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The first bi-annual North West Business Fair of 2018

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Sponsored by Bury Council, Co-operative Insurance & thebestofbury, The North West Premier Business Fair comes to Bury on the 22nd March 2018, in a new 50-acre prestigious location at The Stables Country Club, Bury.

The North West Premier Business Fair is the most cost-effective marketing opportunity to increase your brand awareness to hundreds of delegates. The networking opportunities are endless, including seminars from industry leading experts, the opportunity to meet some of the North West’s best businesses, and a fantastic speed networking session will form just some of the event itinerary.

You can expect to see around 90 exhibitors from a variety of sectors; we’ve over 70 businesses already confirmed to showcase their brand in front of 500+ attendees.  Will you be joining them?

This is your opportunity to promote your products and services and build relationships with businesses across the North West.

A previous attendee said: “What an amazing, stunningly organised, well attended Expo! – I was made to feel most welcome coming all the way from Huddersfield and it was indeed such a pleasure to meet so many lovely, genuine business people. I now hope my expert services can be considered moving forward. Well done to the team, here’s to looking forward to the next one! Alexander Mullen (MD) Absolute Media (UK ) Ltd.”

University of Manchester-based WideCells Group lands ‘significant licence’

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WideCells Group PLC, a provider of stem cell services, has secured a highly sought-after licence from the UK Human Tissue Authority (HTA).

Based at the University of Manchester Innovation Centre (UMIC), WideCells, can now offer umbilical cord blood and tissue storage services to clients in the UK and Europe.  This service will be known as BabyCells.

WideCells CEO, João Andrade, described the licence as a ‘transformational milestone’.

He said: “The granting of this licence from the HTA marks a significant step in the Group’s end-to-end stem cell service solution.

“WideCells Group can now store and process umbilical cord blood and tissue, provide financial cover and support for associated treatment through our innovative CellPlan insurance product, and support development and medical advancement within the industry through both our research work, and our education and training division Wideacademy.

“This licence enables us to leverage further our significant industry contacts and market presence to position our state of the art facility in Manchester as a leading stem cell storage bank. The Group is now positioned to focus on revenue generation from all three of our divisions.”

After listing on the London Stock Exchange in July 2016, WideCells was later ranked as the 21st most disruptive company globally by ‘Disrupt 100’ and has been nominated for the IPO Life Sciences of the year award by Biotech&Money.

WideCells Group employs 30 people across its three divisions in Manchester, Lisbon and Brazil.

Professor Peter Hollands, Chief Scientific Officer of WideCells Group, heads up the laboratory at UMIC, just outside Manchester city centre.

After securing the HTA licence CEO João Andrade said clients of BabyCells will be offered one year’s stem cell insurance cover, provided by the Group’s complementary CellPlan division.

BabyCells will be charged at a cost of circa £2,000 per sample for one year’s storage (including collection and processing), with recurring storage revenues of £50-£75 per annum thereafter and alternative multi-year pre-paid storage plans.

Manchester’s top community property schemes in the running for ‘Project of the Year’ title

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Manchester’s top community beneficial property projects dominate this year’s 2018 RICS Awards, North West with a whole host of its newest built schemes shortlisted for prestigious industry accolades including the overall ‘North West Project of the Year’ title.

The annual awards recognise exemplary built projects that are positively contributing to the region and this year over 45 schemes of all sizes and budgets – from across the North West – are in with a chance of gaining acclaimed industry recognition, along with the teams behind them.

The restoration – and in some cases the conversion – of four of Manchester’s oldest historic builds are in the running for the Building Conservation award. These are: The Mackie Mayor’ building in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, which has been converted into a multi-tenanted food and beverage market, Gorton Monastery and the conservation of its altars and surrounding surfaces, along with the conversion of the Unitarian Chapel on Upper Brook Street into high quality student accommodation. Meanwhile the restoration of Manchester Cathedral and the installation of a beautiful Stoller Organ will also compete for the Building Conservation award.

The Bright Building –  the first new development to be completed within BDP’s masterplan for Manchester Science Park (MSP) – is up for the Commercial property accolade for its striking yet open collaborative-hub for the wider MSP community. It will face competition from Phase Two of Stockport Exchange (the first Grade A office in Stockport for many years, along with a Holiday Inn Express) and Market Place – a £20 million contemporary shopping, dining and leisure destination – in the heart of Bolton.

A 24-hour Extra Care Scheme in Whthenshawe – known as Village 135 – developed by Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) with 135 luxury two-bedroom apartments has been shortlisted for the Community Benefit award (along with Gorton Monastery). Limelight – a pioneering project within the heart of the Old Trafford master plan area, which offers housing for older people with primary care and council services – will also compete for the Community Benefit accolade.

The Space Studios – a £27 million purpose-built TV production facility for the North of England – on Vaughn street is in the running for the Regeneration award. It will face competition from the Mackie Mayor’s building, Phase Two of Stockport Exchange and The Maples and Maple Court –  a development of three-bed houses and 34 apartments with commercial units – in Sale.

Lastly, Redrow’s 361 modern, desirable, high-spec new homes (which cost £40 million to construct/deliver) in Moston & Harpurhey will compete for the Residential award, along with Village 135, Limelight and a number of Salford-based housing projects including Fir Street and Langworthy Road, Slate Yard and Time Keepers Square, along with Peter Moss in Levenshulme.

The RICS Awards, North West have eight categories: Building Conservation, Commercial property, Community Benefit, Design through Innovation, Infrastructure, Regeneration, Residential and Tourism & Leisure.

Those shortlisted for category awards will automatically be considered for the highly esteemed ‘North West Project of the Year’ title, presented to the scheme which demonstrates overall outstanding best practice and an exemplary commitment to adding value to its local area. Last year, the title went to the £37m scheme to convert the grade II listed Oldham Town Hall into an eight-screen Odeon cinema with a contemporary restaurant complex, whilst safeguarding the building’s future.

All category winners will go on to compete against other regional winners at the national RICS Awards Grand Final on November 2018, for the chance to be crowned the overall UK winner in their respective category.

Chair of the RICS Awards, North West judging panel, Will Rees, Director at Rees Straw Chartered Surveyors said: “Despite ups and downs in the current climate, our region’s property professionals continue to deliver exemplary, and in many cases, world-class built projects that are having a profoundly positive impact on our cities and towns.

“I am delighted to see so many of these remarkable built initiatives in Manchester and its surrounding areas, on this year’s shortlist for the 2018 RICS Awards, North West. The exceptional talent and skills of the teams and surveyors behind these schemes is nothing short of remarkable, and I wish them all the best of luck in gaining the recognition they deserve for ensuring their local communities remain fantastic places to live, work, and visit.”

Manchester Digital Agency, e3creative, Expands International Footprint with Three New Clients

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The international client roster at e3creative continues to grow with the integrated digital agency on-boarding three new clients this week that are stationed across the globe. e3creative welcomes Phillips Consulting, a leading Management Consulting firm in West Africa with offices in Abuja and Lagos. And the ink is freshly dried on a new contract with BagGirl.com, an eCommerce venture hailing from New York, that specialises in customisable fashion accessories. Both of these new accounts have turned to e3creative for digital projects, aiming to grow their  brand’s presence in the UK as well as internationally as Jake Welsh, Founder of e3creative, comments:

“ The international opportunities e3creative is receiving is in direct response to the world-class products and groundbreaking strategies our teams are outputting for some of the most recognisable brands. With intuitive user experience designs and multilingual interfaces, we’ve naturally gained global recognition and haven’t actively looked for new opportunities outside of the UK, yet as a brand, we’re constantly pushing boundaries and welcome the new partnerships.”

 

Also joining e3creative to mark a hattrick of new international accounts is Swedish company BTI Studio, among the world’s largest and most renown localisation companies providing dubbing, subtitling, access services and media solutions in all languages, operating out of 21 studios globally. BTI Studios work with leading broadcast networks from 20th Century Fox to Amazon, BBC, Discovery Channel and beyond. And most recently they provided live subtitles for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

e3creative reports a turnover of £2.6m annually in 2017, which is an increase of 47% from the previous year. They’re a fully integrated digital agency providing marketing and digital services, priding themselves in experience-led design and development for mobile and web products.

Medlock helps Premier Inn expand further

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Oldham-based Leisure contractor Medlock FRB has completed new-build Premier Inn projects at three tourist destinations and has two further schemes under way for the hotel chain.

The completed contracts are at Ulverston in Cumbria and on the seafronts at Bridlington and Rhyl.

Medlock is currently building a 24-bedroom extension at the Stockport South Premier Inn, where it also making improvements to the lobby and reception area. The scheme is due for completion in April.

Meanwhile Medlock is also constructing a four-storey annex at a Premier Inn at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The project is due for completion in the summer and will create an additional 44 bedrooms.

The total value of the five Premier Inn contracts is nearly £15m.

At Ulverston, Medlock has built a 79-bedroom hotel which includes a Thyme restaurant and breakfast bar. It is the company’s third Premier Inn project in Cumbria, following ones in Penrith and Cockermouth.

The Bridlington scheme sees the first newly-built hotel open in the resort since the 1930s. It has 82 bedrooms plus a Cookhouse and Pub restaurant on the ground floor.

On Rhyl’s promenade, Medlock has built a 70-bedroom hotel which also features a Cookhouse and Pub.

The Premier Inn chain is owned by Whitbread, which operates over 760 hotels across the UK with more than 68,000 rooms. Whitbread aims to have 85,000 rooms by 2020.

Dan Lewis, project director at Medlock, said: “The three newly-completed schemes mean we have now successfully delivered 10 Premier Inn projects for Whitbread over the past three years.

“We are delighted to see our relationship with Whitbread continue with the latest projects at Stockport South and Stoke-on-Trent.”

Local businesswoman shortlisted in first of its kind awards

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Managing Director of Standish based McGinty Demack, Karen Richardson, has been shortlisted for the inaugural English Women’s Awards 2018 – North.

Shortlisted in the category of Services to Accounting and Finance, Karen was nominated by people from around the North-West based on her forward-thinking approach.

Held on 19 March at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, the English Women’s Awards – North acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of women including female entrepreneurs, civil servants, charity founders amongst other professionals in the North of England, whose hard work, talent and commitment is often under-represented.

The awards also provide an opportunity and platform for women to inspire others, particularly younger women, as each nominee will have their own story to tell and advice to give.

Karen said: “I’m delighted to have been shortlisted for the Services to Accounting and Finance award, it means so much that people across the North-West appreciate the work we do at McGinty Demack.

“It would be lovely to win the award, but simply being shortlisted in an immense honour.

“I hope the awards inspire women across the country to get involved in business, it’s tough but also tremendously rewarding.”

360° flood support from UK’s leading flood responder

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Manchester based Adler & Allan has launched a new 360° flood resilience service, designed to help businesses prepare, protect, respond and recover from flooding.  With the UK subject to at least one major flood every year since 1988, and the risk, severity, and frequency of flooding increasing, many more businesses need to consider their flood risk and safeguard their assets – at present, around 260,000 commercial properties are located in flood risk areas.

The first complete flood service of its type in the UK, A&A has developed a suite of complimentary services to offer clear and practical support, before, during and after a flood, including access to the latest innovations in flood data mapping and best in class flood mitigation measures. If flooding is unavoidable, thanks to its nationwide team, A&A can deliver 24/7 emergency response and clean-up, 365 days a year.

Mark Griffths, from Adler & Allan said: “We are excited to launch this new joined-up service. Adler & Allan has been delivering support across the flood resilience space for some time now, helping utility companies protect key infrastructure assets throughout the UK. Our 360° approach means that we can provide a one-stop-shop for organisations looking to protect their sites and assets; an increasing issue as climate change brings ever more unpredictable weather.

“Storm Desmond alone cost the UK £5bn – by being better prepared and protected, our commercial sector at least, can reduce the economic and environmental impact future flooding events have on business continuity.”

Manchester businesses honoured for international excellence at China awards dinner

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Organisations from across the North West have been honoured for their excellence in developing ties with China at the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) 2018 Greater China business awards.

Colloids, a Liverpool-based distributor of concentrates for thermoplastics, scooped the overall Greater China Business Award for its consistent growth in the Chinese market. The firm, which established its own manufacturing facilities in China four years ago, expects to grow its exports to £5.9 million by the end of 2018.

The accolade was one of four presented at the awards dinner, which is now in its 13th year, hosted at the Lowry events centre in Salford Quays.

Manchester architecture firm AFL Architects was named the Rising Star of 2018. The business, which specialises in sports stadia, is working with Chinese architects as the country experiences a boom in football stadia development. AFL is currently designing a new sports village, including two stadiums and accommodation, in Kunming, Yunnan province.

Meanwhile Intern China, a provider of internships, based in Manchester, won the award for Best Education Links, praised by judges for its excellent business model and demonstrable success – it follows the business being shortlisted as a runner up in the category last year.

The winners each received a business class return flight to China courtesy of Cathay Pacific.

A special award was presented to Gerry Yeung OBE DL. He received The Recognition Award, for his work in supporting commercial, educational, charitable and cultural links between the North West and China.

The Greater China Awards celebrates organisations in North West of England that have made a significant contribution to developing business, innovating or building collaborative partnerships with firms based in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan.

The awards are run in conjunction with the Exporting is GREAT campaign, a UK Government initiative to inspire and support firms up and down the country to export.

The evening was hosted by Marian Sudbury, Director, Exports & Investment, Northern Powerhouse, DIT. An afternoon seminar on how to sell to, buy from and partner with Greater China firms was hosted by Paul Stowers, Acting Regional Director for the North West at DIT.

Paul said: “Last year, North West firms exported more than £1.3bn worth of goods to China. The organisations we’ve honoured at the awards dinner are setting an excellent example to other firms in the region, if they can succeed and develop opportunities in China, so can many others!

“The region has better connectivity with China than ever before, bolstered by direct flights via Manchester Airport. But entering foreign markets is not without its challenges, which is why it’s important for firms to seek advice in order to get the best out of doing business in the Far East. We have International Trade Advisers across the North West dedicated to helping firms along the way.”

James Fletcher joins Gallagher to drive growth in Manchester  

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Gallagher, one of the UK’s largest providers of risk management and commercial insurance solutions, has appointed James Fletcher as Branch Director in Manchester to support its growth agenda and continue expanding client capabilities.

James will lead the 40-strong insurance broking team — which looks after a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from some of the North-West’s largest corporate organisations through to local SME businesses — from their base on New Bailey Street.

James joins Gallagher after 10 years with insurance company QBE Europe, based in Manchester, where he most recently headed up client solutions for the North. For the past three years, this role has seen him dedicated to working closely with the insurer’s top clients in the region in order to deliver the most effective risk transfer solutions by bringing together underwriting, risk management and claims propositions across a number of business lines.

In addition to its 40-strong insurance broking team, Gallagher’s Manchester operation houses specialists in trade credit, employee benefits, wealth management, claims and compliance. Its various branches across the North-West form part of a 50-strong UK networks of branches looking after businesses of all sizes, from SMEs through to large corporate organisations.

James’ appointment sees former branch director Paul Fairhurst take on the broader role of Chairman for the North West, where he will continue working with clients and assist in developing strategic M&A opportunities in the region. Paul also plays an active role in the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce — the largest Chamber in the UK and the current holder of the Chamber of the Year award. Paul is the Local President for Manchester and has held this position since June 2017.

Stephen Penketh, Regional Managing Director for Gallagher in the North West, said: “James is a great hire for Gallagher as we continue to invest in strengthening our capabilities to best meet the needs of customers. We pride ourselves on thoroughly understanding our clients and their industries, providing a local service supported by specialist and global resource to help them grow while minimising their total cost of risk. James’ experience is ideal to lead our expanding team in Manchester.”

James Fletcher said: “I’m incredibly excited to join Gallagher at a time when it has transformed itself through acquisition and integration into a regional broking powerhouse right across the UK. I’m looking forward to getting to know our clients, ensure local businesses know the breadth and depth of what Gallagher has to offer and working with a great team in Manchester to develop and grow this business.”

Chase de Vere announces partnership with The Chartered Institute of Building

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Chase de Vere, the independent financial advisers with offices in Manchester, has announced a partnership with The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), which is the world’s largest and most influential professional body for construction management.

Chase de Vere will offer independent financial and corporate advice services to CIOB’s 34,000 UK members. They will work with the Institute through writing articles for members, attending CIOB events and involvement in the prestigious Construction Manager of the Year Awards 2018.

The Construction Manager of the Year Awards recognises the very best people working in the industry. Successful nominees are construction managers who deliver exceptional projects that positively impact the people who use their building. Past winners have gone on to build iconic projects such as Canary Wharf, Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia and Hong Kong Airport.

Stephen Kavanagh, Chief Executive, Chase de Vere, said: “We are looking forward to working with The Chartered Institute of Building. We have many similarities with them including expertise in our chosen professions and a focus on delivering excellence to our clients.”

Terry Watts, Managing Director, The Chartered Institute of Building, said: “CIOB is delighted that Chase de Vere is partnering with the Construction Manager of the Year awards for 2018. Recognising and rewarding excellence for the wider community is the driving force behind these awards and we are looking forward to working with Chase de Vere.”

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