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Monday 25 April 2022

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TOP STORY

The managing director of a Cheshire-based interior design business, which has featured on Insider's top 50 Most Exciting Companies list, aims to continue its growth following another successful year.
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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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DEALS

Automotive marketplace Auto Trader Group agreeing to acquire one of the UK's largest transactional marketplaces for leasing new vehicles in a deal worth up to £200m has been named Insider's Deal of the Month. The transaction was subject to regulatory approvals.
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Independent invoice financier Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has struck a strategic partnership with accountancy and specialist SME business advisory firm Azets to provide whole-turnover invoice finance facilities.
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Partners Group has agreed a deal to acquire Version 1, a digital transformation services provider in the UK and Ireland.
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A property networking business has been bought by US-listed Genius Group.
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INSIDER FEATURE

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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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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PROPERTY

Work has started on transforming open spaces in Stockport town centre as part of a multimillion-pound regeneration scheme.
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Manchester and Leeds-based consultancy Zerum has made several new hires on the back of a raft of new business wins.
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Housing association Onward has broken ground on the latest development phase in its 20-year regeneration of Hattersley and Mottram in Tameside through the appointment of contractor Rowlinson.
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Investors have funded a loan to acquire a former pub in Heywood, with the property having planning permission to be converted into seven one-bedroom apartments.
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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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BUSINESS

Images from Insider's North West Young Professionals Awards 2022 - which celebrated talent from across the North West - are available to view online.
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Manchester-based specialist professional and financial services firm Frenkel Topping Group has posted a strong performance in its full-year reslts, with a focus on a targeted acquisition strategy.
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Re-commerce business musicMagpie has entered into a contract to sell consumer electronic products on an online marketplace which specialises in refurbished devices.
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Business process management services provider Firstsource Solutions has unveiled plans to create about 1,000 jobs over the next 12 months across South Wales, the Midlands and cities in the Northern Powerhouse.
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Blazehill Capital, which has a major presence in the North West, has made a new appointment.
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Manchester-headquartered communications group Social has posted a 32 per cent increase in turnover to more than £3.4m for its latest financial year. 
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North West boutique legal practice Primas Law has appointed two employment partners
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MANUFACTURING

Cycle manufacturer Hero International has revealed plans to add a new e-cycle assembly line within its manufacturing facility in Manchester.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Knowsley-based manufacturer Surface Transforms has appointed a new non-executive director.
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A mental health rehabilitation centre in Lancashire, which was brought forward by Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP), has been handed over to the NHS.
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