Profits at Leicestershire headquartered homewares giant Dunelm dropped by a sixth in the second half of last year, partly due to inflationary pressures. The business reported pre-tax profits of £117.4 million for the half year, down from £140.8 million a year before. That came despite its sales rising 5 per cent to £835 for the […]
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Dr Ollie Folayan MBE (L) and Dr Roy Bitrus (R), co-chairs of AFBE-UK Scotland Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has appointed two new co-chairs. Dr Awai Collins-Harrison becomes AFBE-UK England’s co-chair alongside national chair, Dr Nike Folayan, while Dr Roy Bitrus becomes AFBE-UK Scotland’s co-chair alongside chair, Dr Ollie Folayan. AFBE-UK supports young people, particularly
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Norman Soutar (L) and Jane Stewart (R) Leading figures from the world of food and business have joined one of the UK’s biggest ingredients firms to help it achieve the next stage of its growth plans. Norman Soutar and Jane Stewart join the team at Macphie Ltd as Non-Executive Directors, bringing with them a wealth
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E-bike and e-scooter firm Beryl has secured £2m to develop a new factory in Dorset. The firm, which operates hire schemes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, is looking to begin work on the manufacturing hub in Poole later this year. It added that its plans, which have received the boost from Midlands-based finance firm Frontier
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Five Valleys shopping centre in Gloucestershire has appointed a new manager to oversee its final phases of redevelopment. Jack Simpson (pictured above) will head up the operations team at the complex in Stroud town centre, which developer Dransfield Properties has invested £30 million in regenerating. Cheltenham-based Mr Simpson, who has eight years experience of managing
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The Scottish Government has announced that hospitality businesses will be able to place tables and chairs outside their premises without a planning application. They have also backed the relaxation of planning rules for conversions of certain premises into some hospitality venues. Business leaders have welcomed the relaxation of the rules, which is likely to be
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Alex Brewster (L) & Scott Brewster (R) Resource management company, Brewster Brothers, has put forward new evidence of the growing confidence in recycled aggregates. Brewster Brothers operates one of the largest closed-loop wash plants in the UK. Over the past four years, the company has diverted over 1 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation
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Total Fitness returned to the black for the first time since 2015 during its latest financial year after its turnover returned to near pre-pandemic levels. The Cheshire-headquartered gym group has reported a pre-tax profit of £961,000 for the 12 months to June 30, 2022, up from the £8.5m loss it posted in the prior 18
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One of the North East’s largest construction firms is in severe financial difficulties that have put a question mark over its future. Gateshead firm Tolent is a £200m business which employs around 450 people. The company has been involved in some of the region’s largest recent building projects, including Hadrian’s Tower in Newcastle, the Milburngate
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Scottish start-up Manus Neurodynamica is developing real solutions to conditions that – despite the advance of modern medicine – still require digital tools to further improve the standards of care. The company recently secured a loan from UMi Debt Finance Scotland, funded through the Scottish Growth Scheme, along with a new equity investment, to launch
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