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Latest News | Plans to build hundreds of homes in Preston have been brought forward by Bloor Homes and Taylor Wimpey. If backed, more than 500 jobs would be supported.
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Charlotte Bobroff from J.P. Morgan Private Bank says that right now, the world operates in a “linear economy” model that is not sustainable. Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned, and the equivalent of six garbage trucks of edible food is wasted globally. If we continue on this path, by 2050 global demand for resources will almost triple to 130 billion tons annually, which would overuse the earth's capacity by more than 400 per cent.
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A Blackburn-based commercial storage specialist has been acquired.
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Mid-market investment firm LDC has committed to supporting the growth ambitions of management teams across the North West. The firm, which marks its 40th anniversary in 2021, said the private equity industry had a "unique opportunity" to accelerate the UK's economic recovery in the coming decade.
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BGF has pledged to back more North West businesses in 2021 on the back of an active 2020.
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A B&M shareholder has sold a stake in the retail giant for £218m.
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Richard Robinson from Napthens Solicitors says that as we enter a new lockdown, anyone involved in mergers and acquisitions is asking the question: what impact is Covid-19 having on deal activity – and how will the M&A landscape change in the post-Covid (and post-Brexit) world?
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A Chorley-headquartered medical product specialist – which experienced a spike in global demand for its single-use disposable containers and macerators last year – posted a rise in sales and profits during its latest financial period. The company was also acquired by H.I.G. Capital in 2020.
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A new initiative designed to help hundreds of businesses operating in Lancashire become Brexit compliant has launched.
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A Lancashire-based premium liquid supplements specialist is targeting new product launches and US growth after more than trebling revenues over the last 12 months.
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Lancashire-based IT support and supply specialist Blue Orange has strengthened its relationship with global electronics giant Sharp as part of a £10m growth strategy.
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JD Sports is expecting headline profits to be "significantly ahead" of current market expectations.
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The success of a business has often been defined by its proximity to a major city centre. However, the recent pandemic has thrown caution to that school of thought, demonstrating that we can work just as successfully from out of city locations, as Bolesworth property director Simon Kennish explains.
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A 139-home scheme lined up for a site in Preston has advanced.
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A residential scheme lined up for a site in Lancaster has moved ahead.
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Gatehouse Bank has sold a property portfolio to Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Pitmore for £150m. The assets total almost 1,000 across the North West.
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Manufacturing giant Airbus has said it is "cautiously optimistic" for 2021 after hailing the 2020 performance of its commercial division, which has UK sites in Broughton and Filton, which met the target of the adapted plan put in place in April in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Burnley-based Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) has secured its first contract in Poland as part of a concerted sales drive across Central and Eastern Europe.
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