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Latest News | Revised plans for a 55-storey tower earmarked for Hulme Street – which have been backed by Manchester Metropolitan University – look set to advance next week. The application was submitted on the back of almost two years of consultations and could bring forward more than 3,000 jobs.
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Sara Barrett, partner at Mills & Reeve, looks at how the new UK/EU relationship will have implications for employers.
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Mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has invested in a Cheshire-headquartered global healthcare communications consultancy to support its UK and international expansion plans.
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Cheshire-headquartered environmental, engineering and technical services specialist RSK Group has bought a trio of businesses in a strong start to the year.
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Manchester-based web-hosting business Miss Group has expanded with the acquisition of a London counterpart as part of its ongoing buy-and-build strategy.
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Manchester-based outsourced payroll services provider Symatrix has expanded with an acquisition.
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Global mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International completed 119 deals in 2020, a rise of 5 per cent.
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A Manchester-headquartered financial adviser and asset manager has decided not to make an offer to buy NAHL Group, the Kettering-based company behind the National Accident Helpline brand.
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Charlotte Bobroff from J.P. Morgan Private Bank says that right now, the world operates in a “linear economy” model that is not sustainable. Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned, and the equivalent of six garbage trucks of edible food is wasted globally. If we continue on this path, by 2050 global demand for resources will almost triple to 130 billion tons annually, which would overuse the earth's capacity by more than 400 per cent.
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The "pace with which Boohoo is making towards effecting change" has been backed in a new report into the fashion group's supply chain, with group executive chairman Mahmud Kamani noting that there is "lots to do still". The company has also vowed to create 1,000 jobs.
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Details of a major investment package designed to protect the future of Manchester Aquatics Centre, while improving its facilities and reducing its carbon footprint, have been revealed.
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The £400m expansion of Liverpool2 has neared its latest phase of completion.
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Richard Robinson from Napthens Solicitors says that as we enter a new lockdown, anyone involved in mergers and acquisitions is asking the question: what impact is Covid-19 having on deal activity – and how will the M&A landscape change in the post-Covid (and post-Brexit) world?
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A 440,000 sq ft site in Ellesmere Port, which is currently fully let to Jaguar Land Rover, has been acquired by a joint venture looking to take advantage of the strengthening industrial market.
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Avison Young believes the strength of residential capital markets and industrial performance both provide opportunities for growth in Manchester post-lockdown.
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A Salford tower once earmarked for demolition has been givem a new lease of life.
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Bellway has acquired land on Lostock Lane in Bolton with planning consent for a 214-home scheme.
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A Greater Manchester EdTech company has revealed plans to expand after relocating to MediaCityUK's IN4.0 with The Landing.
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The success of a business has often been defined by its proximity to a major city centre. However, the recent pandemic has thrown caution to that school of thought, demonstrating that we can work just as successfully from out of city locations, as Bolesworth property director Simon Kennish explains.
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The Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick and the 350 jobs it accommodates have been saved.
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Member Exclusive News | BTP Architects has taken on five new staff.
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Work has started on a £6.1m project to create a five-storey YMCA independent living facility in Bolton.
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