Today's Lancashire business news from Insider |
Latest News | Almost 300 apartments could soon be built in Preston across a 16-storey development, with approval lined up. Read More… |
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In a manufacturing landscape where caution tends to be the keyword for marketing spend, Move Marketing’s Alex Cairns explains how steps six and seven of the “8 moves of B2B” unlock calculated action through setting crystal clear objectives, budgets and timescales that provide an ongoing barometer for growth. Read More… |
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Blackburn-headquartered independent tissue converter Accrol Group has entered into an agreement to acquire a Leicester counterpart in a deal worth up to £41.8m. The company has also conditionally raised £38.5m through a placing. Read More… |
A Lancaster-based company specialising in the construction of bathroom pods has secured a boost after its existing funding partner withdrew from the sector. Read More… |
Accrington-based transport and accommodation company CMAC Group has expanded with the acquisition of a London-based counterpart. Read More… |
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has passed the £50m milestone of providing support businesses as part of the CBILS and CLBILS initiatives. Read More… |
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Rachael Ainscough, managing director at Ainscough Strategic Land, says it is pleasing to see that the housing market remains in good order amid all the disruption to our economy. As a key employment driver for the north west it’s vital for our economic health that this remains so, she argues. Read More… |
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Plans to establish a research hub in Lancashire designed to examine how computing will reshape parts of the country have been revealed. Read More… |
Business confidence in the North West rose 11 points during October, according to the latest figures, but remains in the red. Read More… |
Lancashire-based IT specialist Blue Orange is expanding its vehicle support fleet to fuel additional growth. Read More… |
Chorley-based digital agency Bespoke has secured a contract with home furnishing specialist Plumbs. Read More… |
PHX Training has grown its senior team with the recruitment of two department heads. Read More… |
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Many businesses were forced to adapt and adopt new processes in a rush as the pandemic hit. SafetyCulture’s Dan Joyce explores how we can build on those hasty foundations and optimise for safer, more productive and successful businesses in 2021. Read More… |
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Redrow Homes' plans to build 200 homes in Preston could soon take a step forward. Read More… |
A new micro pub could be established in Morecambe if plans are backed. Read More… |
A planning application has been submitted for a £10.7m project designed to revitalise Preston's grade I-listed museum, art gallery and library. Read More… |
A neurological care charity has exchanged contracts on Cuerden Hall in Chorley. Read More… |
A residential scheme could soon be established in a former church. Read More… |
A 35-home scheme looks set to be approved later this week. Read More… |
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The pandemic has been the biggest collective shock to our lives, according to Andrew Butterworth, commercial director at Bruntwood Works, with millions made to work from home and thousands of businesses forced to adapt. Companies have changed the way they operate and how they look after their workforces and customers, prioritising health, safety and wellbeing more than ever before. Read More… |
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