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Poundland owner to buy up to 71 Wilko stores – and offer jobs to workers facing redundancy
Insolvency and Administration
PwC said around 3,200 Wilko staff currently work across Wilko sites that are being acquired by Poundland owner and B&M
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FRP acquires indie Sheffield insolvency specialist Wilson Field Group
Deals
It is the seventh acquisition since FRP launched on the London Stock Exchange in 2020
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Cornwall geothermal projects secure Government contracts
Energy
Meanwhile South West solar project have also been given a boost
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DT LPG Technology set for growth after five-figure investment from NEL Fund Managers
Deals
The County Durham company is expecting to add at least five new recruits to its existing team of 15 engineers
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777 Partners: Everything you need to know about Everton FC's new owner after Farhad Moshiri agrees to sell
North West
Everton had been in talks with 777 Partners earlier this year before breaking off to enter into an exclusivity agreement with MSP
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Dorset-based precision manufacturing firm completes disposal of HireTech
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Venture Precision Engineering Group sold the Watford-based manufacturer to American Sanders
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End for Wilko as administrators confirm closure of all stores and loss of thousands of jobs
Retail & High Street
Wilko brand – and more than 400 stores – will now most probably disappear from the º£½ÇÊÓƵ high street
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North East deals of the week: key contracts, investments and acquisitions
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Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Wetherspoon, Impress Group, Lloyd Motor Group and Nissan
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Savoy Timber Holdings seals £10m acquisition of North West firm
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The deal follows the retirement of George Cornwell, managing director of Savoy Holdings
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Hays Travel acquires franchise partner Just Go Travel in undisclosed deal
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The North East company has swooped for 45 of its 46 shops across the North West and North Wales
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Dorset training provider acquired by Knovia Group
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Paragon Skills is an Ofsted-rated ‘Good’, national apprenticeship provider
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Bibby Stockholm owner receives £20m in Government funding to build new vessel
North West
The new vessel will be the first for Bibby Marine in five years.
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Newcastle University secures £1.3m funding to lead regional battery skills initiative
Technology
The Faraday Battery Challenge (FBC) has appointed Newcastle University to receive the funding
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Union now fears all 12,500 jobs to go at Wilko and all 400 shops to shut
Insolvency and Administration
GMB union said they had been told today that branches would start going in October
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Victoria's Secret, Greggs and Clogau to open at Bristol shopping centre
Retail
A restaurant chain is also expanding its outlet at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway
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Bid by HMV owner to save up to 200 Wilko stores collapses
Insolvency and Administration
So far more than 1,300 Wilko redundancies have been announced
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St Austell Brewery strengthens pub estate with new acquisition
Deals
Bosses at the South West brewer and pub company said it's "committed" to developing the quality and size of its West country pub estate
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Gloucestershire technology company Pennant secures 'strategic' partnership
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The AIM-listed aviation specialist is based in Cheltenham
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Property consultancy Bruton Knowles’ Plymouth office acquired
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Sanderson Weatherall, a group of commercial property agents and chartered surveyors, has moved to strengthen its South West service
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Acquisition of mixed-use office in Bath completed in £11.5m deal
Offices
AEW º£½ÇÊÓƵ REIT invests in º£½ÇÊÓƵ commercial property asset
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TalkTalk agrees £75m funding boost with investment giant KKR
North West
KKR is one of the main investors in Gary Neville's £400m St Michael's scheme in Manchester city centre
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Firm behind Chemist4U secures £12m investment from Pitalia Capital
North West
Chemist4U plans to increase its workforce from 120 to 150 in the next 18 months
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Impress Group eyes growth as buy-out paves the way for founders' retirements
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The 26 year-old business has been acquired by commercial director Jason Young with the backing of investor Ben Suquet
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Haines Watts London accountants sold to Cooper Parry
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Expansion takes total Cooper Parry headcount to 1,150
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