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Manufacturing Week
Wednesday 16 February 2022

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Profitable year for bespoke Range Rover firm

A business behind a premium brand which has been building bespoke Range Rovers for four decades has reported a profitable year in its latest financial results.
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Business Matters: Digitalisation is revolutionising manufacturing

Kevin Smith, lead industrial digital technology adviser at Made Smarter, looks at why digital transformation is key to manufacturing growth.
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Manufacturing

Rapidly expanding plant-based packaging firm set for Dragons’ Den

A plant-based packaging company from Liverpool, which is expanding rapidly, is set to appear on Dragons' Den this week.
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Vegan soap manufacturer celebrates sales boost and aims for more growth

A Bury-based vegan beauty product manufacturer has achieved an additional sales boost of almost £7m over the last year - and is now eyeing up further growth.
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Motorcycle exhaust manufacturer takes brakes off innovation

A Cumbria manufacturer of high-quality motorcycle exhausts says it is "unlocking its capacity to innovate and grow" using an integrated digital design solution.
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Battery manufacturer set to build European Gigafactory

Anglo-Korean battery company Eurocell is in talks with three European countries, including the UK, to build a Gigafactory which would create hundreds of new jobs and manufacture "production ready" technologies in 12 months.
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Deals

Terms agreed on £49.8m Filta acquisition

A proposed all share acquisition of Filta Group Holdings by Macclesfield-based Franchise Brands, which values the restaurant industry supplier at £49.8m, is set to be recommended to shareholders.
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Nursery group bought by PE-backed Kids Planet

A nursery group with six facilities in North and West Yorkshire has been acquired by Kids Planet, a North West-based counterpart that last year secured new private equity investment.
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Bot detection firm secures £9m investment

A Manchester-based bot detection and mitigation specialist, which works with William Hill, Sony and Pets at Home, has secured a £9m funding boost.
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Ask the expert: Do we need to call time on the IT department?

Dan Kitchen, chef executive of razorblue, says some of the most successful companies don't 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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Business

Redundancies at Mulbury Homes

About 40 jobs have been lost after Cheshire-based Mulberry Homes entered administration, it has been confirmed.
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GC Angels partners with JPIN

Global start-up investment bank JPIN has revealed a strategic partnership with GC Angels.
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Six & Flow grows senior team

Manchester-headquartered growth agency Six & Flow has grown its senior team with new appointments.
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Scheme to help food and drink entrepreneurs

Food and drink producers in Greater Manchester wanting to grow their brand can now get help following the return of GC Business Growth Hub programme.
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Ask the expert: Working 9 to 5?

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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Property

Maray restaurant set for summer opening

Acclaimed restaurant group Maray has chosen a prominent Manchester city centre building as its first site outside of Liverpool.
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Kier Property purchases 4.9-acre brownfield site

A 4.9 acre brownfield site near to Manchester city centre has been purchased.
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Kuits advises Salboy on £20m residential development sites

Commercial Law firm Kuits has advised property development financier Salboy on the acquisition of numerous residential development sites across the country.
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Russell WBHO in double hotel handover

Manchester city centre is to host two new hotel openings this February.
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First letting at HQ building

The first letting has been secured a modern head office building in Altrincham's business district.
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Network Plus awarded major capital works framework

Network Plus has been awarded a significant framework with Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for the opportunity to undertake major civil construction works. 
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Ask the expert: R&D tax reform - are you ready for the change?

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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Work to begin on new homes scheme

Construction work is set to start on a new housing development in Cumbria.
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New lease of life for building

Works have been completed on an Altrincham building as it opens as a funeral service provider.
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