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Monday 15 February 2021

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Vita Group lines up 2021 opportunities

Manchester-based polyurethane foam provider Vita Group will continue to eye up acquisition opportunities this year, its chief executive has told Insider, as the company looks to build on the strong momentum with which it has started 2021.
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Business Matters: Make your 2021 a financial success

As entrepreneurs chart their course for the year, it’s time to set business and investment intentions, as behavioural psychologists assure us that the first step toward achieving a goal is to articulate it. Here are some of JP Morgan Private Bank senior banker Charlotte Bobroff's top tips to make 2021 a financial success.
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Deals

Ultimate Products acquires kitchen electrical brand

Oldham-headquartered consumer goods developer Ultimate Products has acquired a German kitchen electrical brand.
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More than £100m of VC backing for Northern firms in Q4 - KPMG

Northern businesses attracted more than £100m in venture capital (VC) investment in the fourth quarter of 2020 according to research by KPMG.
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Funding to help Mitchells & Butlers emerge strongly from pandemic

Pubco giant Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include Miller & Carter, All Bar One and Toby Carvery, has said that it intends to raise £350m through a pre-emptive open offer.
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Business Matters: Why apprenticeships are good for business

Sophie Park, director of workforce skills at The City of Liverpool College, talks about how the current economic climate is impacting young people starting out in their careers and why apprenticeships are good for businesses.
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Business

RSM North West optimistic about year ahead

RSM's new regional managing partner for the North West is optimistic for the year ahead and is "looking forward to the next chapter of growth" at the firm.
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HS2 approval welcomed but leaders call for full completion

Business leaders have welcomed the approval for the latest phase of HS2 but called for the project to be completed in full to boost the North of England.
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Wheel repair firm lines up rapid growth plans

A Chorley-based wheel repair and refurbishment business has used the quieter periods of lockdown to level up its services and ensure rapid growth once the current restrictions are eased.
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Senior hire at Reward Finance Group

Reward Finance Group is expanding its team on the back a strong period of activity.
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Haier opens brand activation centre

Haier has established a brand activation centre within new premises at its Warrington headquarters at Birchwood Park.
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New hire at WR Partners

WR Partners has strengthened its advisory team with a new hire.
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Roundtable: Redefining Public Partnerships - National Summit

As the culmination of its series of roundtable events, Insider gathered stakeholders from Yorkshire, the North West, the Midlands, the South East and from Northern Ireland to discuss how these collaborations could evolve and paint the national picture from a local perspective.
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Property

Approval lined up for Montcliffe Quarry extension

A major extension to the Montcliffe Quarry near Horwich looks set to move forward.
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Countryside to start on Belle Vue project

Countryside is set to start construction on a collection of homes on the site of the former Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium in East Manchester.
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Four openings at the Trafford Centre

Four new names have taken space at the Trafford Centre.
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Lovell Partnerships joins four-year framework

Lovell Partnerships North West has joined Your Housing Group's four-year framework.
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Pair of deals for Old Trafford property

London & Scottish Property Investment Management has completed two office lettings in Old Trafford.
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Business Matters: Now is the time for sustainable finance

Paul Crighton, partner at TLT LLP, discusses the exciting new opportunities and financial products come about by the growth in desire to be more sustainable.
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Manufacturing

Engineering services firm upbeat about growth plans

A Liverpool-headquartered engineering services specialist is sitting on a strong pipeline of work, its chief executive has told Insider, and is eyeing growth in a number of areas as it looks to move on from the challenges of 2020.
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Faith Furniture Company sitting on strong order book

Bolton-based Faith Furniture Company is sitting on a strong order book for 2021 after a solid start to the year.
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Hopwood Hall College lines up Rochdale extension

Hopwood Hall College is building a £6.1m extension to its Technology Centre in Rochdale.
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Maison Dental takes space at The Chambers

Maison Dental has taken space on the second floor of The Chambers in Manchester city centre.
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