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Friday 12 March 2021

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Miller Homes strikes deal for Northenden Campus

Miller Homes has agreed a deal to acquire the 18-acre Northenden Campus from The LTE Group, where it plans to bring forward 240 properties.
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Business Matters: Gareth Smyth, CEO of Hilton Smythe, gives his verdict on the budget announcements

The Chancellor's Budget last week was perhaps the most eagerly-anticipated one in years, certainly since WWII. Business leaders and employees had been on edge as they waited and hoped for further announcements about support to survive what is hopefully the final stretch of the pandemic. Gareth Smyth, CEO of Hilton Smythe, gives his verdict.
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Deals

Begbies Traynor lines up ‘largest deal to date’

Begbies Traynor has agreed to buy a long-established insolvency practice in a £25m deal its executive chairman called the firm's "largest to date".
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JD Sports agrees deal for retail giant

JD Sports has struck a deal to buy a 60 per cent stake in a £200m-turnover European retail giant.
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Cash injection for fire protection firm

A Bolton-based fire protection product company has secured a cash injection from social impact lender GC Business Finance.
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Business Matters: How joining forces with others boosts your decision making power

Karin Simonsen, marketing manager at Vistage, looks at how joining forces with others boosts your decision making power.
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Business

New chairman in at Liverpool investment app

A Liverpool-based app designed to encourage customers to positively impact the world through their finances has appointed the co-founder of Monzo as its new chairman, with Gary Dolman speaking to Insider about what he hopes to achieve with the business.
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Manchester firm strengthens with partner hire

A Manchester-based law firm has made its latest senior hire as it looks to continue strengthening its team, Insider can reveal.
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Exporting new technology could ‘easily double business’ - Holroyd

Maximising opportunities from new technologies in the electric vehicle market could be transformational for Holroyd Precision Technologies Group, its managing director told the audience watching Insider's Taking Greater Manchester Global online forum.
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Investing in digital technology - quick poll

Insider is partnering with KPMG Private Enterprise for a pulse poll to find out the views of regional businesses on investing in digital technology. The poll takes less than one minute to complete.
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FRC launches investigation into Deloitte’s audit of Lookers

The FRC has launched an investigation into the audits of Lookers' accounts undertaken by Deloitte.
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“Hugely challenging” year for Bodycote

Revenues have dropped by more than £100m at listed heat treatment and thermal processing services specialist Bodycote, while the company has also slipped to a pre-tax loss.
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Asia-Pacific expansion for The Insights People

Manchester-based The Insights People is expanding into Asia-Pacific as its growth plans gather pace.
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Business Matters: No competition - no progress?

Lucy Flynn, employment lawyer with Beyond Corporate, examines the proposed reforms to the law surrounding post-termination non-compete clauses in employment contracts, and considers what any changes might mean for employers.
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Property

MCC and FEC launch latest Northern Gateway consultation

The joint venture partnership between Manchester City Council and Far East Consortium (FEC) has launched the next phase of its Northern Gateway consultation process.
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Partnership formed to amass £50m student homes portfolio

Real estate fund manager Moorfield Group and We Are Kin has formed a partnership to amass a £50m portfolio of professionally managed student houses across the UK.
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Boohoo driving Burnley investment

Boohoo is driving ahead with its Burnley investment programme as it looks to breathe life into the borough's older buildings.
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£137m investment confirmed for Hope Valley line

A £137m government investment has been confirmed to improve journeys on the Hope Valley line between Sheffield and Manchester.
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Ask the expert: Should you still care about digital transformation?

Sameena Hafeez-Imam from Deloitte looks at if you should still care about digital transformation.
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Manufacturing

International buyers willing to pay premium for British-made goods - report

International consumers are prepared to pay a £3.5bn premium for British made products, according to research from Barclays Corporate Banking.
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Contractor starts on gas peaking plants project

A high-voltage power contractor has begun design work for two new gas peaking plants in Lancashire.
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Quinta Group to breathe life into Altrincham site

Quinta Group is set to breathe life into a grade II-listed former office building in Altrincham.
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