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Legal Business News - ELMO s acquisition of the platform will provide them with complementary technology, allowing them to cross-sell to a larger customer base and accelerate their mid-market expansion in the UK.Webexpenses is headquartered in the UK and is a high growth, cloud-based expense management solution. It has a large and growing customer base with primary operations in the UK and Australia.

Finance Business News - Healthy Investment, the historic Greater Manchester-based provider of savings and investments, has been accepted as a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Investment PRI . The PRI is a set of best practice guidelines drawn up at the instigation of the former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan.

Leisure Business News - Leisure centres in Stratford District are continuing to do as much as they can to keep people active despite the lockdown forcing them to close. The five leisure centres in the district in Stratford, Southam, Studley, Shipston and The Greig Leisure centre in Alcester have all had to shut down because of the national lockdown enforced at the start of the year.

Construction Business News - Caroline, who has been with the company for 18 years in various administrative and HR roles, will now oversee all of central services. The business has promoted her to the board, reporting to founders Dez Walker and Jon Sime as well as Managing Director Duncan Firth.

Energy Business News - In households across the UK, appliances are used every day to help us stay cool or warm, keep entertained and carry out tasks like washing and drying clothes. But with high usage of products comes the cost of higher energy bills. Here we look at the most energy inefficient appliances and how simple changes can help you reduce your energy consumption and bills.

Retail Business News - The Liverpool ONE Foundation has issued a final call for applications to its 2021 Children and Young People s Mental Health and Wellbeing funding programme. The process will offer up to 30,000 per application for successful charities in the Liverpool City Region.

Retail Business News - Distec, the specialist provider of industrial, medical, and digital signage technology solutions, has entered into a new partnership with Swedish start-up Starbit to bring its hi-tech retail solutions to the UK.

Property Business News - A major new mixed-use industrial development which is part of a 1billion plan to transform a Midlands town has been released to the market through award-winning Coventry commercial property specialist Bromwich Hardy.

Recruitment Business News - Claire Sofield has taken on the managing director role at Four Recruitment, the business she founded with brother Phil in 2008. Claire will now focus on the growth of the business whilst Phil, as operations director, will focus on training, development and day-to-day operations.

Technology Business News - Asset management software firm CoreRFID is expanding into the US after winning a contract from a leading American construction safety company.

Education Business News - A new subscription service for teachers and schools providing quality learning resources without the need for hours of planning has been launched by Gateshead based Unique Group.

Technology Business News - Healthcare technology company Tover has today announced the launch of Tovertafel 2, a pioneering cognitive stimulation system proven to improve wellbeing and quality of life in those living with cognitive challenges such as dementia or learning disabilities.

Leisure Business News - Over 23 million could be invested in two Warwickshire towns to revitalise their town centres and protect jobs. Nuneaton and Leamington are among 57 towns and cities in the UK to receive the proposed offers from the Government s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government MHCLG , having been shortlisted last year and asked to present detailed business cases.

Technology Business News - SME manufacturers joining the Industry 4.0 revolution are driving up the demand for data science and software engineering skills, according to Made Smarter, the movement helping businesses grow through technology adoption.

Health Business News - Did you know that 61 of employed adults state that money is the factor that causes them the most stress A number of studies have demonstrated the cyclical link between financial worries and mental health problems. It really can be a vicious cycle. Financial problems could adversely impact mental health.

Construction Business News - Building contractor Pave Aways is opening a second office in Wales to support the growth of its work in Mid Wales. The firm is adding a new base in Newtown to its Welsh headquarters in Wrexham to underpin its increasing presence in the region.

Finance Business News - A leading business organisation in Coventry and Warwickshire says the Government s stricter Prompt Payment Code PPC could be a lifeline to smaller firms struggling with cashflow. The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the reforms to PPC designed to ensure that suppliers are paid on time including slashing the time to pay an invoice to 30 days.

Charity Business News - HYPE Merseyside, is inviting children of all ages to join the free football skills sessions which are being broadcast live twice daily via its Facebook page, HYPEMerseyside.

Education Business News - A day nursery located on the outskirts of Abergele in Conwy has been put on the market. Abacus Day Nursery Sales, a specialist division of Blacks Business Brokers, is marketing the former St George Private Date Nursery with an asking price of 49,950 to take over the lease on the premises and the assets of the business, plus annual rent of 40,000.

Construction Business News - A forward-thinking events and exhibitions business near Stratford-upon-Avon has reinvented itself into providing visitor pods for care homes across the UK. Showplace in Clifford Chambers, which was established in 1987, has built a world-wide reputation for providing modular stands, structures and trailers for exhibitions from Barcelona to Birmingham.