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Scapa Group outlines placing plans after record year

Ashton-headquartered adhesive manufacturer Scapa Group has outlined plans for a placing in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet. The company is also expecting to report a record year despite the "unexpected disruption".
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Business Matters: Getting the nation back to work

Sara Barrett, a partner at Mills & Reeve, looks at how best to manage moving away from furloughing arrangements as and when the time comes.
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Deals

Praetura launches first evergreen fund

Praetura Ventures has detailed plans to raise up to £30m a year through its latest initiative.
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Off-site roofing firm backed by funding

A Blackburn-headquartered manufacturer of off-site constructed roof systems has secured a seven-figure sum from Barclays via the CBILS initiative.
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Emergency loan for landscaping specialist

A Preston-based landscaping business has been backed by Barclays through the CBILS, with the funding boost giving it the ability to continuing trading through the pandemic.
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Senate Training backed by emergency loan

Alsager-based Senate Training has secured a CBILS-backed loan through NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance.
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Six new lenders accredited for emergeny loan schemes

New lenders have been accredited under two government-backed emergency loan schemes.
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Business Matters: Social workers remain in work, on the front line supporting those in need

Carole Haines, director of society lead for apprenticeships at Salford University, looks at how social workers are supporting those in need.
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Business

GP Bullhound digital event to celebrate northern tech

GP Bullhound has announced details of a virtual Northern Tech Live.
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Temporary cycle lanes lined up for Liverpool

A vast network of temporary cycle lanes are to be introduced in Liverpool to help kick-start the city's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Roadmap taskforces formally established

Five ministerial-led taskforces have been established in a bid to develop plans for how and when closed sectors can reopen safely.
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Non-executive director in at Dow Schofield Watts

Daresbury-based Dow Schofield Watts has appointed a new non-executive director.
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Animation firm enjoys six-fold growth

A Lancashire-based animation company whose customers include Tesla, Sony and PwC has grown six-fold.
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Wickes to reopen stores

Wickes is to reopen its stores following the government's announcement it is to relax lockdown restrictions.
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Business Matters: The impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain

Andrew Clare, legal director at DAC Beachcroft, looks at the impact of Covid-19 on global trade and supply chains.
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Property

London Road Fire Station to become ‘hive of activity’

Plans to convert Manchester's London Road Fire Station will transform the site into a "hive of activity", according to a senior figure working on the project.
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Plans revealed for £25m Whitehaven improvements

Plans for the £25m regeneration of Whitehaven have been revealed.
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Green light for Everton in the Community facility

Everton in the Community has secured approved to build its proposed mental health facility, The People's Place.
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Approval for Hartford Campus resi scheme

Plans for a housing development to be built on the site of the former Hartford Campus in Northwich have been backed.
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Langtree unveils safety protocols for office estate

Property developer and management company Langtree has unveiled a new set of safety protocols across its 2.2 million sq ft estate.
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Business Matters: Having a mentor to guide you through this crisis will help you bounce back better

Jane Howells from Be the Business looks at how a mentor could help in a crisis.
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Manufacturing

Survitec secures job-creating production deal

Survitec has secured a deal with the UK Department for Health and Social Care to produce sterilised surgical isolation gowns for the NHS.
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Suttons Tankers commits to ethanol distribution

Suttons Tankers is playing its part in the distribution of ethanol for the production of hand sanitiser to UK healthcare organisations.
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Northwich BID continues recovery plans

The Northwich Business Improvement District (BID) is continuing to build a recovery plan for the town.
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Merseyrail outlines service alterations

The frequency and number of services on the Merseyrail network is set to change, the operator has confirmed.
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