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Estate agent group’s profits grow amid rising rent inflation
property news
The Property Franchise Group - whose brands include Martin and Co, Hunters and CJ Hole - said its lettings business had driven its ‘record’ results, amid a drop in property sales last year
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Inflation pressures easing on South West firms, NatWest study suggests
Economy
A survey of bosses across the region found business activity has continued to grow ‘modestly’
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Dorset firm REIDsteel says CBI misconduct claims were 'shocking' - and that it almost quit the organisation
CBI
The boss of Christchurch-based structural engineering business REIDsteel is a founding member of the CBI’s manufacturing council
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South West recruitment issues as firms say rising wages drive up prices
Employment
Bristol-based chamber Business West’s survey of more than 300 firms in the region found labour costs were the leading source of inflation
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Portland Port insists its ‘business as usual’ amid migrant barge controversy
Politics
The Dorset port has agreed to provide berthing space for a vessel on which the government is looking to house hundreds of asylum seekers
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Home office confirms plans to house asylum seekers on barge at Dorset's Portland Port
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The barge, called the Bibby Stockholm, will be berthed in Portland Port for at least 18 months
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Acquisition of Bournemouth's four-star Norfolk Royale Hotel completed
Hotels
The 95-bedroom hotel has undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment in recent years
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Lush relocates Bristol store to Cabot Circus shopping centre
Retail & High Street
The Dorset-based cosmetics brand is expanding into a bigger outlet in the city's retail quarter
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LV= losses deepen as insurer's savings and retirement profits halve
Company Results
Bosses at the Bournemouth-based mutual said the 180-year-old firm was 'not immune' to current economic challenges
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South West firms win multi-million pound lots on £4.5bn construction framework
Construction
Five companies with headquarters in the regions have secured a spot on the fifth generation of the Southern Construction Framework
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Gas company Perenco to investigate Poole Harbour oil leak
Environment
Approximately 200 barrels of reservoir fluid - consisting of 85% water and 15% oil - were released after the leak occurred at the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest onshore oil field in Dorset
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Tom Gozney - from ‘professional alcoholic’ to building $100m pizza oven business
Retail
The entrepreneur speaks to BusinessLive about how he overcame addiction and built Dorset-based pizza oven firm Gozney into a global brand
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South West business Budget predictions and wish lists ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech
The Budget
You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the Budget via our live blog which you can find on BusinessLive's home page
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‘Positive picture’ for South West firms as confidence hits one-year high
Economy
A NatWest survey of bosses across the region reported rising output, sales and employment
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Dorset port set for expansion after securing largest investment in its history
Logistics
Portland Port will use the funds to boost its capacity for cruise ships
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Telecoms equipment firm 4Com expands with fourth deal in 10 months
Deals
Bournemouth-based 4Com has made Shropshire-based Reach Digital Telecoms its latest acquisition
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PwC finds South West now second best place in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ for women in the workplace
International Women's Day
The region had been ranked as the best place in the country for women to work by the accounting firm for three consecutive years
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Women leaders at Dorset tech firm on how to thrive in 'male dominated' sector
International Women's Day
Three senior figures at Wimborne-based Talk Think Do have offered their advice to other women on how to pursue a career in the industry
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Online marketplace OnBuy ranked Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce firm
Retail
The Bournemouth-based business has reported a more than 3,000% rise in revenue since 2018
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Lush hits back at former CEO's firm in £216.8m shares sale row
Retail
The Dorset-based cosmetics firm criticised Silverwood Brands - that company says it will 'vigorously defend its position'
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2023 FSB South West Small Business Awards winners revealed
SMEs
Women’s urinal creators Peequal and the Devon Seaweed Company were among the firms to home prizes on the night
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South West firms secured almost half a billion in VC funding in 2022
Finance
A KPMG report found almost half of the businesses in the region that secured investment were based in Bristol
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£10m Poole apartment block completed by local housebuilder
Housing
Local firm AJC Group has finished building the rental scheme on the site of a former One Stop shop and a Motabitz car accessories store
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South West to be º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s third-fastest growing region, EY report finds
Economy
Research from the financial services giant has forecast two South West cities will be among the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s top cities for employment growth between 2024-26
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