XPO Logistics announced yesterday morning at 8.00 a.m. that House of Fraser will be closing down, not only 31 of their stores but also, as a result, the Distribution Warehouse which is run by XPO on their behalf in Milton Keynes.

The plan is to move the work currently undertaken in Milton Keynes to the other site, run by XPO in Wellingborough, which also handles a mix of stores goods and internet stock.

There are approximately 325 personnel directly employed on site, as well as at least a 100 agency workers.

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Sneeboer Manufacturing is internationally known for its highest quality, stainless-steel, hand-forged garden tools enjoyed by discerning gardeners. The family business was set up in 1913 and with the help of Ingenico, Sneeboer tools are now for sale in no less than 179 countries around the globe.

Browne Jacobson’s corporate team has advised on another InsurTech venture capital deal – assisting crowd insurance pioneer Laka on its £1.1m (US $1.5m) seed round.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s 13th President has announced the strategic direction “Creating Partnership Platform to Drive Inclusive Growth” with four agendas: Transform, Strengthen, Enhance, and Grow with quality aiming at promoting market quality, improving market accessibility, building capital market infrastructures as well as removing obstacles and streamlining processes for the whole capital market, reinforcing SET’s vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for Everyone.”

Accuity, the leading provider of financial crime compliance, payments and counterparty know-your-customer (KYC) solutions, today announced its new vessel monitoring capability, Firco Trade Compliance Ship Enforcement Alerts (SEA), which will further enhance its market leading screening solution. Firco Trade Compliance SEA will allow organisations involved in trade finance to track shipping vessels in real-time to ensure they are not in breach of international sanctions.

Introduction

UK Government research published in December 2017 showed that there are around 5.7 million Small and Medium Sized enterprises, employing less than 250 people. 5.5 million of these businesses employ less than 10.

UK SME’s turned over £19 trillion in 2017, 51% of all private sector turnover. The sector is dynamic, innovative and growing, and vital to the health of the economy.