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Latest News | Plans to breathe new life into a Widnes retail park look set to advance.
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Jennifer Lee, Liverpool office senior partner at KPMG, says the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is increasingly under the spotlight for privately owned businesses in response to a wave of scrutiny from stakeholders. This could be customers, employees, banks and other finance providers, owners, regulators, or the public at large.
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Southport-headquartered Alcedo Care Group has secured a £2m funding facility with Close Brothers to support its growth plans for the rest of the year.
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FRP has reported a record 12 months after advising on deals worth almost £2bn, with the firm having also unveiled a new brand.
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Fortunis Capital is launching a major drive to invest in wealth management businesses across the UK.
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With the impact of Covid-19 still being felt across the North West, how can SMEs generate the level of working capital they need to achieve their ambitions for growth? Joe Taviner, director of business development (North West) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending, shares his insights.
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International pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is playing a major part in the fight against Covid-19, has reported "strong revenue growth" and continued pipeline progress. The business has major operations in the North West.
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The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has become the UK's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the designation "helping to boost a sustainable economy within the area".
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Cheshire and Lancashire-based Envair Technology has reported an increase of more than 90 per cent in revenue.
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Decarbonising the UK’s transport system is a monumental task. Transport is responsible for a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and progress has flatlined. Electric vehicles (EVs) will play a crucial role, so keeping them charged is one of this decade’s biggest national infrastructure priorities, says Katherine Burden, senior green technologies and services advisor at GC Business Growth Hub.
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Plans for a distributor of speciality chemicals to expand its footprint in Widnes look set to secure approval.
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Salford-based biotech company SpectrumX is the latest occupier for a new production facility in Knutsford to manufacture its pharmaceutical, cosmetic and sanitisation products.
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Hollins Murray Group (HMG) has secured deals with a number of new tenants at Flintshire Retail Park on the back of completing a £2m extension to create an additional 40,000 sq ft.
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A retirement living scheme earmarked for a site in Runcorn looks set to move forward.
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Jay Crossland, chief operations officer at London Lash, looks at how supply chain optimisation is a key growth enabler.
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Listed heat treatment and thermal processing services specialist Bodycote is expecting growth to accelerate next year, with the Macclesfield company also well placed to capitalise on increases in revenues.
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Iconic shoe brand Dr Martens has reported an increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2021, underpinned by "continued growth" in e-commerce.
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A Praetura Ventures-backed pharma company operating out of Alderley Park has secured MHRA approval for its contraceptive pill.
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