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Friday 6 November 2020

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Huge Manchester scheme set to advance

An application for 600 homes to built in Manchester, in a move which could create more than 190 jobs, looks set to be approved.
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Business Matters: Marketing for manufacturers – turning strategy into actions post-Covid

In a manufacturing landscape where caution tends to be the keyword for marketing spend, Move Marketing’s Alex Cairns explains how steps six and seven of the “8 moves of B2B” unlock calculated action through setting crystal clear objectives, budgets and timescales that provide an ongoing barometer for growth.
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Deals

Chiltern Capital takes majority stake in Southport incinerator firm

Chiltern Capital has completed a buyout of a Southport-based designed and manufacturer of incinerators.
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Deadline extended for TalkTalk offer

The firm behind a preliminary takeover bid for TalkTalk has been granted more time to make a bid.
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RSA approached about possible £7.2bn takeover offer

RSA Insurance Group has confirmed it has been approached by a consortium with a proposal regarding a possible multibillion-pound takeover offer for the historic insurance business.
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£30m funding commitment unveiled to support SMEs

British Business Investments has provided a £30m commitment to support UK small businesses through Funding Circle’s UK SME Direct Lending Fund.
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Ask the expert: Has the government been timed out of housing reform by Covid?

Rachael Ainscough, managing director at Ainscough Strategic Land, says it is pleasing to see that the housing market remains in good order amid all the disruption to our economy. As a key employment driver for the north west it’s vital for our economic health that this remains so, she argues.
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Business

Sunak to extend furlough scheme to March

The UK-wide furlough scheme is set to extend until the end of March 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
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EY makes Liverpool appointments

EY has appointed a trio of overseas seniors and six new student trainees to its Liverpool team.
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Liverpool lead appointed at MHA Moore and Smalley

MHA Moore and Smalley has appointed a management accountant to lead its Liverpool office.
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Liverpool Waters could yield huge public benefits - report

Liverpool Waters could create £1.3bn of public benefits over the next 50 years, according to a new report.
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Business Matters: Building business resilience - how business operations can thrive in uncertain times

Many businesses were forced to adapt and adopt new processes in a rush as the pandemic hit. SafetyCulture’s Dan Joyce explores how we can build on those hasty foundations and optimise for safer, more productive and successful businesses in 2021.
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Property

Urban&Civic set for £506m takeover

A £506m deal for commercial development specialist Urban&Civic has been agreed.
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Salboy starts on 500-home Manchester development

Developer Salboy and its contracting arm Domis have started construction of a 500-home scheme on the edge of Manchester.
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Former motor factory set to become housing

The former site of a historic Manchester motor factory is being transformed into a residential scheme.
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Inn Collection Group adds Fylde venue to portfolio

The Inn Collection Group has acquired an 88-bedroom venue in Fylde.
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Approval for luxury Liverpool scheme

Plans for a luxury apartment scheme in south Liverpool have been backed.
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Business Matters: Why you shouldn’t let the pandemic halt your workplace dreams

The pandemic has been the biggest collective shock to our lives, according to Andrew Butterworth, commercial director at Bruntwood Works, with millions made to work from home and thousands of businesses forced to adapt. Companies have changed the way they operate and how they look after their workforces and customers, prioritising health, safety and wellbeing more than ever before.
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Manufacturing

Bentley to go fully electric by 2030

Bentley Motors has outlined plans to go fully electric by 2030.
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Member Exclusive News

Senior appointment at Yourgene

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics group Yourgene has made a senior appointment.
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Milestone for Hollins Homes

Manchester-based Hollins Homes has reached its 100th completion.
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Services & Guides

Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
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Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Guide 2020

Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Guide 2020

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
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