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Tuesday 22 December 2020

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Accrol Group in a ‘good place’ after senior hire

Blackburn-headquartered Accrol Group is in a "good place", its chief executive has told Insider, with the independent tissue converter eyeing " real opportunities to grow" on the back of strengthening its senior team.
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Ask the expert: Is marketing bigger than sales in the post-Covid industrial purchasing process?

In an industrial landscape where even complex, engineered products and services are now bought in a completely different, more remote and independently researched style than years gone by, Alex Cairns argues that sales needs to align itself with marketing more than ever before.
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Deals

Beech Tree eyes North West acquisitions

Beech Tree Private Equity has told Insider it is planning to invest in a high growth platform business in the financial services sector and is targeting expansion in the North West.
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€718.1m deal agreed for Applegreen

A deal has been agreed for the acquisition of Applegreen valuing the motorway services and petrol filling stations operator at €718.1m (£652.8m).
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MarketFinance lending tops £340m in 2020

Fintech lender MarketFinance has provided more than £340m to UK businesses in 2020.
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Business Matters: Why Peer Networks should be embedded into your business model

Peer Networks is bringing together business owners to support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities.
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Business

PHX Training appointed to £2bn jobs scheme

Lancashire-based PHX Training has been appointed by the government to help bring forward its £2bn jobs scheme.
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MHA Moore and Smalley strengthens team with new hire

MHA Moore and Smalley has strengthened its VAT and indirect tax team with a new appointment.
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Design studio set to expand

A strong year for a Pulton design studio will result in its expansion in the New Year, the company has confirmed.
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Chorley Group extends backing of Chorley FC

Chorley Group has extended its backing of Chorley FC.
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Turnover tops £500m at JR Rix & Sons following acquisitions

Turnover has grown to more than £500m in recently filed accounts for JR Rix & Sons boosted by strategic acquisitions for its petroleum business. Overall, the group is also said to have performed well during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business Matters: Sustainable energy - Creating a workforce that is fit for purpose

Sophie Park, director of workforce skills at The City of Liverpool College, says sustainability and finding ways of becoming more environmentally friendly continues to be a focus for government and industry, and impressive steps are being taken across the country to meet the UK’s net-zero emissions target for 2050.
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Property

Plans revealed for Blackpool development

Plans to build a 54-home scheme in Blackpool have been revealed.
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Northern Industrial opens in Mexico

Blackburn-based international spare parts and repairs exporter Northern Industrial has opened an operation in Mexico.
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Jet fighter trainer takes Blackpool Airport site

A high performance jet fighter trainer has taken space at Blackpool Airport.
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Completion of Morecambe scheme moves step closer

The completion of a major regeneration project in Morecambe has moved a step closer.
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Safequip takes Clifton Trade Park space

Safequip has taken space at Clifton Trade Park in Blackpool.
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New lease of life for former mill

A former mill in Pendle has been given a new lease of life as a collaborative workspace.
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Manufacturing

Product launch for Freedom Confectionery

Heysham-based Freedom Confectionery is set to launch its latest product.
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