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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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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A North West specialist in robotic process automation (RPA), which has worked with the likes of JLR, Microsoft and Google, has raised £100m.
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The chief financial officer of Manchester-based Pebble Group has upped her stake in the business.
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A Runcorn-based fine chemicals manufacturer has been bought by Aceto.
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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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Cowgills has appointed a new managing partner after the long-standing Paul Stansfield's decision to step down.
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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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Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has led calls for businesses to "urgently apply" for a share of the £629m coronavirus grant funding available from the region's local authorities.
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A total of 85 jobs have been secured after a specialist electric mobility retailer bought 11 of Halfords' Cycle Republic stores which had been set to close.
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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 Manchester-based architecture practice has been appointed to work on the Exchange Quay scheme.
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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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A Rochdale manufacturer is helping to supply the 25,000 mattresses needed for the NHS Nightingale hospitals being used to treat Covid-19 patients.
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A Bury-based manufacturer of vegan hand wash has put measures in place to protect staff and keep its in-demand products in production during the coronavirus crisis.
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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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Member Exclusive News | A new coronavirus testing centre for frontline NHS staff, key workers and their families has opened at the Etihad Campus.
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Online electrical store AO.com has launched free delivery and timeslots to support those working on the frontline in the NHS.
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