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  • Friday May 18 2012

    Floor coverings group benefits from improving UK market

    HeadlamCOLESHILL-based floorcoverings group Headlam has seen a hike in its UK business in the first four months of the year.The company, Europe\'s leading floorcoverings distributor, said that in the period ...

  • Wednesday May 9 2012

    Enterprise centre model key to start-up success in Staffordshire

    From left: Kerry Millward, manager, Cannock Chase Enterprise Centre, Cllr Ben Adams, Staffordshire’s cabinet member for economic growth and enterprise and Neil Ramshaw, from NHR JoineryA FORMER Staffordshire colliery site which was transformed into a centre for start-up businesses is proving a key factor in the county’s economic development.Cannock Chase Enterprise Centre, whi...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    Lasan chief feasts on top award at BYPY

    BYPY 2012ONE of Birmingham’s leading restaurateurs has won the coveted title of Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2012.Aktar Islam, aged 32, is chef director at Lasan restaurant and Lasan eatery,...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    Ricardo optimistic although revenues remain flat

    Bugatti VeyronAUTOMOTIVE and engineering consultancy Ricardo is benefiting from the improving global car market, seeing orders ahead of the same period last year.The company, which has a major design facility in Le...

  • Friday May 18 2012

    M&B “on the front foot” as 200th Harvester opens

    M&B HarvesterBIRMINGHAM pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers has reported what it describes as resilient operating performance for the half year to April 7.And it says its business transformation program...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    Documotive and Fusion joined together

    dealsSUTTON Coldfield software firm Documotive has taken over rival Fusion Information Systems for an undisclosed sum.Documotive, which provides EDRM and process management solutions to the UK social housi...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    Restructuring and litigation boost Cobbetts figures

    Stephen Benson, senior partner, CobbettsLAW firm Cobbetts, which has an operation in Birmingham, has revealed an increase in turnover for the year to April 30.Its restructuring services and litigation teams performed especially well during ...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    Marston's cheered as growth strategy pays dividends

    Marston's/Pub/BeerWOLVERHAMPTON pubco Marston’s has seen its strategy to grow the business pay off with a 7.6% increase in interim group revenue to £342.1m (2011: £317.9m) and underlying pre-tax profit up 14.7% t...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    RSM Tenon "resilient" during period of change

    Chris Merry has been named CEO of RSM TenonACCOUNTANCY firm RSM Tenon today said the business "remains resilient in a challenging market" and that its cost savings programme is on track.The firm, which has offices in the Midlands including a l...

  • Thursday May 17 2012

    Coventry acquisition good news for Brammer

    BrammerBRAMMER has said that its sales and profits since the start of the year are "well ahead" of 2011, driven by last September\'s £27.6m acquisition of Coventry tool distributor Buck & Hickman.The firm sa...