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network NEWS UPDATE


BUSINESS APRIL 2018


4 MEMBER NEWS Housing provider is ‘one to watch’


18 APPOINTMENTS Flint Bishop welcomes new management board


20 DEALS & MERGERS HMP Leicester supports industry training


21 STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS Marketing agency celebrates apprentices


22 CHAMBER NEWS Chamber research reveals increase in engagement with resource efficiency


INTERNATIONAL TRADE 32 Spotlight on: The Netherlands


POLITICS 34 Why Government must get the basics right


INTERVIEW 36 Juergen Maier, CEO, Siemens UK


FEATURES


40 LEGAL SERVICES Reviewing the pre Action Protocol


42 FOCUS FEATURE Diversity needed in manufacturing


47 GREEN BUSINESS The war against plastics


48 Managing your waste sustainably 36 53


TRAINING & EVENTS 50 Round-up of what’s on the calendar


BUSINESS SUPPORT


53 SKILLS PwC joins drive to boost women in technology


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54 INFORMATION Getting your Brexit preparations right


57 LEGAL How to conduct workplace investigations


58 DIGITAL GROWTH Why changes to Facebook may impact your business


60 FINANCE Take advantage of R&D tax relief


63 PROPERTY Regeneration plans for Leicester


64 MOTORING Nick Jones tests the Jaguar XF R-Sport


COMMENT


66 THE LAST WORD Chamber President Rob Mayo comments on the latest issues


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