Shares in the Pendragon car dealership group dropped almost 7 per cent after one of three bidders interested in buying the business decided to pull out of the running. Nottingham-based Pendragon said Sweden’s Hedin Mobility Group and Leicester-based PAG International – which owns the prestige Sytner dealership brand – had …
Read More »Nottingham’s Warhammer to have its own Royal Mail commemorative stamps
Official Royal Mail stamps are set to be released marking the 40 th anniversary of the Warhammer games franchise. The brand is part of Nottingham miniatures, books and games business games Workshop which has seen sales in recent years and talk of growing its big screen spin-offs. The Royal Mail …
Read More »East Midlands Airport cargo shipments up more than 25% on pre-pandemic levels
Britain’s aviation minister has heard how East Midlands Airport is forecasting another record-breaking year for air cargo thanks to online shopping and the current challenges of moving goods by sea. Robert Courts MP visited the Castle Donington cargo operation at the busiest time of year in the run-up to Christmas. …
Read More »Ridgway Machines takes warehouse at Meridian Business Park to meet growing orders
Industrial machinery manufacturer Ridgway Machines has taken a 42,500 sq ft warehouse on the outskirts of Leicester. The engineering company, which is based in Leicester, has taken a unit at Meridian Business Park, close to junction 21 of the M1 on the southern side of the city. It needed the …
Read More »East Midlands Airport becomes “only UK airport” served by a direct cargo flight from China during lockdown
Management at East Midlands Airport say they have become the only UK airport to be served by a direct cargo flight from China during the lockdown. The new weekly link, launched by DHL Express from Hong Kong, is in response to growing demand for trade from Asia as markets start …
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