Clik here to view.
Confidence hits 12-month high
Business confidence has reached a 12-month high, according to the latest BDO Business Trends Report. The index measures business sentiment for the following two months, along with short term...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Manchester United signs sponsor deal with INVEX
Manchester United have signed a four-year sponsorship deal with Mexican banking group, INVEX. The football club has granted exclusive rights for the bank to produce and market Manchester United...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Veritape acquired in £10.6m transaction
Manchester-based business Veritape has been acquired for £10.6m by Hemel Hempstead-based secure payment business, Eckoh. Veritape is a provider of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UKTI sets exporting challenge to 1,000 NW firms
UK Trade and Investment’s North West regional director, Clive Drinkwater, has challenged 1,000 companies to become exporters over the next 12 months. Speaking at a celebration of North West businesses...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jobseeker figures continue to fall in Greater Manchester
Fewer people claimed Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) in Greater Manchester in May, with a 1.8% decrease of 1,500 people. The North West saw a 2.6% decrease in JSA claimants in comparison with a 2.8% fall...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Co-operative Group end talks with Delancy and Landid
Manchester-headquartered Co-operative Group has confirmed they are no longer in talks with Delancy and Landid over a possible joint development at NOMA. The Group’s 20-acre site is open for mixed used...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AppLearn expand and create 150 Manchester jobs
150 jobs will be created at East Manchester’s digital content production hub, The Sharp Project, after a studio lease was signed at their new green screen suite this week. AppLearn, who is an existing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
University of Liverpool in new Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Sales and marketing firm, Your Sales Team Cloud (YSTC), has revealed a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Liverpool. The Liverpool Science Park-based business will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MP hears Warrington and Cheshire plan for growth
Conservative MP Brandon Lewis met with Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) last week to discuss the area’s economic growth plans. Mr Lewis is the Parliamentary Under Secretary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Centrica invest £160m in shale gas licence
Centrica has announced a £160m investment in 25% of the Lancashire-based Bowland exploration licence, which it will acquire from Cuadrilla Resources and AJ Lucas. The shale gas licence will see...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exacta plc move to central Manchester address
Deloitte Real Estates’ office agency team has completed a letting at 5 New York Street in central Manchester for Exacta Plc. The financial auditor will take the whole second floor of the building,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leeds City leaders rally against Science Museum cuts
Leeds City Region Leaders have collaborated on a protest letter to the Chancellor, asking to prevent cuts to the national Science Museum Group’s funding. Concerns have been raised in the media and by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BDO saves 69 jobs as Brimar splits up
Manchester military electronics firm, Brimar, has been sold and 69 jobs saved, as confirmed by business advisors, BDO. The company, which was in business for around 90 years, entered administration in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
North East business support outfits merge
Two major North East business support operations will merge to create a “powerhouse” for enterprise support in the region. The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) and TEDCO have worked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pro.Manchester’s SME group reaches 3,000th member
Corporate membership group Pro.Manchester has gained its 3,000th member for its small and medium business community, SME Club. The small and medium business group is purely online and aims to connect...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Double shortlist success at Ridings Shopping Centre
The Ridings Shopping Centre in Wakefield has been shortlisted in two categories at the national SCEPTRE Awards. Victoria Clapham has been shortlisted for the Marketing Manager of the Year Award for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Courtney set to clean up with new business
An ex-entrepreneur has returned to the world of self-employment to specialise in ‘crime scene’ cleaning after becoming the 300th business start-up to benefit from a local enterprise scheme. Courtney...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Northumbria Water awards property consultancy three year contract
Northumbria Water have contracted a national commercial property consultancy to work with their urban and rural estate. Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been awarded a three year contract to deliver a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Queen honours Liverpool architect with MBE
A Liverpool businessman has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, after his work on regeneration projects around England were recommended by the Prime Minister. John Falkingham, creative...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The week’s North West appointments
Last week saw a number of moves and appointments in the North West. Here, Bdaily gives a roundup of some of the significant manoeuvres. Law firm DWF recruited former Eversheds International chairman,...
View Article