Give & Gain Day: "A great chance to give back to the community"
Jamie Kerruish says today's national Give & Gain Day is a great chance to give back to the community.
Up to 500 workers from Boots are restoring a forest area in Nottingham.
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Evacuation of Nottingham road following explosion
Fire services have today evacuated a road in Nottingham following a small explosion after two chemicals were mixed accidentally.
The incident happened today (April 9) on Mansfield Road, Sherwood, inside a Boots Chemist.
A fire officer said that two chemicals were being mixed together in the store, they reacted, heated up and there was a small explosion.
The store and vicinity has been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
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Mansfield Road in Nottingham evacuated
Mansfield Road in Sherwood, Nottingham, has been evacuated by fire crews who are currently attending a chemical incident.
Fire crews were called to Boots Chemist after two chemicals were mixed together by mistake.
The area has been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Boots confirm jobs to go at Nottingham factory
Boots have confirmed that 200 jobs will go at their Nottingham BCM factory over the next two years.
– Alex Gourlay, Chief Executive, Health & Beauty Division, Alliance BootsBy modernising and improving the efficiency of our Nottingham factory, we strengthen its position for the future and make it more suited to support the increasing global footprint of our product brands. It is an important step in our continued efforts to keep contract manufacturing in the UK, despite the ongoing challenges that the industry faces.”
Boots to cut 200 jobs
Nottingham-based Boots has announced 200 jobs will go over the next two years as part of a reorganisation programme.
Boots chief operating officer talks about Walgreens partnership
Simon Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, talks about partnership with Walgreens, the largest pharmacy chain in the US. He says today's announcement is about growth and there won't be any job losses
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Boots sell nearly 50% of business
The Nottingham based pharmaceutical, Boots, has signed a deal worth $6.7 billion with the largest drug store chain in the US.
The deal means that the US company, Walgreens, will gain a 45% stake in the British company with the option of total control by 2015.
Boots have sold the 45% stake so that they can become the first global pharmacy business with 11,000 stores in 12 countries.
The British retailer currently employs around 75,000 staff in the UK. They have also said that they are committed to keeping their current support offices across Europe as well as their operational hub in Nottingham.
The stores will continue to operate under their existing brands and the companies have said they have no plans to make any redundancies because the two businesses complement each other.