Today's North West business news from Insider |
Latest News | The Ministry of Justice is to take 25,000 sq ft of office space at a site within the NOMA mixed-use development in Manchester. Read More… |
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Jules Price, associate director, professional head of ecology, Atkins, discusses the timely release of the Dasgupta Review, a recently published report commissioned by the UK Treasury on the economics of biodiversity. Read More… |
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AstraZeneca's proposed $39bn acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals has been backed by shareholders. Read More… |
The proposed acquisition of Manchester-based Isosec by US group Imprivata has been abandoned, the CMA has said. Read More… |
Glide Group, a specialist in ultra-fast broadband connectivity, has acquired a builder of fibre networks. Read More… |
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Barry McGovaney from Water Plus says water can be a significant cost that’s frequently overlooked as not having much saving potential in terms of environmental impact or cost. It’s worth looking at – and here’s why. Read More… |
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The Lighthouse Laboratory network - including a Medicines Discovery Catapult-managed Lighthouse Lab at Alderley Park - can help support the return to a ‘new normal’, a special Insider round table has heard with the event also looking at what the future might hold for the UK diagnostics industry. Read More… |
Wealth management and professional services firm Tilney Smith & Williamson has reported strong growth in the year of its merger. Read More… |
A North West-based lawyer has been promoted to partner at DLA Piper as part of the law firm’s annual promotion round. Read More… |
The ACC Liverpool Group is preparing to reopen its venues at the city's waterfront event campus. Read More… |
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With the rise of advisory services within accounting practices, Phil Matthews of WR Partners throws some light on what his job entails. Read More… |
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Queen’s Award-winning engineering practice Eckersleye O'Callaghan (EOC) has appointed Andy King as structural director at its new Manchester office Read More… |
A construction company that has worked on a host of high-profile projects, including Manchester's New Cross neighbourhood and Peel L&P's £7.7m business hub at Wirral Waters, has reported a positive performance in its latest results despite the impact of Covid-19. Read More… |
Preventative healthcare company PAM Group has made a £3m investment in warehouse capacity for its specialist retail business, creating 25 jobs. Read More… |
Redrow has appointed its chair-designate and successor to John Tutte. Read More… |
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It was Thomas Bertram Lance of Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration that popularised the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Construction businesses will often question why they need to spend time and money implementing framework agreements when their current terms and conditions “work just fine”, or when “we’re hardly ever in dispute with our suppliers”. Moe Yassin, associate with Beyond Corporate Law, explains. Read More… |
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Birkenhead-based shipbuilder Cammell Laird has completed the first phase of its HR1 process, with 146 voluntary redundancies finalised. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Regional Property Solutions (RPS) has secured new management instructions in Yorkshire and Cheshire. Read More… |
Falconer Chester Hall has submitted a full planning application for an apartment development in the centre of Warrington. Read More… |
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