Leicestershire

Loughborough's Brush Transformers to open Chinese factory

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A well-known engineering firm is to set up a £1m factory in China as part of a bid to boost overseas sales.

Brush Transformers, of Loughborough, says the Beijing plant, which will supply electrical transformers to the country's mining industry, should open early...

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Loughborough firm named UK's 26th best university spin-out

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A hi-tech Loughborough firm has been named the 26th best UK company to be spun out of a university. Phase Vision has designed a hi-tech measuring...

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Top Leicester restaurant's tenancy is surrendered

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A new operator for one of Leicester's best-known restaurants is being sought. Watson's, in Upper Brown Street, was closed suddenly in August last year...

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Leicestershire Xbox game maker opens Birmingham studio

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A multi-million-pound computer games business owned by Microsoft is set for major growth as it prepares to open a second office. Rare, which already...

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Preparations underway for hi-tech business festival

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Final preparations are under way for a major festival aimed at showcasing cutting-edge business ideas. The fourth annual iFestival launches on...

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Japanese ambassador to meet firms in Loughborough

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Businesses can find out about export opportunities with Japan at a Loughborough event. The Japanese ambassador for the UK, Shin Ebihara, will join...

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AstraZeneca: What now for staff?

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

When a major pharmaceutical plant closed in the Medicon Valley, in Scandinavia, a few years ago, former staff set up their own bioscience firms in the...

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Leicestershire's Sytner revs up record profit of £51m

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

The UK's second-biggest car dealership says it made a record profit last year and has seen strong demand over the past two months. Sytner, of Enderby,...

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Leicester tape firm eyes up move to new site

Mike Ayres, chief executive of Advance Tapes

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

An adhesive tape manufacturer is planning a move to a major new site in the county within the next two years to allow it to boost production by up to...

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