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New Wick Hill division to help vendors establish a pan-EMEA footprint
Bucks New University’s Bizfest to inspire budding entrepreneurs
More than 20 events hosted by industry professionals, funding advisers and entrepreneurs will feature during Buckinghamshire New University’s Bizfest 2015 – a month-long festival providing business and enterprise opportunities to students.
The annual event, which is taking place throughout November at the University in Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, will also have talks and activities open to the public ...
Surrey-based value-added distributor Wick Hill Group – which specialises in secure IP infrastructure solutions – has formed a new division, Wick Hill Select, to provide comprehensive market entry and growth support for vendors who are looking to establish a presence in or expand across EMEA ...
Bentley Berkshire first to adopt new corporate identity
Bentley Berkshire in Pangbourne has become the first of Bentley’s UK showrooms to implement the brand’s new corporate identity, following an extensive upgrade to the sales and aftersales centre.
QA unveils UK’s first-ever degree apprenticeships in IT
Award-winning IT apprenticeship provider QA Apprenticeships has launched the UK’s first work-based degree programmes for IT apprentices, offering young adults unrivalled progression routes from traineeship right through to degree within the digital sector.
Director Ben Pike said: “While building the IT apprenticeship market, we noticed that the accelerated growth of the UK technology sector has created demand for graduate- level skills within the workplace ...
Drawing inspiration from the British luxury marque’s rich 96-year heritage, as well as the best in modern luxury retailing, the template for the new design was first showcased with the opening of CW1 House – a flagship showroom concept at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe ...
CubanEight named Outstanding Mid-Sized Consultancy at CIPR PRide Awards
Fast-growing Oxfordshire PR agency CubanEight is celebrating being named Outstanding Mid-Sized Consultancy at the CIPR PRide awards. The agency was awarded the accolade in the Anglia, Thames and Chiltern category at a ceremony in Cambridge on October 1.
Penningtons Manches advises Bush & Company on sale
Penningtons Manches has advised on the sale of Bush & Company Rehabilitation, a leading UK provider of expert witness, immediate needs assessment and case management services, to NAHL Group plc. NAHL is the leading UK consumer marketing business focused on the UK legal services market.
NAHL has agreed to acquire all the issued share capital of Bush & Company for a total cash consideration of around £28.3 million on the basis that the business has free cash of at least £3.3m at completion ...
Now in its 12th year, the CIPR PRide awards are the most credible UK-wide awards in the public relations industry. They recognise and celebrate outstanding campaigns, PR professionals and teams across nine UK regions ...
BCMS outperforms SME M&A sector with a record 25 deals over the summer
Small business owners are selling up at record levels as multinational corporations and investors ramp up their search for high- quality acquisitions, reports specialist SME adviser BCMS.
While Thomson Reuters reports a global 11% year-on-year rise in SME acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions specialist BCMS has posted a 21.8% annual increase for 2015, and has sold a record 25 SMEs in the past three months alone. This cements BCMS’ position as the world’s leading sell- side adviser to privately-owned companies by deal volume ...
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Macbeth escalates growth with new appointments
Macbeth is on track to secure its name as one of the Thames Valley’s fastest-growing chartered insurance brokers following a series of new team appointments.
The firm, which also comprises a leading financial services offering, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Theo Pastuch as client director.
Joining from Lorica, Pastuch brings with him over 30 years’ corporate experience looking after the insurance needs of large businesses throughout the UK. His role at Macbeth will see him further developing the firm’s proposition for its rapidly-expanding corporate client-base ...
Kosei Pharma UK expands operations at Slough Trading Estate
SEGRO plc has announced that Kosei Pharma UK (Kosei), the leading distributor of pharmaceutical products in the Japanese market, has expanded its UK operations by taking an additional 13,010 sq ft warehouse on the Slough Trading Estate.
Kosei landed at the Slough Trading Estate in 2010 and now occupies over 23,000 sq ft across two properties and employs more than 140 people ...
Whitley Stimpson advises on changes in company car benefits
Benefits around the use of company cars for employees and companies may need to be re-assessed as a result of Volkswagen’s admitting it manipulated the results of diesel emissions tests. This warning comes from Stuart Haigh, director of accountants Whitley Stimpson.
Company benefits are calculated on the list price of cars and the CO2 emissions of the car, with a 3% supplement on diesel cars. Haigh said: “This could mean that as far as VW cars are concerned this may increase pending any revised CO2 emissions figures as a result of the future investigations by the US and German authorities ...
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – NOVEMBER 2015
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