Up to an additional £66m of government funding has been awarded to the West Midlands in order to kick-start a series of ‘shovel ready’ schemes that can help drive the region’s post-Covid-19 recovery. The money, from the government’s Getting Building Fund, is in direct response to a list the region submitted two weeks ago of […]
Avonhurst today announced two new senior appointments, further cementing the rapid growth that has characterised its first year. Carolyn Conner is a specialist in international financial restructuring who spent over 20 years at magic circle firm Allen & Overy, 13 as partner. Experienced private equity specialist Raymond McKeeve is currently president and chief operating officer […]
The BRC and Opinium have been working together to track consumer behaviours and their sentiment towards coronavirus. This research has run weekly since 1st May 2020, with the latest survey taking place between 26-29 June 2020. Public perceptions of retail staff has improved since the pandemic began. 35% saying their views of retail staff has […]
Unity Trust Bank has appointed Mark Clayton as its new chief operating officer, to lead Unity’s customer proposition and support growth. Mark joins Unity Trust Bank after 23 years at HSBC, having held a number of senior roles. Most recently, Mark was head of premier distribution where he led the strategic growth of the retail […]
Cisco has launched a new financing programme to help SMEs purchase its products at 0% interest and with no upfront costs, at a fixed 3-year monthly payment term. SMEs will be able to purchase hardware, software solutions as well as services under the programme. The launch of the programme comes as the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
New research by the IFB Research Foundation sheds fresh insights into UK family business. Compiled by RepGraph, the new report The Largest Family Businesses in the UK analyses the largest UK family-owned firms. The analysis found that 1 in 5 of the largest businesses in the UK are family owned. Of the 1,551 largest companies […]
Aldermore, the specialist lender, has provided a £5m, 10 year, interest only Commercial Residential Investment refinance facility to Quintain Alto Residential Limited – a subsidiary of Quintain, which owns 13 apartments in Wembley Park’s Alto building, a development completed in 2017. The apartments are privately let and managed by Wembley Park Residential, Quintain’s private sales […]
A leading provider of specialist mobility equipment for elderly and physically disabled people, has been able to secure all the jobs of its 36 staff during the coronavirus shutdown, after securing a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) from Lloyds Bank. Stafford-based Easy Living Mobility is one of the UK’s largest retailers of innovative mobility […]
Specialist SME lender Paragon Bank has continued its support for UK companies impacted by coronavirus, providing a £250,000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) to Southampton-based printing firm Indigo Press. The CBILS loan has enabled the business to trade through Covid-19 as it had to continue to pay trade suppliers, even though turnover was significantly impacted. […]
Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR), the independent body established to implement the £775m Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) State Aid Alternative Remedies Package, today announces the resignation of Godfrey Cromwell as executive chair and the future appointment of Richard Anderson (currently a non-executive director of BCR) as non-executive chair. Godfrey Cromwell will be leaving BCR […]
