Today's Lancashire business news from Insider |
Latest News | A Preston-based animation company has been buoyed by a record-breaking 2020 and is now eyeing further success. Read More… |
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Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains. Read More… |
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The takeover of Burnley FC represents a "natural progression" for the club, according to the Premier League outfit's outgoing chairman. Read More… |
Two lettings and estate agency businesses have merged in a £100m deal backed by private equity firm LDC. Read More… |
Wolseley UK, a heating and plumbing distribution business, has been sold to a global private equity firm for more than £300m. Read More… |
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Pensions can often have a significant value, particularly the closer the pension holder gets to retirement age. Business owners are often members of their company’s pension scheme, and many of these schemes are money purchase pension schemes. Some businesses have more complex pensions for the shareholders in the company, such as SIPPs or SSASs, which can own properties as well as investments. What happens to these pensions if you get divorced? Fiona Wood from McAlister Family Law offers her advice. Read More… |
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Business organisations have called for more support to help firms through the new lockdown introduced by the UK government in an attempt to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases. Senior North West figures have also reacted. Read More… |
A Blackpool-headquartered independent equipment hire specialist has outlined its expansion plans. Read More… |
The majority of North West SMEs remain focused on improving their environmental sustainability, according to new data, despite the ongoing pandemic. Read More… |
Insider can reveal the most-read online stories in the North West for 2020. Read More… |
Blackburn-based 21Digital has expanded with its latest appointment. Read More… |
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Daniel Sweeney, partner at TLT, says the Covid-19 pandemic has been a real test of agility for retailers. The need to act quickly and make radical and difficult decisions has put a strain on many aspects of the industry. Read More… |
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Plans to build a mixed-use development on the site of a fire-hit former restaurant in Preston look set to secure approval later this week. Read More… |
The latest stage of a 145-home scheme earmarked for a site in Goosnargh looks set to be turned away. Read More… |
Plans for a leisure-led scheme in Preston could move forward next week. Read More… |
A residential scheme lined up for a site in Lancaster looks set to move ahead when it is reconsidered today. Read More… |
A Lancashire-based housing specialist is already on target to more than double the number of properties it builds this year. Read More… |
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