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Thursfields Talk Legal: buying, selling or leasing commercial premises

Thursfields Talk Legal: buying, selling or leasing commercial premises

Top tips on how to go about buying, selling or leasing commercial premises will be the focus of a free Thursfields Solicitors webinar this week. The Zoom-based event from 10am on Wednesday (June 23) will start with a short vidcast from Stewart Coles (pictured above), an associate director of commercial property at Thursfields, who will then appear ‘live’ for a question and answer session. The...

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West Midlands welcomes the UK’s first 5G connected ‘Road Sensor Network’ targeting congestion

West Midlands welcomes the UK’s first 5G connected ‘Road Sensor Network’ targeting congestion

Transport bosses are harnessing the power of 5G technology to cut traffic congestion on some of the West Midlands' busiest roads. A congestion-busting network of 5G sensors will relay live traffic information to the regional control centre to enable swift action to be taken as queues build up  – perhaps diverting buses, implementing diversions and issuing instant warnings to motorists. The...

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Sales boost for RDM Group as carmakers switch to more local sourcing

Sales boost for RDM Group as carmakers switch to more local sourcing

A specialist automotive supplier has secured a string of new contracts to help it bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic. RDM Group, which provides electronic and software engineering, automotive wiring harnesses, CNC machining, carbon fibre and trim and upholstery, has seen sales rise past pre-lockdown levels after carmakers switched to sourcing more locally to reduce dependencies on long,...

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Crowe supports £112 million of Midlands deals

Crowe supports £112 million of Midlands deals

The Midlands office of national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm Crowe has supported 14 deals worth £112 million in the past 12 months. The corporate finance team led by partner Andy Kay (above), including associate director Chasz Coulsting and managers Jason Daft and Phoebe Turner, provides advice and transaction support services to management teams, owner-managed businesses and private...

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UK’s appetite for pizza sees leading oven supplier double the size of Redditch headquarters

UK’s appetite for pizza sees leading oven supplier double the size of Redditch headquarters

When you were taking a bite of your freshly delivered lockdown pizza over the last year, odds on it was baked in an oven supplied by a company in Redditch. The huge surge in demand for delivered pizza has now seen White’s Foodservice Equipment doubling the size of its premises, expanding into the unit next door, with the aid of Ben Truslove at commercial property agents John Truslove. Business...

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