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Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Giftware supplier secures seven-figure funding package

A Greater Manchester giftware supplier looking to navigate the ongoing pandemic has strengthened its financial standing with the support of a seven-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank.
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Business Matters: Covid-19 pandemic spurs adoption and investment in digital health technologies

The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the adoption of digital health technologies by doctors, patients and healthcare providers. Gareth King from Catapult Ventures, managers of the GM&C Life Sciences Fund, looks at some of the most exciting areas and companies leading the transformation in digital health.
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Deals

Access Creative College backed by Apiary Capital

Education group Access Creative College, which provides its services to more than 3,000 students at campuses in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, York, Lincoln and Norwich, has secured investment from Apiary Capital.
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SBG expands with counterpart acquisition

Sadler Brown (SBG) ​has continued its expansion with the acquisition of a long-established practice.
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Early final payment agreed for Iceland takeover

Terms have been agreed for an early final payment to be made in relation to the acquisition of Iceland Foods by the founder and chief executive of the frozen food supermarket group.
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Perspective Financial Group makes IFA buy

An independent financial advisory firm has been snapped up by Chorley-based Perspective Financial Group. The deal is the company's 36th acquisition since it was founded in 2008, and its first since CBPE Capital's major investment in December 2019.
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Business Matters: Time to Tax?

Robert Wardle, head of tax, North West at Azets, talks about the possible reforms in tax and who will bear the burden of the circa £300bn missing from the treasure chest, which is the estimate of the overall public finance cost of Covid-19 according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Business

Net revenues near £300m at DWF

Net revenues have neared the £300m mark at DWF although the "sudden and far-reaching impact of Covid-19" had a material effect on the firm's fourth quarter. The legal business added that it had made a strong start to its current financial year.
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Liverpool FC strike Cadbury deal

Liverpool FC have struck a deal with Cadbury as the club's first official global chocolate partner.
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Commercial projects partner in at Freeths

Freeths has appointed a new commercial projects partner in Manchester.
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Ask the expert: Businesses in the North West must take advantage of financing now before CBILS window closes

Andy Davies, managing director at White Oak, says that businesses in the North West and across the UK need to consider financial pinch points in the coming year and take action before 30th September.
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Property

Masterplan submitted for Lune Business Park project

A masterplan for the partial redevelopment of Lune Business Park in Lancaster to create a £35m mixed-use scheme has been submitted.
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Peel L&P secures funding deal for Wirral Waters scheme

Peel L&P has secured a funding deal which will help create more than 110 jobs across a 34,000 sq ft grade A office development on Wirral Waters.
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Huge deal agreed at Littlewoods Film and TV Studios

One of the North West's largest commercial deals of the year has been struck at the £54m Littlewoods Film and TV Studios project.
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Approval lined up for Peel Centre project

Plans to create a trio of units at The Peel Centre look set to advance.
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Accor signs Paddington Village hotel

Hospitality group Accor has signed a 221-room Novotel hotel in Liverpool's Paddington Village.
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Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works launch latest Stretford consultation

Joint venture partners Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works have launched a third round of community engagement regarding plans for Stretford.
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Approval for latest phase of Middlewood Locks

Plans for the third phase at Middlewood Locks, the 25-acre mixed-use development, have been approved.
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Manufacturing

Digital transformation ‘should not be feared’

Manufacturing leaders have much to gain by investing in digital technologies, according to speakers at Insider's Made in Cheshire online forum, despite – for some – the idea being time-consuming and associated with high costs.
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Sales rise at PC manufacturer

A Lancashire PC manufacturer has seen sales surge since the start of April.
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Blue Islands commences Manchester Airport services

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Caddick Construction secures Kendal Town Hall contract

Caddick Construction has secured a contract to reconfigure and refurbish Kendal Town Hall and South Lakeland House.
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