motivating and exciting’. He said: “Joining Shakespeares at this point in the firm’s development gives me the opportunity to start [...]
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Lacoste Appoint £1.4m London Fit Out To Notts Firm
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by editor.
The designer brand Lacoste has announced it is to open a new flagship store in Knightsbridge, London, and have appointed Nottingham based company DG Professional Interiors to act as project manager and lead interior fit out specialist.
Lacoste have taken a lease on an existing property at 1 Knightsbridge Green which is a very prominent location [...]
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East Midlands Economy Records a Solid End to the First Quarter of 2012
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by editor.
The latest Lloyds TSB East Midlands PMI data points to a solid end to the first quarter of 2012 for the region’s economy.
Activity and new business both continued to increase, albeit at weaker rates, while employment rose at a near-record pace. Input price inflation was recorded again, and companies passed part of the rise on [...]
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