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Latest News | A Manchester-headquartered wholesaler and trade supplier founded in 1981 has posted a healthy rise in profits and increased sales to £135m despite the uncertainty caused by the ongoing pandemic.
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Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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The proposed takeover of Wigan Athletic has collapsed.
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North West firms operating in the wealth management sector are being targeted by Advanta Solutions after the business secured investment from Beech Tree Tree Private Equity.
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B-North, the Manchester-based firm building a regional SME lending bank, has secured a follow-on £250,000 investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
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Infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group is expected to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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Pensions can often have a significant value, particularly the closer the pension holder gets to retirement age. Business owners are often members of their company’s pension scheme, and many of these schemes are money purchase pension schemes. Some businesses have more complex pensions for the shareholders in the company, such as SIPPs or SSASs, which can own properties as well as investments. What happens to these pensions if you get divorced? Fiona Wood from McAlister Family Law offers her advice.
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Lookers has appointed a new director and interim chief financial officer.
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The majority of North West SMEs remain focused on improving their environmental sustainability, according to new data, despite the ongoing pandemic.
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Liverpool-based technology company Collabco, which is behind student engagement platform Myday, has enjoyed continued success despite the pandemic and challenging market conditions.
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Daniel Sweeney, partner at TLT, says the Covid-19 pandemic has been a real test of agility for retailers. The need to act quickly and make radical and difficult decisions has put a strain on many aspects of the industry.
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Revised plans for a Bolton residential scheme look set to advance later this week.
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Plans to transform the former Hollands Nurseries site in Bolton into a mixed-use development could soon take a step forward.
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Barings has signed a management agreement with flexible workspace group Hana at its Landmark office development in St Peter's Square, Manchester.
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A 40-acre site at Glebe Farm in Middlewich has been bought, with Taylor Wimpey now planning to build about 400 homes.
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Riverside Housing has outlined plans for its latest Liverpool venture.
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Lovell Homes has been boosted by high demand for new properties in the North West despite the ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic.
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Assetz Capital Lending has provided a £1.3m development facility to Olam Holdings – through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) – enabling the borrower to resume progress on its conversion of a large barn and garage in Warrington.
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Simon Sanderson, chief executive of Your Payroll, says with the pandemic and Brexit continuing to dominate the headlines, 2021 is set to be another year that will be difficult to prepare for.
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Essar Oil (UK), which owns and operates the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, has further strengthened its executive leadership team.
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Pre-tax profits have edged up at the UK-based European arm of specialist lubricants brand WD-40 Company.
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Member Exclusive News | Integrated communications agency Social has appointed its first head of client and business development.
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Hardware and locking systems specialist UAP is set to start 2021 with a schedule of new product launches and international expansion lined up.
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