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Thursday 28 April 2022

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Salford-headquartered womenswear fashion brand In The Style has reported strong revenue growth in its first full year as a public company. The fast-growing e-commerce firm completed an AIM float last year.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Gary Davison, founding partner at TDC, says as we emerge from the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges is finding ways to reignite the relationships that were previously, and still are, fundamental to doing business.
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DEALS

Professional services business KPMG UK has signed an agreement to form a new partnership with Greater Manchester-based venture capital (VC) advisory firm Acceleris. The pair will provide fundraising and advisory services to entrepreneurs in the UK and internationally, with a particular focus on businesses in technology, life sciences and ESG-related sectors.
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Manchester-based InTec Business Solutions is lining up the acquisition of an IT managed services business after securing a £3.1m follow-on investment from Duke Royalty.
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Listed equipment rental specialist Vp - which was established in 1954 and floated in 1973 - has launched a formal sale process with a buyer sought who will respect the company's "unique heritage, family culture and committed employee base", while supporting its longer-term growth ambitions.
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Blink Charging Co, a US operator and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, has expanded with the acquisition of a UK counterpart which operates about 1,100 charge points across the country, principally for local authorities, NHS healthcare trusts, further education colleges and fleets.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Matt Hodgson, from Claritas, says having grown up in the era of Michael J Fox and Back to the Future, he was convinced that by 2022 we’d be driving in the skies and he would be the proud owner of a hoverboard. Instead, he looks at taxing drivers amid the rise of electric vehicles.
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Michael McCarroll, from razorblue, says a service desk team is a regular point of contact between customers and your business, so mobilising your team to be effective and drive customer satisfaction is crucial. Almost nine out of ten senior business leaders in the UK see customer experience as their top-growth strategy, but only one in three feel prepared to address it.
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PROPERTY

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has joined forces with children Arron and Alicia to launch a new gym, Scholes Gym, in his hometown of Oldham.
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A site in Cheshire has been earmarked for a solar farm which has the potential to power thousands of homes.
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Manchester-based CW Studio has designed the landscape elements for the Spindles town square re-development project in Oldham, in association with AEW Architects and Oldham Council.
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AG Project + Building Consultancy (AG) has appointed a new project manager and director to head its housing division.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Warren Middleton, from KPMG, says businesses in the North West are facing their latest challenge after the headwinds from the pandemic – the increased costs of doing business.
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BUSINESS

Tool hire company HSS Hire Group, which has major operations across Greater Manchester, has hailed a year of "significant progress" with successful implementation of a number of transformational strategic projects. 
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Listed kitchen and joinery products supplier Howden Joinery Group has said it "remains confident" following a strong start to the year where revenues increased.
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Electricity North West (ENW) is to appoint Ian Smyth as its new chief executive, replacing Peter Emery who is set to step down from the post.
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Cortus Advisory Group, the Northern-based business boutique, has added to the services it offers clients with the launch of a discreet buyside acquisition service.
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Bury-headquartered fuel supplier Crown Oil Group has achieved carbon neutral status as it marks its diamond jubilee. 
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Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has made a promotion to managing director.
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Manchester-headquartered law firm gunnercooke has appointed a chief technology officer to head up a new legal technology arm in Europe. 
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MANUFACTURING

Rolls-Royce SMR has appointed a nuclear recruitment specialist to help it create approximately 400 jobs.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Lancashire-based manufacturer of bespoke joinery and commercial washrooms Inscape Interiors has made two key appointments.
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Cheshire-based life science business SkinBioTherapeutics has approved two new appointments.
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