Housing market recovery increases demand at Lancashire firm
Image source: Victor1558 Lancashire-based business Boxes 2 Move has seen a surge in demand in recent months after house prices started to pick up. The Rossendale company said that recovery in the...
View ArticleBelfry Group MD awarded for eco-friendly innovation
Image source: shorts and longs Warrington-based firm Belfry Group’s managing director has been honoured with a prestigious award for his eco-friendly heating system invention. Keith Rimmer was awarded...
View ArticleBusiness gets crafty thanks to facelift
A crafty businesswoman says she has plans to employ staff thanks to moving into new premises. Six empty retail units in a Middlesbrough town centre street have been snapped up thanks to an initiative...
View ArticleCammell Laird start "second chapter" on RFA contract
Birkenhead-based engineering firm Cammell Laird has started the second cycle of a five-year deal with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) flotilla. The contract to maintain nine of the RFA’s 13 ships...
View ArticleCross-region partnership sets about solving Yorkshire longterm unemployment
A Yorkshire business has partnered with Liverpool-based Action 4 Employment (A4e) to tackle long term unemployment through offers of permanent work to job seekers. Wakefield-based blinds manufacturer,...
View ArticleIoD North West announce Director of Year nominees
Image source: JonoMueller The Institute of Directors North West have revealed the finalists for the 10th Director of the Year awards, with representatives from some of the best businesses in the...
View Article‘Lean’ Start-Up loans for North East and Cumbria
Image source: Images_of_Money A new form of Start-Up has been launched in the North East and Cumbria to help young entrepreneurs. The ‘Lean Start-Up Loan’ is designed to cater for 18-30 year olds who...
View ArticleFairytale beginning for Jayne’s new business
A new children’s storytelling and entertainment business is taking off thanks to support from Durham County Council’s Employability Project and Spennymoor Area Action Partnership. Jayne Campbell, from...
View ArticleNorth West firms capitalise on Olympic legacy
Image source: [Duncan] Businesses in the North West have benefitted from the legacy of London 2012’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, after a £9.9bn boost to the UK economy. Just one year into a...
View ArticleCross-border deals soar in the North West
Image source: flickrsven Inward investment has rocketed in the North West over the past six months, with a reported 71% rise in foreign companies making deals in the region. Statistics released by...
View ArticleMajor exporting campaign launched in Yorkshire
Image source: mikebaird Using the web effectively for an overseas presence and for selling products through e-commerce can dramatically boost export sales, businesses in Yorkshire have been told. Top...
View ArticleThe week’s North West appointments
Image source: Victor1558 Last week saw a number of moves and appointments in the North West. Here, Bdaily gives a roundup of some of the significant manoeuvres. Lancashire and Cumbria commercial law...
View ArticleNorth East project nurtures future business PIE-oneers
A group of North East businesses want to instill entrepreneurial thinking in the region’s youngsters through a pioneering schools project. The Primary Inspiration through Enterprise or ‘PIE’ project...
View ArticleManchester researchers to investigate the "high-growth mindset"
Image source: Hey Paul Studios High growth businesses are estimated to comprise 1% of UK businesses, however these firms create up to a quarter of all jobs in the UK. Researchers at Manchester...
View ArticleUnemployment falls again in Greater Manchester
Image source: HelenCobain Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) numbers are down again across Greater Manchester according to new figures from think tank New Economy. Statistics show that 79,300 people in...
View ArticleLiverpool Chamber signs Far East deal
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has signed an international deal with the Far East in a bid to promote trade with the Merseyside city’s businesses. Both the Indonesian Government and the Singaporean...
View ArticleWhat does the future hold for 3D printing?
3D printing is the hot new ticket in the manufacturing world. NASA is doing it to test rocket engine parts, Maplin just launched the first 3D printer on the high street, and researchers in the U.S....
View ArticleHousing market recovery increases demand at Lancashire firm
Image source: Victor1558 Lancashire-based business Boxes 2 Move has seen a surge in demand in recent months after house prices started to pick up. The Rossendale company said that recovery in the...
View ArticleBelfry Group MD awarded for eco-friendly innovation
Image source: shorts and longs Warrington-based firm Belfry Group’s managing director has been honoured with a prestigious award for his eco-friendly heating system invention. Keith Rimmer was awarded...
View ArticleBusiness gets crafty thanks to facelift
A crafty businesswoman says she has plans to employ staff thanks to moving into new premises. Six empty retail units in a Middlesbrough town centre street have been snapped up thanks to an initiative...
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