Pullman Hotel appointed to Liverpool Exhibition Centre project
Hotel brand giant Pullman will be at the centre of Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre on the city’s waterfront. Pullman was selected as the brand for a £26m, 200 room hotel development as part of the ACC...
View ArticleSalon confidence high as Yorkshire men scrub up
The hair and beauty industry in Yorkshire is defying the economic malaise as nearly three quarters (73%) of salon managers in the region feel more optimistic now than they did last year - well above…
View ArticleNHS Trust moves to Liverpool Innovation Park
One of the North West’s largest NHS Trusts will relocate its headquarters to a green 30,000 sq ft office space at Liverpool Innovation Park on Edge Lane in Wavertree. Liverpool Community Health NHS...
View ArticleNECC examines transforming region into "International Gateway"
The North East Chamber of Commerce is examining connectivity as the key to turning the region into a gateway to the rest of the world. .The NECC is set to hold a series of ‘International Gateway’…
View ArticleBehind the business with onesie entrepreneurs, Kigs
Borthers Eddy and David Barrett, set up kigs.co.uk to exploit the growing craze for onesies. Here, Eddy takes Bdaily behind the business. What key challenges has your company recently faced? We’ve just...
View ArticleBest small cap companies honoured
Belvoir Lettings, Pure Wafer and Escher Group were among the winners of the inaugural Small Cap Awards, announced this week. Supported by the London Stock Exchange plc and ISDX, the awards was attended...
View ArticleMrs Moneypenny flies in to offer career tips
Heather McGregor, Chair of Career Academies UK, may be more widely known as Mrs Moneypenny, the host of Channel 4’s Superscrimpers. She flew into Teesside in order to pass on careers tips to students at…
View ArticleBayfields Opticians eyes fifth acquisition
Leeds-based Bayfields Opticians has confirmed its fifth acquisition, buying Patterson Opticians in Wakefield for an undisclosed sum. Shulmans commercial solicitors’ corporate lawyer Marcus Armstrong...
View ArticleRegional care enterprise is best practice model abroad
The successes of North East care enterprise could be set as a model for best practice in the UK and abroad. Boldon-based Training in Care runs training in accredited qualifications before offering its...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial students leave Lions’ Den with £1000 award
Brave Newcastle University students have emerged from the Lions’ Den with £1000 in cash, mentorship and awards after impressing with their business potential. Five winning teams from the university...
View ArticleChancellor launches Manchester-China business development initiative
George Osborne was in Manchester to launch the Manchester-China Forum, a business initiative to drive trade and investment with China. Manchester has the third largest Chinese community in Europe, and...
View ArticleTotally Tranquil Celebration
Two North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) start up clients have celebrated their fourth year in business by opening their very own clinic in Roker. Friends Lindsey Graham and Danielle McGlen...
View ArticleTwo new training centres for training provider
A rapidly expanding north east training company has invested a six-figure sum in acquiring two new training centres and a new head office. Resources North East (RENE) has opened a new construction...
View ArticlePlans submitted for £12.5m Salford Central hotel
English Cities Fund (ECf) has submitted a planning application for a 143-bed hotel as part of the Salford Central regeneration project. The first phase of development in New Bailey has been marked by...
View ArticleManchester Met says experts are vital to growth
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) have said enterprise experts at its Business School are making “vital” contributions to growth and jobs. The University ran a progress report in the North West...
View ArticleRoyal Quays ‘presents’ the Gift Company
Business is all ‘wrapped’ up for well-known furniture store, The Gift Company, as it opens at the Royal Quays Outlet Centre, in North Shields. Established in 1995, the company prides itself on selling...
View ArticleSports publisher scores hat-trick to treble workforce
A top sports publishing company has scored a hat trick to treble its workforce in the last six months. Mulligan Dufrane also predict that they will double advertising sales and national distribution...
View ArticleBringing the "butler" business model to London
The London Management Company, backed by Dragons' Den star James Caan, is looking to bring the "butler" business model to London. Here, founder and managing director, Rupert Collingwood, takes Bdaily...
View ArticleStart-ups are sharing to survive
New research has revealed that 54% of British start-ups are clubbing together to share core business functions with other businesses. According to the report, commisioned by pay-as-you-drive car...
View Article$21bn market targeted as TRX receives trial approval
York-based Tissue Regenix (TRX), the regenerative medical device company, has announced that approval has been given for a clinical research trial of its dCELL dermis matrix, which will examine its...
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