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Latest News | About 1,700 Airbus jobs have been placed at risk in the UK as part of the aerospace giant’s plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15,000 in response to the fall-out from the coronavirus crisis.
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Jonathan Bell, head of the North at LDC, looks at how North West businesses will find opportunities to grow.
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A Salford-based coach hire company has secured a six-figure funding package in a move ensuring it can pay staff so they can continue to provide transport for key workers.
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A Prescot-based supplier of uniforms to the hospitality, spa and leisure sector is supporting the NHS with the production of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic after securing support from Lloyds Bank.
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Alderley Park-based drug discovery and development group Redx has outlined plans for a proposed financing package designed to raise $30m.
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The Northern Powerhouse regions have continued to remain active in the private equity market in the first half of 2020, according to new data, despite the impacts of the global pandemic
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Lenders have approved £42.9bn to more than one million businesses so far through the three major UK Government-backed lending schemes, according to new figures.
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Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has backed a national transport company with a £9m funding facility that will support a refinance and its acquisition of an £18m-turnover business.
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Kevin Bridges, partner at Pinsent Masons, says as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease employers need to make sure general health and safety risks in the workplace aren't ignored.
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First quarter revenues have passed the £1bn mark at B&M as the retailer enjoyed a strong start to the year.
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Preston-headquartered Eric Wright Facilities Management (EWFM) has made director appointments as part of its ongoing programme of investment.
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Retail trading at Topps Tiles "improved significantly" over its third quarter as stores we re-opened but still finished more than 50 per cent down compared to 2019, new figures have revealed.
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The group of companies behind two well-known furniture retail brands has called in administrators, with a deal agreed for part of the business saving about 1,900 jobs.
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Joe Taviner, director of business development (North West) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Ltd, looks at how a supportive strategic funding partner can help businesses thrive.
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Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to the University of Salford's £65m SEE Building, with work set to start in the coming weeks.
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A 120-bedroom venue in Southport has come to market.
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Kingswood Homes has secured permission for future phases of its Green Hills development in Blackburn.
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Plans to install a zip line between two Liverpool landmarks have been backed.
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The University of Central Lancashire's (UCLan's) flagship masterplan development has reached a major milestone as construction of the £60m Student Centre and Civic Square reached its highest point.
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Sara Barrett, a partner at Mills & Reeve, says despite the temporary suspension of gender pay reporting in Great Britain because of the pandemic, the current crisis has intensified the public scrutiny of pay inequality of all kinds, as well as the broader inequalities in our society.
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The University of Liverpool and Scott Bader have formed a joint venture to develop a novel polymer chemistry platform.
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Member Exclusive News | Widnes-based Halton Housing has made two senior appointments to its executive and leadership teams.
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A new foot and cycle bridge spanning the A57 Hyde Road in Gorton, one of the main routes into the city centre, has been lifted into place.
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