Workers at online retail giant Amazon in Coventry are to stage more strike action in a dispute over pay. The GMB trade union said more than 500 of its members at the company’s site will walk out for three days from April 16 and again from April 21 to 23. The six days of action
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A Bristol-based windows and doors manufacturer has gone into liquidation after almost 50 years in business. West-End Windows is based in the Novers Hill trading estate in Bedminster, and employs 17 staff. The family-run firm was founded by Bill Carr in 1975, with Garry Carr and his wife Pauline taking over in 1989. The couple’s
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A dynamic company in the far north-east of Scotland has just completed a remarkable investment which will give local construction companies and farm businesses access to vital resources without the necessity of clocking up huge supply chain mileages. Sustainable biomass supplier and timber products specialist GMG Energy has installed, at a cost in excess of
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Profits dipped at Asda in 2022 due to accelerating cost inflation but sales edged higher, it has been revealed. The UK’s third largest supermarket chain, which is owned by the Lancashire-based billionaire Issa brothers and TDR Capital, said sales improved significantly in the latter half of the year after investing in price cuts as customers
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(L) CEO Simon Ward and (R) Chief Marketing Technologist Ken Madsen Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), the technology-led multichannel marketing activation business, has announced plans to expand its presence in the US market through M&A to bolster its creative production and support major brands with high-impact, efficient content marketing campaigns. Their current client base includes global
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Left to Right: Philip Adams, Murray Morrison, Ashley Adams, Glen Morrison and Calum Wright Big Mannys’ Pizza, the growing brand, which was only launched in Aberdeen in late 2020, is coming to Inverurie agreed its first franchise with Murray Morrison and his son Glen, owners of the highly-rated Garioch Fish Bar. Agreement The fish and
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Following a successful trial with the NHS Trust in Bath, Parsley Box is launching Wellness Packs across the UK to help support older people leaving hospital and alleviate the current bed-blocking crisis in many hospitals. The Edinburgh-based firm, which specialises in nutritious meals that can be safely stored in a cupboard for up to six
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Britain’s biggest sunbed chain has opened its latest, hi-tech salon in Huddersfield, meeting growing demand across Yorkshire for healthy tanning options. The new salon was launched following a £350,000 investment by Indigo Sun, and sees it become a flagship for the firm’s UK-wide expansion following a brand refresh, creating eight new jobs. It is part
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A new wholesale cash and carry depot has opened in Birmingham creating 100 jobs. Employee-owned Parfetts has launched its eighth depot in Tyseley, and its first in the West Midlands, expanding its existing coverage in which it already serves Wales, the north of England and across the Midlands. The company supports more than 1,100 retailers
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A type of relaxation therapy popular among A-list celebrities has arrived in Glasgow with the opening of the city’s first floatation spa, Float One, at Morris Park, Oatlands. Launched by an entrepreneurial couple, Alex Robertson and Mhairi Caulfield (pictured above), the centre will house four state-of-the-art floatation pods where people can experience what is known as sensory
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