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Tuesday 22 December 2020

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Candour Logistics bought by Manchester firm

Warrington-based Candour Logistics has been bought by a Manchester-headquartered counterpart.
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Ask the expert: Is marketing bigger than sales in the post-Covid industrial purchasing process?

In an industrial landscape where even complex, engineered products and services are now bought in a completely different, more remote and independently researched style than years gone by, Alex Cairns argues that sales needs to align itself with marketing more than ever before.
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Deals

Beech Tree eyes North West acquisitions

Beech Tree Private Equity has told Insider it is planning to invest in a high growth platform business in the financial services sector and is targeting expansion in the North West.
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Five-figure loan for Wigan developer

A Wigan-based residential developer has secured a five-figure loan from GC Business Finance (GCBF) through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), funded by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).
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€718.1m deal agreed for Applegreen

A deal has been agreed for the acquisition of Applegreen valuing the motorway services and petrol filling stations operator at €718.1m (£652.8m).
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MarketFinance lending tops £340m in 2020

Fintech lender MarketFinance has provided more than £340m to UK businesses in 2020.
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Business Matters: Why Peer Networks should be embedded into your business model

Peer Networks is bringing together business owners to support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities.
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Business

PHX Training appointed to £2bn jobs scheme

Lancashire-based PHX Training has been appointed by the government to help bring forward its £2bn jobs scheme.
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Turnover tops £500m at JR Rix & Sons following acquisitions

Turnover has grown to more than £500m in recently filed accounts for JR Rix & Sons boosted by strategic acquisitions for its petroleum business. Overall, the group is also said to have performed well during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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MHA Moore and Smalley strengthens team with new appointment

MHA Moore and Smalley has strengthened its VAT and indirect tax team with a new appointment.
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Business Matters: Sustainable energy - Creating a workforce that is fit for purpose

Sophie Park, director of workforce skills at The City of Liverpool College, says sustainability and finding ways of becoming more environmentally friendly continues to be a focus for government and industry, and impressive steps are being taken across the country to meet the UK’s net-zero emissions target for 2050.
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Property

Work completes on landmark Liverpool hotel project

The conversion of a former office building in Liverpool centre into a luxury venue has completed.
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Stenprop acquires trio of estates for £11.82m

Stenprop has acquired a trio of multi-let estates across the UK in deals worth £11.82m
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Chancerygate reaches practical completion on Gateway 44

Chancerygate has reached practical completion of the 42,500 sq ft Gateway 44 retail park development in Carlisle.
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Jet fighter trainer takes Blackpool Airport site

A high performance jet fighter trainer has taken space at Blackpool Airport.
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Manufacturing

Accrol Group in a ‘good place’ after senior hire

Blackburn-headquartered Accrol Group is in a "good place", its chief executive has told Insider, with the independent tissue converter eyeing " real opportunities to grow" on the back of strengthening its senior team.
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First phase of Levenshulme cycling scheme to start in 2021

The first phase of a scheme designed to encourage more walking and cycling in Levenshulme and north Burnage will start on a six-month trial basis in 2021.
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THG strikes payments partnership

THG has partnered with a new payments provider.
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Services & Guides

Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
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Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Guide 2020

Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Guide 2020

A comprehensive guide to investing in the region’s authorities, with facts, figures, statistics and key contacts.
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Corporate Finance Directory

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