Business News

Daily news and press releases from members, guest writers and the B4 team.

Property Professional Services, Residential Property | London, Oxfordshire

A new lifestyle awaits London leavers at Wilton Park

B4 NewsdeskMon 29th Mar 20213 min

The past year has seen a huge shift in the priorities of London homebuyers, as nearly 74,000 Londoners have chosen to wave goodbye to the bright lights of city life in favour of a quieter, rural yet still commutable location[1]. Offering a unique opportunity for London leavers looking to switch up their lifestyle and settle down in a commutable countryside home, Inland Homes’ refurbished collection of properties at Wilton Park in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, provide the perfect package.

Property | Oxfordshire

Storey Homes Secures £23.6 Million Funding

B4 NewsdeskMon 29th Mar 20212 min

Buckinghamshire based residential developer Storey Homes has secured a £23.6 million funding facility for a new site at Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. Following an introduction by Peritus Corporate Finance, the multi-million-pound injection was raised with Paragon Development Finance, a specialist lender who were able to offer a revolving facility, specifically tailored to the scheme. A significant […]

Charities, Community Building, Health, Manufacturing | National

Toyota Announces Charity Partnership with the Motor Neurone Disease Association

B4 NewsdeskMon 29th Mar 20212 min

Toyota (GB) and Toyota Financial Services announce that the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association will be their new corporate charity partner.

Business as a Force for Good, Community Building, EDI, Leadership, Recruitment | Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire Community Foundation opens search for Chair

Oxfordshire Community FoundationMon 29th Mar 20213 min

Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) is seeking a Chair with the enthusiasm and ability to enable the foundation to succeed in reaching the next stage of its development.

Accountants | Oxfordshire

Team player Stuart blows the whistle on a successful career

B4 NewsdeskMon 29th Mar 20214 min

Stuart Haigh, director at Whitley Stimpson, is retiring after more than 35 years in accountancy.

Office Refurbishment | National, Oxfordshire

Working through the crisis

B4 NewsdeskMon 29th Mar 20211 min

Days into the first lockdown COEL was commissioned to deliver a vital healthcare facility and the pace has not stopped since then.

Property | Oxfordshire

Our thoughts on the national model design code consultation

B4 NewsdeskFri 26th Mar 20212 min

These are certainly interesting times to be working in planning and urban design. The Government has great ambitions for overhauling key parts of the planning system, improving housing delivery and raising the standard of design across the country.

Education, IT Services, Technology, Training | National, Oxfordshire

Remote work has intensified data protection challenges facing two-thirds of UK...

B4 NewsdeskThu 25th Mar 20213 min

Global market report reveals struggle to protect the explosion of Office 365 data

Education, Health | National, Oxfordshire

Children in the South East Are Spending an Additional Four Hours...

B4 NewsdeskThu 25th Mar 20215 min

Research has revealed the impact that spending more time indoors has had on children in the South East.

Business Strategy, Finance, Technology | National, Oxfordshire

Xero to acquire e-invoicing technology provider Tickstar

B4 NewsdeskThu 25th Mar 20212 min

Helping small businesses get paid faster using innovative cloud-based technology

Health, Workplace Wellbeing | National, Oxfordshire

Celebrate health & Fitness offers local businesses free employee mental and...

B4Thu 25th Mar 20213 min

At a time when it’s never been more important for businesses to support the mental and physical health of their employees, local Health, Wellness and Fitness company Celebrate Health & Fitness is offering Milton Keynes businesses access to free, no-obligation Health Checks, Fun To Get Fit classes and Mental Health Lunch and Learn sessions.

Education, Health, Workplace Wellbeing | Oxfordshire

Oxford Brookes Business School: Silent Mindfulness Online Day Retreat

Private: Oxford Brookes Business SchoolWed 24th Mar 20212 min

This online day retreat is based on research on mindfulness and silence conducted by © Jeff Waistell of Oxford Brookes Business School.

Business Parks | Oxfordshire

Howbery Park’s position attracts power industry supplier

B4 NewsdeskTue 23rd Mar 20212 min

In moving onto Howbery Business Park recently, IPEC is planning ahead for a time when its clients from the international power industry can visit its characterful office in the former stables. Not only is Howbery attractive and easy-to-access, but it’s also well situated for IPEC to take clients to London to show them its monitoring […]

Solicitors | Oxfordshire

PENNINGTONS MANCHES COOPER ADVISES ON £18 MILLION MANAGEMENT BUYOUT

B4 NewsdeskTue 23rd Mar 20211 min

The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has acted for the founding shareholders of Pareto FM in the recent £18 million management buy-out of the Oxfordshire-based facilities management business. The management buy-out was backed by private equity firm NVM. Pareto was founded in 2014 with the aim to create the most service focused, customer centric, […]

Alistair Rumbelow, Dan Brown and Neil Cook

Office Refurbishment | Oxfordshire

Management buy-out signals exciting future for workspace design experts COEL

B4 NewsdeskTue 23rd Mar 20215 min

The future looks bright for employees at COEL – the region’s leading office design and fit-out specialists – following a management buy-out.

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