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Dunelm's shareholders vote for a £43m bonus

Will Adderley

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

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

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

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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Coalville's Fleet Auction plans five-fold sales growth to £600m

Andrew Walker,  chief executive at Fleet Auction Group in Coalville.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A car auction firm is planning to boost turnover almost five-fold to £600m by opening three new sites across the country. Fleet Auction Group, of...

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Loughborough's Brush to expand generator production

Loughborough's Brush to expand generator production

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

One of the world's largest makers of electrical generators plans to expand production by two-thirds over the next four years. Brush Electrical...

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