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Wigan-based, Specialist Leisure Group (SLG) has raised over ￡121,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Scotland in 2018, smashing its target of ￡100,000.

Ardenton Capital Corporation has announced its latest investment in the UK: a majority equity position in Manchester-based Budget Trading Ltd and its Dublin-based sister company Budget Greeting Cards Limited (collectively “BGC”). 

Manchester Airport’s £1bn transformation programme has celebrated its latest milestone as it welcomed its 100th apprentice onto the project.

Bury and Bolton based law firm Clough & Willis raised over £700 for Bury Cancer Support Unit at its 22nd annual quiz.

Milk Jnr’s & Kidworks, the Manchester headquartered agency which specialises in creating engaging kids activity kits for some of the world’s biggest family brands, has been commissioned by TUI Group for a series of new projects that will launch over the coming year.

Lawrence Jones MBE, founder and CEO of Manchester technology firm UKFast, has agreed a deal with Manchester City Council to acquire the 120,000 sq. ft. plot of land opposite UKFast’s Campus HQ in Birley Fields, Hulme.

Westbridge has backed the management buyout of APEM Limited, Europe’s leading independent environmental consultancy specialising in the aquatic environment and remote sensing.

Three of Bury’s most prominent female business leaders appeared together at a panel discussion to discuss their experiences in business to coincide with International Women’s Day 2019.

A Bolton-based recruitment business has received £500k funding from NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Wigan based software provider Outsource Management Services (OMS) has secured investment of £55,000 from NPIF, BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a fund managed by GC Business Finance in partnership with MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

A delegation representing coding bootcamp Northcoders this morning opened the London Stock Exchange.

One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, has opened a fourth base in the UK in Manchester city centre, to service Edge Testing’s Northern clients and continue its UK-wide growth.