Today's Lancashire business news from Insider |
Latest News | North West businesses operating in a broad range of industries, including a designer and manufacturer of commercial vehicles, a supplier of eyelash industry products and a wholesaler of used mobile phones, have been named as winners of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2020, one of the most prestigious corporate prizes for British companies.
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Insider held its first virtual round table as leaders – observing isolation protocol – connected electronically to discuss resilience and evolving a business to become more environmentally aware.
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A long-established seafood business expanding with an acquisition which creates a €300m pan-European group has been named Insider's Deal of the Month.
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One of the UK's largest independent retailers of golf equipment has been bought by a European counterpart in a deal which provides an exit for Foresight Group.
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Amazon's plans to invest in food delivery business Deliveroo have been provisionally cleared in light of the deterioration of the latter's financial position as a result of coronavirus.
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Andy Gregory, head of investments at BGF, looks at the impact of Covid-19 on businesses so far and what lies in store over the coming months.
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More than 140,000 businesses have applied for help through the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, according to reports.
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The coronavirus business support services launched by Lancashire County Council (LCC) have been utilised by almost 4,000 people.
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A Poulton-le-Fylde hospitality recruitment specialist which traditionally caters Premier League matches has offered support for keyworker organisations.
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Local authorities across England will receive another £1.6bn in additional funding as they continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Plans to make £150m worth of improvements to the main road in and out of Fleetwood have been backed.
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A mobile-only taxi company launching in Morecambe has submitted an application to open a new office.
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Property Alliance Group has bolstered its industrial portfolio with a £2m sale and leaseback deal in Morecambe.
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Taylor Wimpey has submitted plans for a residential development in Garstang.
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The success of the Northern Powerhouse initiative can bring greater international recognition to the region but investment in infrastructure is required, according to a director at planning consultancy DPP.
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A Lancashire baker has expanded its operations amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Jaguar Land Rover has said the 12.1 per cent drop in retail sales for its latest financial year was primarily as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic "significantly impacting" its fourth quarter. The automotive giant has also furloughed 20,000 staff, half of its global workforce.
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