Wednesday 8 September 2021

Warrington-headquartered Tactus Group has completed its third major acquisition of the year with the purchase of a B2B IT hardware provider.
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Joe Taviner, director of business development (North West Region) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL), looks at how businesses in the region are succeeding in sparking a ‘Buy-and-Build’ revolution.
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Online retail platform Fruugo has revealed its intention to float.
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Fractory, the Manchester-based online metal fabrication platform, has raised €7.5m to help expand its operations internationally and accelerate the development of its technology offering.
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Reward Finance Group has broken through the £100m loan book milestone for the first time, which it said keeps it on track to record its eleventh year of continuous growth.  
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Rigby Commercial, the property arm of Blackpool-headquartered The Rigby Organisation, has secured a new £5.6m finance package with the support of specialist business advisory firm FRP.
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Angela Smith from Innovate UK EDGE says innovation is an expensive occupation. The rewards can be great but so is the upfront cost, so companies should look at grant funding and investment. I’ve teamed up with innovation and growth specialist Mike Skinner to highlight some key questions we are asked while supporting companies through the Innovate UK EDGE initiative.
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With many employees now returning to the workplace, Napthens head of people projects, Jenny Heyes, looks at transitioning back into a world of face-to-face interaction after working from home for the past 18 months.
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Regeneration company Urban Splash has revealed deals on the entire ground floor of workspace at a Manchester waterfront building.
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Countryside Properties has lodged plans to redevelop the site of an industrial estate and former cotton mill in Rochdale into more than 200 homes.
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Specialist cyber security distributor Distology has chosen Stockport town centre as the location for their global office headquarters. 
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Stockport-headquartered MAN Energy Solutions has lodged detailed plans for a residential development of up to 200 homes.
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Billy Green, chief executive of London Lash, looks at how to navigate and mitigate the risk of common mistakes made by businesses on their growth journey.
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Sir Richard Leese is to step down as leader of Manchester City Council after 25 years. Joanne Roney, chief executive of the council, said Leese is a "towering figure" in the life of Manchester, which has been "transformed" during more than a quarter of a century of his leadership.
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A haulage business which encountered "significant" financial challenges has ceased trading, with 35 jobs being lost.
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A new name in insurance broking has revealed that it has "significantly surpassed" expectations during its first year in business. 
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North West law firm Jackson Lees has expanded its corporate and commercial department with two new appointments. 
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The new light commercial vehicle market reported its second best August on record in 2021, according to new figures.
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Insider’s “Powering Digital Innovation Roundtable” brought together a panel of expert speakers – North West fibre network providers, digital technology suppliers, local government, property developers, as well as some of the region’s most innovative businesses – to discuss what the fibre roll out means for the region.
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Bruntwood Works and Trafford Council have invited the community to give their views on the revitalisation of Stretford high street.
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Altrincham-based Eden Planning has appointed a new director to its all-female leadership team.
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