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Thursday 15 July 2021

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Swansway Group set to ‘significantly outperform’ 2020

Car dealership giant Swansway Group is expecting to "significantly outperform" its 2020 results, a director at the company has told Insider, as the strong momentum from the backend of the year continues to buoy the company in 2021. Peter Smyth also shed light on the outfit's expansion plans.
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Business Matters: The role of developers with the post-pandemic home

Liam McAvoy from Hyperoptic says there's no denying that property was one of the hardest hit industries during the pandemic. However, a sector that continued to flourish despite an economic slowdown and national lockdowns, was residential development.
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Catering disposables firm becomes employee-owned

A 600-strong national supplier of catering disposables and equipment has become employee-owned.
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Food allergy diagnostics firm backed by fresh funding

A Deeside-headquartered food allergy diagnostics specialist has secured a £2.9m investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures, with follow-on equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales.
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Float under consideration as PureGym eyes capital raise

PureGym Group has said it is in the early stages of considering options for possibly raising equity, including potentially in the public markets.
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Curtins transfers ownership to its staff

Manchester-based built environment consultancy Curtins has become an Employee-Owned Trust.
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Business Matters: The return of events and what it means to be back in the room again

Manchester Central chief executive Shaun Hinds looks to the future of the events sector – for Manchester and beyond – and its significance in helping us build back better.
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ABP invests despite pandemic challenges

Associated British Ports has hailed investment made across its portfolio over the past year despite the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic. ABP's ports on the Humber and in Southampton, Plymouth and Garston were also successful in their bids for Freeport status, which is expected to bring jobs and increased investment to these areas.
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Thriving tech firms invited to enter awards

Thriving tech companies in the North of England and Scotland have been invited to enter the 2021 Northern Tech Awards.
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Partner promotion at Foresight Group

Foresight Group has promoted a well-known name to partner.
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Businesses must adapt to digital change – expert

Organisations must adapt to digital change to keep pace with increasingly fast business cycles - or find themselves 'not even in the same market' as their rivals, according to an expert on an Insider forum.
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Proposals put 1,000 John Lewis Partnership jobs at risk

About 1,000 jobs are at risk at the John Lewis Partnership after the retail business unveiled plans to simplify its management structures in Waitrose and John Lewis.
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Duo join Everton’s board of directors

Everton FC have added two new names to their board of directors.
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Business Matters: Wearing face masks in the workplace

Should legislation be relaxed as anticipated post-19 July, it looks very likely that the onus will be very much on the employer to have ongoing and visible control over the management of Covid-19 risks in the workplace, including the wearing of face coverings. Employment lawyer Lucy Flynn of Beyond Corporate examines the issues.
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Property

Lloyds Bank backs Wirral Waters neighbourhood

Work to bring forward hundreds of homes as part of a new residential neighbourhood at Wirral Waters is continuing apace with the support of Lloyds Bank.
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Powerleague acquires Bury site

Powerleague has acquired the former PlayFootball site on Bury's Market Street.
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Redrow submits detailed 338-homes plan

Redrow has submitted detailed plans for 338 homes, making up the first phase of its long-term Daresbury masterplan.
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Xander Wealth Commercial Finance passes £10m milestone

Specialist commercial finance brokerage Xander Wealth Commercial Finance has surpassed £10m worth of development loans and private investment supporting a range of developments across the North of England.
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Business Matters: Customer first approach

Billy Green, chief executive of London Lash, offers his advice on a customer first approach.
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Cazoo opens in Carlisle

Online car retailer Cazoo has opened its latest customer centre on Carlisle's Kingston Industrial Estate, creating 15 jobs.
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First passengers arrive at Terminal Two extension

The first passengers have officially travelled through Manchester’s Airport's new terminal extension.
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