Latest News | Firms with a variety of specialisms have featured in an Insider list of the fastest growing manufacturers in the North West with turnover between £5m and £40m.
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Dan Kitchen, chief executive of razorblue, says some of the most successful companies do not have IT departments, but instead place IT skills wherever they are needed within the business. This shift is both significant and necessary.
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PZ Cussons' global Manchester headquarters has been given a "transformational" refurbishment. The company is behind the Carex, Original Source and Imperial Leather brands.
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A Greater Manchester plastics manufacturer has experienced a 15 per cent productivity boost and subsequent growth after investing in new digital blending technology, with the support of Made Smarter.
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Siemens partners with Xetrov for advanced thermal waste converter Siemens Digital Industries has joined forces with Xetrov Group to manufacture a "ground-breaking" advanced thermal waste converter.
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A Manchester-based tech support provider has secured follow-on investment of £1.65m from Duke Royalty to fund the acquisition of an IT managed services business.
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Cheshire-based technology provider Chess has acquired a telecommunications service provider as it kicks off its growth plans in 2022.
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A health, safety and ESG risk management provider which was established in 1979 and today has about 750 employees has secured new private equity investment.
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Businesses in the North attracted more than £220m in venture capital investment in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a report from KPMG, doubling the investment secured in the same period of 2020.
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Praetura Commercial Finance has provided more than £18.5m of funding to support a pair of northern SMEs in the opening months of 2022.
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Manchester-headquartered Assetz Capital has provided three bridging loans totalling £1m, enabling an SME property investor to conclude three purchases of property in London.
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Lucy Flynn, from Beyond Corporate Law, looks at issues explored by a government consultation on broadening flexible working rights for employees.
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A notice of intention to appoint administrators is to be filed for Accrington-based listed online digital retailer business Studio Retail Group.
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A partnership has been agreed between Scottish and UK ministers to establish two Green Freeports in Scotland.
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Oldham-based Ultimate Products, the owner of a number of homeware brands, has reported a financial performance "in-line with expectations" after revenues rose in its half year.
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Chester-based Sykes Holiday Cottages has said more British people than ever are looking to holiday at home during the upcoming half-term break.
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Three members of the family team at law firm Brabners have been appointed to senior industry roles in the North West. It follows a record year for independent recognition and accreditation at the business.
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Greater Manchester online retailer Perfume Direct has said it is heading for its "biggest ever Valentine's Day".
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Manchester-based creative agency Young Bright and Grey has made a new appointment.
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A trio of high-profile figures have joined the board of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP).
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Sophie Huddleston, tax director at Azets in the North West, says investment in research and development is more important than ever to North West businesses as they recover from the pandemic.
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A planned redevelopment of the former Stockport site of global chemical giant BASF into a huge warehouse has been approved.
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A new monthly artisan market is set to come to Manchester, with creative makers, artists and creators to showcase their products at Kampus garden neighbourhood this month.
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Housing providers in Greater Manchester have revealed ambitious £2.5bn plans to develop 18,000 new homes in the city region over the next five years.
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A garden village in Tameside, which would feature up to 2,150 new homes, has entered a new phase.
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A high school site in Wigan looks set to be redeveloped after planners recommended the scheme for approval.
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A huge commercial and industrial development is due to be approved when Oldham's planning committee meets next week.
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Adele Warren is the cabinet member for regeneration and development at Bolton Council. She has been the Conservative councillor for Breightmet ward, in Bolton, since May 2018.
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Member Exclusive News | A five-storey building containing more than 30 apartments could soon be constructed at the site of a former pub in Tameside, with plans recommended for approval.
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Detailed plans for 20 homes in Tameside have received a positive recommendation.
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