2 Sisters Food Group has purchased the former S&A Foods site, just days after it had entered into discussions to acquire the East Midlands site that was owned by the Indian snack maker S&A, which fell into administration in October. 2 ...
Spencer Coatings Limited, the East Midlands-based industrial coatings manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of West Bromwich-based Protega Paints in a multi-million pound deal. The company enjoys a rich heritage in the industrial ...
Allied Bakeries has invested £31m in its Stevenage bakery, marking the completion of a £210m five-year programme across the Allied Bakeries portfolio. The bakery benefitted from the installation of a new bread line that is ...
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Serene Furnishings is gearing up for a busy New Year with a string of new designs set to be unveiled at the January Furniture Show and the eagerly anticipated launch of Serene Living. The leading bed supplier recently announced plans to ...
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Warren, the UK's leading independent cartonboard and graphical board and paper stockist, has announced that its new converting facility is now fully operational and at full capacity, with the potential to increase its capacity further with ...
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Serene Furnishings is continuing to enjoy unprecedented levels of growth, with year-on-year turnover up 15% on the previous financial year. Recognised as one of the country’s leading bed suppliers, Serene offers great variety in ...
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Connect Packaging has been trading for over 50 years, with a team of 80 staff and currently has a turnover in excess of £7m, and is also one of the biggest independent corrugated sheet plants. A spokesperson for CBS told Packaging ...
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Associated British Foods plc issued updates prior to entering the close period for its full year results, 52 weeks to 14 September 2013, which are scheduled to be announced on 5 November 2013. The group’s adjusted operating profit ...
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Cardboard box manufacturer Diamond Box has invested a total of £3m in new machinery for its site in West Bromwich. The equipment will enable the company increase its case making capacities by 50%, and help improve lead times for ...
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Allied Bakeries is on target to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of 10,000 loaves an hour, at Walthamstow in East London this summer. Allied Bakeries plans to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of ...
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As part of a major traffic route improvement scheme, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and environmental welfare with continued investment in LED lighting upgrades. Sandwell Council ...
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2 Sisters'dispute with workers at its West Midlands sites is now over and the strike planned for tomorrow(December 21)has been cancelled. Workers first voted to strike over pay,working conditions and an alleged culture of bullying and ...
EE has announced 17 further towns and cities it will be bringing 4G to in the New Year. The new locations to get access to the faster mobile network will be Bradford, Chelmsford, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Leicester, Luton, Newport, ...
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In a ballot today (December 7) by the union Unite, around 1,200 workers voted to stage three days of 24-hour strikes in a protest over pay, working conditions and a culture of alleged bullying. Andrew Hanson, head of ...
Around 1,200 workers at the 2 Sisters Food Group's sites in the West Midlands are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay and conditions and a culture of alleged bullying. 1,200 2 Sisters workers are deciding whether to ...
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