Today's North West business news from Insider |
Latest News | Revenue has climbed close to £200m at the company behind a housebuilder which operates across the North West and South West, in what it described as a year of 'heavy investment'. Read More… |
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Lewis Mullholland of WP Thompson says that e-commerce can provide opportunities to improve business processes, just as phones, faxes and mobile communications have in the past. Read More… |
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Electrical retailer AO World has received Financial Conduct Authority approval for its £38.1m acquisition of Mobile Phones Direct (MPD), with the deal expected to complete before the end of the year. Read More… |
A division of Warrington-based equipment hire group A-Plant has agreed a deal to acquire a Sunderland-based supplier of land survey and industrial measurement equipment. Read More… |
Funding Circle UK has entered a strategic partnership with Waterfall Asset Management to support the growth of UK small businesses. Waterfall will invest in £1bn of loans originated through Funding Circle's UK platform over a two-year period. Read More… |
A division of a technology and software business which was taken private earlier this year has been acquired in a private equity-backed management buyout (MBO). Read More… |
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the proposed acquisition of premium crisp brand Pipers Crisps by PepsiCo. Read More… |
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Steve Kuncewicz, partner at BLM, talks about key themes effecting the North West's creative, digital and technology sector. Read More… |
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Bolton-headquartered contractor Forrest has entered administration. While a number of jobs have been saved after a buyer was found for some of the company's contracts, a rescue deal could not be struck for the entirety of the operation. Read More… |
Images from Insider's North West International Trade Awards 2018 - celebrating the businesses making the most impressive strides overseas - are now available online. Read More… |
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Chris Everard, chair for East & West Midlands at Vistage tells us how the mission statement is made possible. Read More… |
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The first round of public consultations on Everton FC's proposed new stadium have completed, with chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale noting the club's ambition to create a "landmark" venue. Read More… |
Dow is set to open its new UK & Ireland headquarters at Cheadle Royal Business Park in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Read More… |
A premium fashion brand is to open a new store at Manchester Arndale. Read More… |
Quorum Estates has attracted two new occupiers to its 1872 Rooms site at Towers Business Park in south Manchester. Read More… |
NCP and The English Cities Fund have announced the completion of the Stanley Street multi-storey car park at the fund’s New Bailey development in Salford. Read More… |
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An agreement has been struck to suspend both current industrial action at Cammell Laird and the notice of redundancy due to be issued to more than 290 workers at the company's Birkenhead shipyard later today. Read More… |
Manchester-based M&I Materials, a specialist in commercialising materials for demanding applications, has launched a new manufacturing line with support from the Greater Manchester Export Fund, overseen by The Growth Company. Read More… |
The Bloodhound land speed record project has been brought to a close after administrators failed to raise additional finance. Read More… |
Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) sales in November dropped by 8 per cent compared to the same period in 2017, new figures have confirmed. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A marketing suite has opened at the £200m MeadowSide scheme in Manchester. Read More… |
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