Bullet Express, one of the UK’s fastest-developing logistics, distribution and storage companies, has been acquired in a private equity backed management buyout (MBO) led by the company’s Managing Director, John McKail (pictured above). The multi-million-pound MBO is backed by equity partners, Panoramic Growth Equity, a leading equity and debt investor in UK-based small and medium […]
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Gresham House, the specialist alternative asset manager, has backed alt-net Telcom Group’s acquisition of Luminet, London’s largest Fixed Wireless network operator and leading business-to-business connectivity provider. The acquisition, backed via Gresham House’s British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II (“BSIF II”) follows an initial investment of £63 million into Telcom Group in 2021, within its Digital Inclusion investment thematic. It enables Telcom Group to continue driving
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(L) Contract Director at Hamilton Tarmac Wilson Rankin & (R) Construction Director at the Banks Group Michael Newton A well known Ayrshire business has been hailed for its work to support the construction of the tallest onshore wind turbines in the country. Hamilton Tarmac has now completed its two years of work at Banks Renewables
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(L) Director at ICAS Foundation Sanjay Singh & (R) Early Careers Pathway Manager at Johnston Carmichael Elisa Henderson Top 20 UK accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has entered a groundbreaking partnership with the ICAS Foundation to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and promote greater social mobility in the profession. As part of the agreement, Johnston
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B&W Engineering Technical Directors (L) Grant Dalgleish & (R) Ross Leask Black & White (B&W) Engineering, a leading MEP engineering design consultancy, has announced strong growth in Scotland since the business opened its Edinburgh office in 2021. The office was established by one of B&W’s long-standing directors, Brian Dryburgh, following his return to Scotland after
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Metahelios co founders (L) Yash Shah & (R)Charles Altuzarra Metahelios, a specialist in advanced camera technology for space, based in Glasgow is among 12 businesses announced as Ambassadors of the Start up Loans programme, part of the British Business Bank. The programme has delivered more than £63m of loans to 6,900 Scottish start-ups, at an
The AI Standards Hub is bolstering the UK’s position in the AI race, with key respondents recognising it as global top player in standards development, according to an Oxford Information Labs report. Nearly 70 per cent of participants confirmed that the Hub has empowered the UK AI community to influence and participate in setting standards,
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TechWM, the not-for-profit organisation behind Birmingham Tech Week and the voice of the West Midlands tech sector, has announced it will invest £1 million into the region’s tech ecosystem over the next 12 months, in order to build on the hugely positive momentum already achieved in the sector. The announcement follows new figures from Dealroom
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Nearly half of the country’s SMEs could be missing out on millions of pounds of revenue because they struggle to make sales and convert leads into customers, according to a nationwide business survey. UK digital marketing agency JDR Group, which specialises in working with SMEs, says 42% of 600 firms it surveyed recently spoke of
(L) United Wines On Trade Key Account Manager Matthew Fitzpatrick & (R) Digital Marketing Executive Chloe Wright Local beer enthusiasts have good reason to celebrate following the news that local drinks company United Wines is launching Spain’s best selling draught lager Cruzcampo in Northern Ireland. Described as a ‘well-balanced’ lager (4.4% ABV), Cruzcampo originated in
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