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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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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A US investor has agreed a new funding deal for a £302 million apartment project in Birmingham city centre. Chicago-based Harrison Street, working with its joint venture partners Apache Capital and Warwickshire finance group NFU Mutual, is backing the 722-unit ‘Great Charles Street’ project in the Jewellery Quarter. The project is being built on a
A NEW FUNDING DEAL FOR MULTI MILLION POUND APARTMENT SCHEME HAS BEEN AGREED Read More »
The winners of The English Hair and Beauty Awards 2023 Chapter 4, a celebration of the best hair and beauty professionals across the country were revealed at a ceremony took place on Sunday 26th March at The Colwick Hall Hotel in Nottingham, with 150 guests in attendance. The awards ceremony was a celebration of excellence in
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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 group of Scottish business founders looking to scale-up and grow their new sustainable brands received advice from Sir Richard Branson as he attended the official launch of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh. The six businesses, which have all had support from Virgin StartUp, Virgin’s not-for-profit incubator, were given the opportunity to show their products to the
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Matt Russell (pictured above) has been appointed as the new CEO of leading benefits technology platform, Zest, succeeding Ray Sieber who is retiring after 10 years at the helm. Zest is an employee benefits platform that offers flexible benefits services for a wide range of well-known businesses across the world, including Hargreaves Lansdown, Taylor Wimpey,
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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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