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£12 million award for Rivington Chase

05/02/2018

Bolton Council has been awarded £12 million to create a new road across the £262 million Rivington Chase development which will enable much-needed homes...

Wigan firm thrive from house move boom

05/02/2018

Local cardboard box manufacturers, Boxed-Up, have enjoyed a dramatic sales boost following trends in the UK property market. According to data from Lloyds Bank, the...

Largest digital skills festival returns to tackle skills gap and support region’s growth

02/02/2018

The annual Digital Skills Festival, the only event of its kind in the North, returns to Manchester next month to help plug the widening skills...

Morson Group acquires north american based engineering/technical staffing and project companies

02/02/2018

Morson Group is delighted to announce that it has acquired the Canadian parent company Strategic Infusion Inc. (SI). Strategic Infusion was founded by experienced recruitment...

Personalised clothing business Clothes2order.com is celebrating record festive trading

02/02/2018

Like-for-like sales for the Christmas period were 30 per cent ahead of 2016, with the e-commerce company enjoying the busiest day in its entire...

EY trumpets stellar year as it further strengthens its North West deals team

02/02/2018

EY’s North West Transaction Advisory Services team acted on deals totaling £6.5bn in 2017 – more than double the value of deals completed in...

Vengrove’s Evolution development, Agecroft Commerce Park, Salford on target for Q3 2018 completion

02/02/2018

Vengrove, the real estate investment management firm, has confirmed it is on track for completion of Evolution, its 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sq m)...

The Landing starts revamp of floor seven by awarding food and beverage contract

01/02/2018

The Landing @MediaCityUK has begun a major refurbishment of its seventh floor space by appointing Carla Taylor to run its brand new food and...

Mike Blackburn OBE is appointed as new IoD North West Regional Chair

01/02/2018

Regional business leader Mike Blackburn OBE has been announced as the new Institute of Directors’ (IoD) North West regional Chair. Taking up the role...

Tax specialist Catax acquires Fast Track in £2.5million deal

01/02/2018

Specialist tax relief firm, Catax, has acquired Fast Track, a leading Research & Development tax credit consultancy, for £2.5million. The deal boosts the size of Catax’s team...

Manchester’s universities ranked in the top 20 best employers in the UK for LGBT staff

01/02/2018

Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the UK’s top 20 best employers for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff – and joint second for...

Top businesses sign up to taste success as Bee in the City

31/01/2018

Fifteen high-profile Manchester businesses have signed up to support the city’s latest creative adventure - its biggest ever public art trail, Bee in the...