Today's North West business news from Insider |
  View this email online Please add northwest@insidermedia.com to your address book  
 
 
North West
Friday 5 March 2021

Latest News

Top Story

Major Stockport development set to advance

Plans to bring forward more than one million sq ft of space in Stockport look set to take an important step forward next week. The project has the potential to create or support more than 1,500 jobs.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 1

Business Matters: National Model Design Code – A Framework for Design Quality

Andrew Gilsenan from Pegasus Group says the new National Model Design Code has finally arrived. Undoubtedly a significant event for urbanists and planners alike, the NMDC indeed makes good on Proposal 11 of the Planning for the Future White Paper to make design expectations more 'visual and predictable'.
Read More…
Deals

BAE expands with electronics manufacturer buy

Industry giant BAE Systems has bought a manufacturer of high-end electronics.
Read More…

MBO at Liverpool insurance broker

A Liverpool-headquartered insurance broker has undergone a management buyout as it looks to expand and grow its workforce.
Read More…

Sovereign Capital backs medical communications firm

Sovereign Capital Partners has completed a significant investment in medical communications and regulatory writing agency Bioscript.
Read More…

BBLS milestone for GC Business Finance

GC Business Finance has hit a BBLS milestone in Greater Manchester.
Read More…

Civil engineering firm becomes employee-owned

An Atherton-based groundwork contractor and civil engineering specialist has become employee-owned.
Read More…

Radius makes Belfast acquisition

Crewe-headquartered Radius Payment Solutions – the group behind the telematics and fuel card brands Kinesis and UK Fuels – has expanded with a Belfast buy.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 2

Business Matters: 2021 – Backing North West businesses to come out fighting

Tom Jack, from Endless LLP, looks at how North West businesses will come out fighting in 2021.
Read More…
Business

Liverpool to be at ‘forefront of trading’ after Freeport success

Peel Ports has hailed the Liverpool City Region's successful bid for Freeport status as an opportunity to position the area at the forefront of the UK's future global trading relationships.
Read More…

Manchester United hit by revenue slump as Covid-19 impact strikes

Half-year revenues were down at Manchester United as the impact of the ongoing pandemic continued to rear its head.
Read More…

What is the mood and outlook of UK firms - quick poll

Insider is looking to find out the current mood of the UK's business community and what the outlook is for 2021 with a poll which will take less than one minute to complete.
Read More…

Former secretary of state joins On the Beach board

On the Beach has appointed a former secretary of state to its board as a non-executive director.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 3

Business Matters: What happens to cryptocurrency in a divorce?

Fiona Wood, a partner at McAlister Family Law, looks at what happens to cryptocurrency in a divorce.
Read More…
Property

St Thomas Hospital redevelopment set for green light

A mixed-use scheme earmarked for the site of the former St Thomas Hospital site in Stockport looks set to secure approval.
Read More…

Deadline looms for North West Property Awards

The deadline for entries to Insider's North West Property Awards 2021 is fast approaching.
Read More…

Revised Stretford hotel plans set for thumbs up

Revised plans for a seven-storey hotel in Stretford look set to be backed next week.
Read More…

Approval for £25m Bolton plans

Plans to build almost 160 homes in Bolton as part of the ongoing Croal Valley development have been backed.
Read More…

Work underway on latest Angel Meadow Park scheme

Lighting and electrical infrastructure at Angel Meadow Park in Manchester's NOMA quarter is being transformed as part of Far East Consortium's MeadowSide development.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 4

Ask the expert: Are R&D tax relief and grant funding mutually exclusive?

Matt Hodgson, a partner at Claritas Tax, looks at if R&D tax relief and grant funding are mutually exclusive.
Read More…
Manufacturing

Budweiser outlines £115m investment plans

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I has announced it is creating jobs by investing more than £115m into its Lancashire and South Wales breweries.
Read More…

Other News

NEW 2021 North West Top 500 Companies Database - Early Bird Offer

NEW 2021 North West SME 300 Companies database - contact the region’s top decision makers

Member Exclusive News

Director in at Creative Spark

Branding agency Creative Spark has appointed a new director.
Read More…

Urban Village Capital expands into care home sector

Urban Village Capital has expanded into the care home sector with the development of an £8.5m facility in Wigan.
Read More…

Services & Guides

Greater Manchester Investment Guide 2021

Greater Manchester Investment Guide 2021

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
Read More…
Corporate Finance Directory

Corporate Finance Directory

Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business.
Read More…
Send a Story    Subscribe    Membership    Advertise    Contact
Tw    in    Fb
You are receiving this email because you subscribed on our website.

Unsubscribe | Email Preferences
Newsco Insider Limited
Boulton House, 17-21 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HY
Registered in England and Wales: 02709518
© Newsco Insider Limited | T&C | Privacy Policy