DEALS & MERGERS


Banking group’s university partnership is celebrated


Mary Gharmount


FC Cartons relocates its operations


An East Midlands-based business providing specialist carton finishing solutions has plenty of room to expand after relocating to a purpose-designed unit. FC Cartons, which was advised


on the deal by Chamber member Nelsons Solicitors, has taken a ten- year lease on the premises at Langham Park Industrial Estate, in Castle Donington. Mary Gharmount, Associate and


Commercial Property Solicitor at Nelsons, said: “There were challenges relating to works that needed to be done to the property before FC Cartons could relocate. The landlord agreed to put right £30,000 worth of work in the first three months of the lease so that our client did not take on the burden and cost of these works. “We’re really pleased to assist


FC Cartons with its latest expansion plans.”


One of Central Joinery’s recent bespoke manufacturing projects


A partnership with a major banking group which has seen more than £680,000 invested in opportunities for Nottingham Trent students has been celebrated. Nottingham Trent University


joined the Santander Universities UK partnership five years ago and has benefited from various projects. Professor Edward Peck, Vice-


Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University, said: “Our relationship with Santander Universities is very important and I am proud to have seen it develop so that the university can now firmly call itself one of Santander’s strongest partners. This relationship enables us to provide a wealth of opportunities to our students and staff year-on-year which would often otherwise not be available to them. It also makes a real difference to the communities, both locally and internationally, whom they serve.” Since partnering with Santander


in 2012/13, Nottingham Trent has received £570,000 from the Santander Universities UK fund to help provide opportunities to students. The internship programme alone has supported 307 NTU


Professor Edward Peck, centre, talking to students who have benefited from the Santander partnership


‘Our relationship with Santander Universities is very important and I am proud to have seen it develop’


students with many others helped across a range of areas. Santander Universities has announced further funding for 2017/18 for partner UK universities totalling over £10.1m. This will be


used to nurture enterprise and entrepreneurship, supporting particular student groups through the Student Impact Fund and allow the continued success of the SME internship scheme.


Charles Conroy


New company hails transatlantic team


A new transatlantic partnership is to deliver efficiency and environmental benefits to power station operators by utilising the latest computer modelling techniques. A joint venture between the


Taking steps towards success


An East Midlands-based staircase manufacturer has partnered with Allied Irish Bank (GB) (AIB (GB)) to takes its next steps to growth. Founded by Neil Bark with two employees in 1993,


Central Joinery, of Swadlincote, now has over 50 staff, a multi-million pound annual turnover and operates from a 22,000sq ft state-of-the-art production facility at Cadley Hill Industrial Estate. Working with some of the country's leading house builders and merchants, Central Joinery has received


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several awards for its extensive range of both traditional and contemporary staircases. Neil said: “Central Joinery has grown steadily since


1993 by focusing on customer service and adapting to changing market conditions and trends. The future is looking very positive with Government targets for new build volumes increasing and having a proactive bank such as AIB (GB) in our arsenal to help us develop our future vision is very important to our business. We are excited about our next stage of development.”


Derbyshire-based Greenbank Group, Nitec Energy Services in Canada and US consultancy Reaction Analytic Solutions Corp has seen the creation of a new company, Ammegen Ltd. Charles Conroy, Greenbank


Managing Director, said: “We’re delighted at this exciting opportunity that sees three companies come together in uniting their strengths.” Greenbank already provides a


wide range of products and engineering solutions for plants in the USA, Europe, South East Asia and the Far East.


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