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Thursday 12 May 2022

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TOP STORY

Cheshire-headquartered bathroom and kitchen products group Norcros has conditionally agreed to acquire a designer, manufacturer and supplier of waterproof bathroom wall panels for an enterprise value of £80m, with an additional potential earnout of up to £12m.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Joe Taviner, director, business development (North West), at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending explores how businesses in the region can maximise their opportunities to drive growth through acquisitions this year.
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DEALS

Two affiliated North West businesses, including a glass packaging provider and a glass decorator, have been acquired as part of a European expansion by global group TricorBraun.
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A technology company backed by Palatine Private Equity has swooped for an IT infrastructure and security specialist.
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Naylor Drainage has acquired a manufacturer of PVC pipes for the utility industries.
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IT services firm SCC has expanded with the acquisition of an audio-visual specialist which has operations across the UK.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Guy Pearson and Maja Nesdale of IBI Group ask: Have you got 15 minutes?
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If you are considering buying a business (whether as an experienced entrepreneur, just starting out or as an established business looking to expand) or weighing up selling your own business there are many factors to consider and risks to manage. Here, Mark Lupton, director at Beyond Corporate, looks at the process and offers some key take-aways for both buyers and sellers.
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PROPERTY

The development consortium behind the proposed Derwent Forest regeneration project has secured planning permission for a new visitor centre and museum at the site.
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London & Associated Properties (LAP) has acquired a multi-let industrial park in Cheshire for £2.3m. Law firm Wake Smith advised on the deal.
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Plans have been revealed to transform Wigan's Heigh Hall into an arts, culture and heritage visitor destination.
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BTP Architects has been appointed to take the lead in a major conservation project at Beaumaris Castle on Anglesey.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Most businesses will remember the lead up to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when companies were racing to be compliant before the deadline. Specialist commercial lawyer Jordan Withers, of Napthens Solicitors, considers whether UK businesses will need to take a similar approach for their compliance with proposed consumer laws.
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Andrew Lazare, founder and managing director of Mint Property Finance, says it’s fair to say that when the pandemic broke in 2020, few of us imagined that businesses would face even greater challenges in 2022.
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BUSINESS

The fastest growing and most promising tech companies in the North of the UK have until this Friday to enter the 2022 Northern Tech Awards.
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Law firm Napthens has appointed a new non-executive chairman.
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Law firm Butcher & Barlow has made a raft of key promotions and appointments across its ten North West offices. 
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Energy giant Shell UK is accelerating its plans to install EV charging points across the UK, with a target of 90 per cent of drivers to be within a ten-minute drive of a Shell rapid charger by 2030.
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MANUFACTURING

Turnover has dipped at one of the UK's oldest family-owned companies and the business behind the Mornflake brand, but directors at the Cheshire-based oatmiller are "satisfied" with the performance.
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Bolton-based WN VTech – formerly Woodall Nicholson – has enjoyed a two-fold year-on-year growth in orders. Order book levels soared past the £100m mark in December 2021, while 2022 has equally started strongly.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

The Prince of Wales has visited a JD Sports store in South London to meet young people recruited by the retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, and supported by The Prince's Trust through the UK Government's Kickstart Scheme.
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RSM UK has appointed a prominent sustainability expert in Manchester.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

SERVICES & GUIDES

 

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