| Wednesday 14 October 2020 |
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Latest News | 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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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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OakNorth Bank has approved £1.1bn in new loans to support UK businesses through the Covid-19 crisis. The bank has also received additional allocation for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from the British Business Bank.
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A private equity firm has closed an additional £30m funding pot from US investors.
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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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Active Business Communications is ramping up its expansion plans amid the boom in homeworking.
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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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The Liverpool-based software company behind student engagement platform Myday has enjoyed a strong period of trading.
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Interim revenues have topped £30m at specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer Angling Direct.
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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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A vacant site on Bold Street could soon be transformed into a mixed-use development under new plans.
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National property consultancy Carter Jonas has named its new chairman.
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The University of Liverpool has brought its Carnatic Halls of Residence site to market.
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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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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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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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