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Manufacturing Week
Wednesday 14 October 2020

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Insider campaign to promote and examine Freeport bids

North West clusters are among those vying for Freeport status as the UK Government looks to turbo-charge post-Brexit trade. Insider is launching a campaign to back the various bids and provide an in-depth guide to the different locations, outlining what their credentials are and what the long-terms benefits to the economy will be.
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Ask the expert: How to future-proof your manufacturing

Alain Dilworth, programme manager at Made Smarter, says no one can know what the future holds. But it does appear that, whatever happens next, manufacturing businesses will be required to follow very specific health and safety guidance from the government.
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Manufacturing

Second lot of MINW winners revealed

Insider can reveal the second set of winners of this year's Made in the North West Awards, which put the very best in the region's manufacturing sector under the spotlight.
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Strix to advance Italian takeover

North West kettle safety control manufacturer Strix looks set to advance its €31.6m acquisition of an Italian firm.
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Results dip for chemical giant’s UK arm

Turnover and pre-tax profits at the UK arm of a chemical additives manufacturer dipped during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
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Deals

Car park management firm acquired by counterpart

A private equity-backed car park management business has expanded with the acquisition of a Cheshire-based counterpart.
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Deal agreed for Macclesfield Town assets

The assets of Macclesfield Town have been acquired in a move which will see Robbie Savage appointed as head of football.
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GCA Altium reveals role in Manchester software deal

GCA Altium has revealed its role in private equity firm ECI Partners' investment in a Manchester-based predictive analytics software provider.
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Business Matters: Marketing for Manufacturers – building towards thought leadership

In a manufacturing landscape where price is often the main differentiator, Move Marketing’s Alex Cairns shares his thoughts on how steps two and three of the strategic marketing planning process should focus on competitor analysis and brand/positioning deep dives in order to help companies find smarter sources of competitive advantage in an overcrowded marketplace.
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Business

BBC Sports Personality of the Year to be held at MediaCityUK

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards will take place at MediaCityUK later this year.
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Active Business Communications buoyed by homeworking boom

Active Business Communications is ramping up its expansion plans amid the boom in homeworking.
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Cost of HS2 rises another £800m

The cost of HS2 has surged by another £800m, the government has announced. It comes after construction officially started a month ago.
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Business Matters: Continuing to adapt

Jordana Anderson from OBI Property, says prior to the government announcement being made on 22nd September 2020, advising that people should work from home if they can, we were beginning to see an increase in businesses returning to their Manchester city centre offices.
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Property

Plans in for Bold Street development

A vacant site on Bold Street could soon be transformed into a mixed-use development under new plans.
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Settio appointed to FEC scheme

Settio Property Experience has secured its first appointment as a recommended partner on a major development in Manchester.
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Mason Owen completes Birkenhead lettings

Mason Owen has secured new tenants having been instructed to market the leasehold interest of eight units at Junction One Business Park in Birkenhead.
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Carter Jonas names new chairman

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has named its new chairman.
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Carnatic Halls of Residence come to market

The University of Liverpool has brought its Carnatic Halls of Residence site to market.
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IN4.0 Group to lead The Landing

IN4.0 Group has taken the helm of digital technology hub The Landing.
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Cheadle improvements buoyed by £500k boost

Proposed improvements to Cheadle have been boosted with a £500,000 grant from the government's Town Fund.
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