Leicestershire

Dunelm's shareholders vote for a £43m bonus

Friday, March 19, 2010

Shareholders of homeware chain Dunelm have voted overwhelmingly in favour of paying themselves a £43m bonus.

The thriving Syston company said 99.9% of investors approved the special dividend. It will see the founding Adderley family, which holds a 59% stake,...

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Leicester's Norman & Underwood wins £300,000 in restoration contracts

Jonathan Castleman, the managing director of Norman & Underwood is optimistic

Friday, March 19, 2010

A restoration firm is predicting a £1m turnover boost this year as it continues to win prestigious contracts to revamp historic buildings. Norman...

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Colourbank Carpets to open £2m Leicester warehouse

Colourbank Carpets, Cavendish Road, Leicester.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Jobs will be created as part of a £2m investment by a carpet and bed retailer in a new warehouse. Colourbank Carpets and Beds said the site,...

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Research into response to eco-cars is launched

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The organisation charged with developing carbon-reduction technology has launched three major research projects, worth £4.5m. The Energy...

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Firms get Japan trade help

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Businesses interested in exporting to Japan have met politicians and trade officials. An event at Holywell Park, at Loughborough University, included...

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Leicestershire's Wilson Vale wins £250,000 catering contract with Microsoft firm

Peter Cox, office and IT support manager at Rare, with Lee Carless, area manager for Wilson Vale

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A catering company has secured a contract worth £250,000 to provide a staff restaurant at a computer games business owned by Microsoft. Wilson...

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Leicestershire's dole queue shrinks

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Leicestershire's dole queue shrank last month, figures today revealed. The number of Jobseekers' Allowance claimants in the county fell by 47 to...

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Extra space for Leicestershire's Magna Parva

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A hi-tech firm is opening an office in Oxfordshire in a bid to win more business. Magna Parva, of Bardon, near Coalville, which is creating instrument...

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