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East Midlands Top 500
14:55, 28 OCT 2021
First Shreddies came up with fart-filtering pants - now they've launched the flatulence absorbing duvet cover
Retail & High Street
Other spin-off products include undershorts, pyjamas and jeans and the flatulence cushion
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Big Interview: Next boss Simon Wolfson on being in the middle of a 'good news, bad news, good news sandwich'
Retail & High Street
‘We don’t think we’ll get to the stage where we can’t take orders – we will definitely be delivering orders’
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Energy boss explains how his company has managed to side-step gas price crisis
Energy
'The group is well positioned to continue in its business objectives despite the increased commodity markets'
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Next Plc says Christmas deliveries could be hit by HGV driver and warehouse staff shortages
Retail & High Street
'Without the contribution of overseas workers to assist with these peaks, we suspect customer deliveries may take longer'
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Amazon needs to fill 1,500 roles across the East Midlands this Christmas – and this is where they are
Retail & High Street
Nationally the business said it needs to hire 20,000 Christmas workers this year
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Green investment fund started by Al Gore takes £440m stake in Ƶ's Octopus Energy
Energy
Deal values Ƶ’s fifth biggest energy company at up to £3.37 billion
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Rolls-Royce strikes 1.7bn euro deal to sell off its Spanish ITP Aero engines business
Aerospace
Ƶ engines giant is offloading hundreds of millions of pounds of assets to boost its finances
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Octopus Energy takes on 580,000 Avro customers after energy provider goes under
Energy
Avro is one of a series of failures in the energy market, sparked by a massive spike in gas prices in recent weeks
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Design Espresso launches new coffee machine - and charity partnership - at London Caffé Culture Show
Food and Drink
Coffee machine manufacturer has taken on the challenge of raising awareness of mental health
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Excitement building for the 2021 LeicestershireLive Business Executive of the Year Awards
LeicestershireLive Business Executive of the Year Awards
The last non-executive of the year award went to well-known Leicester business consultant Ian Guyler
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Acquisitions propel Mattioli Woods towards £100m revenues and £15bn of assets under management
Finance
'The market capital of Mattioli Woods right now is £402 million – when we floated in 2005 we were worth about £20 million'
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New name for Barnsdale Hall Hotel in Rutland following extensive refurbishment
Hotels
Ahead of post-Covid re-opening, management have revealed the new name, website and updated brand colours
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Derby County heads towards administration – and possibility of crushing 12-point penalty
Football League Championship
'This isn't the end of this football club, this is now the opportunity to get a person on board to revitalise that situation'
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Momentum grows for Great British Railways HQ to be built in the East Midlands
Transport
GBR is the new government body which will oversee running of Ƶ rail network and ticketing
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PICTURES: Business leaders celebrate at the 2020/21 LeicestershireLive Business Awards
Leicestershire Live Business Awards
Black tie evening was hosted by Olympian Gail Emms and TV presenter Mark Dolan at Leicester’s Maher Centre
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Andrew Bridge re-elected as managing partner at Fisher German
property news
Associate director Helena Tibbitts has also been invited to become a partner at the property consultancy
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And the 2020/2021 LeicestershireLive Business Awards winners are….
Mazars
Black tie event – postponed in 2020 – celebrates the most influential and successful businesses in the city and county
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The Access Group sees revenues jump 50% to £480m after making 18 acquisitions in a year
Company Results
'These results represent 16 straight years of uninterrupted profitable growth for the company'
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East Midlands’ growth eases but pressure on capacity builds at record pace
Economy
NatWest business survey suggests growth in manufacturing and service output slowing but new orders kept coming in
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Mattioli Woods and Champions (Ƶ) plc get behind Rothley 10k charity race for LOROS
Marketing
Over three years race has raised £300k-plus charities such as LOROS, Age Ƶ and Rainbows children’s hospice
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Big Interview: Samworth Brothers CEO on how one of Ƶ's biggest sandwich makers bounced back from lockdown
European Union
Business came through with “limited” job losses - even acquiring another sandwich brand during pandemic
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Pepsico investing £24m in Quavers crisps factory
Food and Drink
Walkers owner updating iconic factory in Lincoln
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EE Smith completes £15m contract to put 450 bathrooms in £9bn Battersea Power Station homes scheme
Construction
Landmark former coal-fired power station overlooking the Thames being transformed into luxury property development
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Family-run electric heater company Fischer Future Heat launches smart home car charging system
Energy
Bosses say the new smart charging system ensures vehicles are charged at the cheapest times to keep energy bills down
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