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Friday 23 October 2020

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Freeports: North West could reap benefits - leaders

A Freeport being established in the North West could provide an opportunity for businesses to grow, boost international trade and support the development of manufacturing capabilities, according to business leaders from across the region.
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Roundtable: Game Changer

How to apply fresh thinking to the built environment and to our businesses and organisations.
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Deals

McCarthy & Stone lined up for £630m takeover

Terms have been agreed on a recommended takeover offer for McCarthy & Stone which values the retirement community developer at £630m.
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SDKA secures further Shawbrook backing

Manchester-based bridging finance specialist SDKA is accelerating its growth plans after securing a further funding boost from Shawbrook.
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Kagool expands with counterpart buy

BGF-backed digital agency Kagool has acquired a counterpart as part of its growth strategy.
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Countrywide secures £90m boost

Countrywide, the estate agency group behind the likes of Entwistle Green and Sutton Kersh, has secured a £90m injection as part of a recapitalisation.
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Ask the expert: Smart buildings and the impact on modern design

Paul Eaton, of ClearFibre, says Smart Buildings or Smart Homes is a phrase that's been bounding around for quite a bit recently and people often ask me, what does that actually mean?
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Business

THG to create 500 jobs

Manchester-headquartered ecommerce giant THG has outlined plans to create a further 500 jobs as it approaches its peak trading period.
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UK-Japan deal to boost NW companies

Hundreds of companies across the North West are set to benefit from the signing of a landmark free trade agreement between the UK and Japan.
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G2O expands into additional Sci-Tech Daresbury space

G2O Water Technologies has expanded into a new laboratory at Sci-Tech Daresbury following a £600,000 investment, including £320,000 from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance.
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Initiative to create Liverpool City Region job opportunities

Baltic Creative Community Interest Company (CIC) has partnered with Transform Lives Company (TLC) to create job opportunities for unemployed young people in the Liverpool City Region.
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Ask the expert: Is there a tsunami of insolvencies coming?

Jason Elliott, partner and head of business recovery at Cowgills, says I think it is fair to say that some seven months after the government implemented the initial lockdown within the UK, the final fallout of the Covid pandemic on businesses is still to be determined.
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Property

Prominent Liverpool scheme secures backing

A huge mixed-use development in Liverpool comprising hundreds of apartments and a hotel across a trio of towers has been backed.
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Work starts on £53m Poynton project

Work has started on the £53m Poynton Relief Road.
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Coopers Buildings plans granted approval

Plans to repurpose part of the Coopers Buildings in Liverpool have moved forward.
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Progress made on M33 offices

The £6.5m redevelopment of the M33 offices in Sale is making solid progress as the steel work completes.
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Caro Developments’ site to sit in ‘area of change’

Caro Developments' latest site is to sit within a new 'area of change' identified in the emerging spatial regeneration framework for Liverpool's Baltic neighbourhood.
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Mamas & Papas to open Arndale concession

Mamas & Papas is set to open a concession at Manchester Arndale's Next store.
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Business Matters: Plugging the Skills Gap for your business

Joe Keegan, team leader - skills broker at Growth Platform, looks at how businesses in Liverpool City Region can develop their workforce to meet the demands of our new way of working.
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Manufacturing

RRS Sir David Attenborough reaches latest milestone

Advanced polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough has left the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead for two weeks of technical sea trials.
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Executive chairman appointment at Real Good Food

Liverpool-based Real Good Food has appointed an executive chairman.
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Best ever year for Express Solicitors

Manchester-based Express Solicitors has enjoyed its best ever financial year.
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Trio of client wins for No Brainer

PR and digital marketing agency No Brainer has secured three new clients.
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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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