Managing Director

Economy Entrepreneurship News 

COST SURGE AND MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS DRIVE SHARP DROP IN UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

April 1, 2026 NewsDesk Anna Leach, business investment UK, Chief Economist, corporate sentiment UK, corporate strategy UK, economic uncertainty UK, geopolitical risk economy, Institute of Directors, Institute of Directors index, labour market UK, Managing Director, rising business costs UK, Sachin Agrawal, supply chain disruption UK, UK business confidence, UK economic outlook, UK growth outlook, UK inflation pressures, UK manufacturing sector impact, Zoho UK, Zoho UK analysis

Business confidence in the UK economy has fallen to its weakest level on record, as rising costs and geopolitical instability

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Legacy Business Mergers and Acquisitions 

WATERSHEDS ADVISES ON SUCCESSION SALE OF CENTURY-OLD ENGINEERING BUSINESS

February 10, 2026 NewsDesk business exit strategy, business succession planning, corporate finance advisory, corporate finance UK, East Midlands manufacturing, electric motor specialists, engineering acquisitions, engineering business sale, family business succession, industrial engineering UK, James Owen, Managing Director, manufacturing services UK, Partner, private company M&A, regional engineering firms, trade sale advisory, UK industrial sector, Watersheds Robert Shoebridge, WH Shoebridge & Sons Ltd

A century-old engineering business serving industrial customers across the East Midlands has secured its long-term future following a trade sale

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Drinks Food Hospitality 

URBAN PUBS & BARS STEPS UP LONDON EXPANSION WITH FIVE VENUE ACQUISITIONS

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 NewsDesk Brunning & Price sites, Chris Hill, food and drink sector London, hospitality acquisitions UK, hospitality growth UK, hospitality investment, independent pub operators, London bar acquisitions, London hospitality market, London pub group, Managing Director, neighbourhood pubs London, premium pubs London, pub group expansion, pub sector consolidation, UK pub industry, Urban Pubs & Bars

Urban Pubs & Bars has strengthened its position in the capital’s hospitality market with the acquisition of five premium venues

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Acquisitions Construction Mergers and Acquisitions News Property 

UK BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR SEES CONSOLIDATION AS CELNOR ACQUIRES RURAL SOLUTIONS

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 NewsDesk built environment consultancy, Celnor, Celnor Built Environment division, Celnor Group acquisition, CEO and Founder, countryside regeneration, estate masterplanning, Managing Director, national planning consultancy, regenerative land management, rural development UK, rural housing strategy, rural landscape architecture, rural planning and architecture, Rural Solutions, Rural Solutions Skipton, Simon Parrington, sustainable rural design, TICC sector UK, UK property development, William Fry

Celnor Expands Built Environment Division with Acquisition of Rural Solutions Celnor Group has expanded its footprint in the UK’s built

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Appointments Investment Private Equity 

CHAMPIONS (UK) PLANTS GLOBAL AMBITIONS WITH NEW MANAGING PARTNER AMIR QURESHI

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 NewsDesk Amir Qureshi, board appointments, board effectiveness, board governance, business growth strategy, C-suite advisory, Champions (UK) plc, corporate governance UK, executive search, fractional leadership, governance transformation, interim executives, investor advisory services, leadership advisory, leadership transformation, Managing Director, Managing Partner, Matthew Hayes, non-executive directors, private equity leadership, The NED Advisor & Board Champions

Champions (UK) plc has appointed seasoned international executive Amir Qureshi as Managing Partner to lead two of its strategic leadership

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Charity News Retail 

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HITS SHOP WORKERS AS ABUSE AND SHOPLIFTING SURGE

November 7, 2025 NewsDesk bp Anthony Houghton, British Retail Consortium, British Retail Consortium Karen O’Rourke, Chief Executive, Chris Brook-Carter, christmas shopping behaviour, Conwy, customer service respect, Dundee) Stephanie (retail worker, Group CEO, H&M UKIE Jo Hayward, Holland & Barrett Bruce Findlay, kindness campaign, Landsec Michael (former store manager, London, Managing Director, Mobility & Convenience Retail, Oxford Street), respect retail campaign, Retail, retail abuse, retail crime uk, retail industry news, retail staff mental health, retail staff wellbeing, retail trust, Retail Trust Helen Dickinson, retail violence, shop worker safety, shoplifting crisis uk, UK, uk retail workers, Vice President, Wales) Nicola (former retail worker

SHOP STAFF FACE DAILY ABUSE AS CHARITY CALLS FOR RESPECT ON THE HIGH STREET Retail workers across Britain are facing

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Banking Finance Food Funding News 

TOP CATERING BUTCHER RELOCATES TO NEW PREMISES IN HERTFORDSHIRE WITH SUPPORT FROM HSBC UK

October 24, 2025 NewsDesk British butchery, business growth UK, business relocation, catering butcher, Christian Raggio, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, commercial banking support, Craig Wallace, food industry innovation, food supply chain, Hertfordshire business, HSBC UK, hybrid protein products, IMS of Smithfield, Managing Director, meat industry investment, sustainable meat production, UK hospitality suppliers

IMS of Smithfield Expands Operations with New Hertfordshire Facility Backed by HSBC UK One of London’s best-known catering butchers, IMS

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Construction Property 

VANGUARD TO OPEN MAIDENHEAD STORAGE HUB WITH HISTORIC AIRCRAFT DISPLAY

September 10, 2025 NewsDesk de Havilland Vampire aircraft, England, historical centrepiece, Maidenhead, Managing Director, Norreys Drive, sustainability, Vanguard Self Storage, Will McCullagh

Vanguard Self Storage has secured planning permission to convert a vacant office building in Maidenhead into its latest branch, marking

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Appointments Finance 

MILLBROOK BUSINESS FINANCE HIRES SALLY CHESTERTON AS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR TO DRIVE SCALABLE GROWTH

July 29, 2025 NewsDesk asset finance, business loans, Chesterton, commercial property finance, Growth Guarantee Scheme lending, InterBay Asset Finance, Justin Amos, Love Finance Limited, Managing Director, Metro Bank Asset Finance, Millbrook Business Finance, Northampton, property finance, Sales and Operations Director, Shawbrook Bank

New appointment signals ambitious expansion plans in commercial property finance for fast-growing lender Millbrook Business Finance has appointed seasoned industry

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Drinks Food News Property 

THE SUN SHINES AGAIN: URBAN PUBS AND BARS UNVEILS £1M REVAMP OF CAMBERWELL FAVOURITE

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 NewsDesk birthdays, Camberwell Green, casual parties, Chris Hill, flagship location, independent pubs, local events, London, Loughborough Junction, Managing Director, pub, refurbishment, The Parlour, The Sun of Camberwell, Urban Pubs and Bars

Reopening marks major investment in food, garden space, and community hospitality Urban Pubs and Bars, the capital’s largest independent pub

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