Today's North West business news from Insider |
| Acquisitions drive growth at Begbies Traynor | Manchester-headquartered Begbies Traynor Group expects to report rises in revenues and profits in its latest financial year, with growth driven by recent acquisitions. The company said it plans to make further buys to "build our scale and range of complementary services".
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| Business Matters: How entrepreneurs can support North West businesses | Alex Wilson from Mercia Asset Management PLC, says entrepreneurs that have already banked their success have an important role to play in supporting other regional scale-ups. Investors like Mercia Asset Management, with deeply embedded local networks, can facilitate connections between the established entrepreneurs and the rising talent.
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| Regulator raises concerns on £91.5m property search services deal | The acquisition of property search and conveyancing services provider TM Group by Dye & Durham could lead to a worse deal for homeowners, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found. The watchdog believes that the only effective way to address the issues it has identified would be for TM Group to be sold to a suitable buyer. Dye & Durham said it disagreed with the CMA's provisional findings and is "evaluating its potential options".
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| Business Matters: Tackling pay disparity | Lucy Flynn from Beyond Corporate Law, says to mark International Women’s Day this year, the Minister for Women announced a pilot scheme intended to level-up employment opportunities for women which would see participants disclosing salary information in job advertisements and refraining from asking job applicants about salary history during the recruitment process.
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| Business Matters: History lessons in sustainability | We all want to see our buildings become more sustainable but when we drill down into how we actually deliver the vision, it can be challenging to see a clear path. Guy Owen, partner in Sanderson Weatherall's Building Consultancy team, looks at some of the lessons to learn from when we look back at the built environment legacy that surrounds us.
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| Clearwater International launches new division | Mid-market corporate finance house Clearwater International has launched a new division which it believes could unlock £250m of new domestic and international investment for high-growth businesses during the next three years.
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| Shadow minister visits BGEN | The shadow minister for work and pensions paid a visit recently to Warrington-headquartered BGEN to discuss "tackling the skills shortage" and attracting more young people into the engineering sector
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