Business Desk North West Headlines

New York's Bloomberg welcomes Man City's investment

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:11:11 +0100

NEW York\'s Mayor Michael Bloomerg has praised the vision and commitment of Manchester City FC for its investment in creating a new Major League football club in his city.He told a televised press con...

Baker Tilly called in to stalled resi scheme

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:14 +0100

ADMINISTRATORS have been appointed to a stalled residential scheme at Maghull Manor House in Liverpool with the aim of completing the project.Chester-based Flame Estates, owned by Susan and Simon Flam...

£113m Brunswick scheme set for green light

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:07 +0100

MANCHESTER City Council is preparing to rubber stamp the £113m private finance initiative (PFI) regeneration of the Brunswick estate close to the city centre.A planning application that involves the d...

Lettings latest: Centenary Park, Waterfold, and more...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:52 +0100

ONLINE retailer Capital Stores has taken a five-year lease at £5/sq ft on the 25,990 sq ft Unit 10 on Centenary Park, Trafford Park, Manchester.Capital Stores provides equipment for caravans and motor...

Urban Bubble wins Albion Works contract

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:12 +0100

PROPERTY manager Urban Bubble has been appointed to handle 288 flats at Artisan\'s Albion Works in Ancoats. The Manchester-based firm already manages 64 blocks, with 3,200 apartments.The fast-growing ...

Business rates 'undermining' Portas Pilot

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:59 +0100

THE Government’s decision to postpone a revaluation of business rates is negating the benefit of extra funding awarded under the Portas Pilot scheme, designed to revive the fortunes of 27 towns ...

3DReid turns its attention to Shenzhen skyscraper

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:14:42 +0100

3DReid, the architect behind the Co-operative Group’s One Angel Square, is overseeing the construction of a one million sq ft office block in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.The firm\'s Manchester ...

Report highlights cost of cyber crime on small firms

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:52:24 +0100

A NEW report from the Federation of Small Businesses has shed light on the growing problem of cyber crime for small firms.The business lobby group said fraud, online crime and software viruses is cost...

Software pioneer AppSense replaces CEO

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:44 +0100

SOFTWARE developer AppSense has replaced its chief executive amid reports of investor unease and its planned IPO in New York is on the rocks.The Daresbury and New York-based pioneer of virtualisation ...

Swedish group buys Goody Good Stuff

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:35:41 +0100

MELISSA Burton has sold her gelatine-free sweets business Goody Good Stuff to Cloetta, a Swedish group listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.The New Yorker founded the firm in Heysham after studying ...

Major engine deal for Rolls Royce

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:34 +0100

AERO engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has won a major order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for its Trent XWB and 700 engines. No price on the deal has been disclosed.The engines will be used to ...

NW Growth: Entrepreneurs highlight key barriers

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:21 +0100

MANAGING rapid growth is a challenge entrepreneurial businesses face, according to a new report on Boosting the North West Economy.Produced in association with Barclays the report found that while the...

PlumbNation founder adds lighting brand to drive growth

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:55 +0100

PLUMBNation, one of the UK’s biggest online plumbing suppliers, has launched a sister brand to grab a share of the online lighting and electrical supplies market.The new venture, ElecNation, for...

Linney takes Outsourcery public in £34m float

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:44:25 +0100

MANCHESTER-based Cloud Computing firm Outsourcery, co-founded by Dragons\' Den star Piers Linney, is to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on Friday with a market value of £34.6m.A placi...

IoD: Shale gas could create 74,000 jobs

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:32 +0100

A NORTH West shale gas industry could create thousands of jobs, reduce imports, and generate significant tax revenue.That\'s according to the Institute of Directors which is launching its report into ...

MPM plans international expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:33 +0100

A MACCLESFIELD pet food firm has lined up a £10m funding package to support future growth.MPM Products specialises in a premium range of dog and cat food for supermarkets such as Sainsbury\'s and Tesc...

Entrepreneur in focus: Royden Evans of PlumbNation

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:10 +0100

ENTREPRENEUR Royden Evans has built a £14m turnover business in just six years and is now targeting sales of £50m over the next four years.The Chester-born, Wirral-based businessman, who set up PlumbN...

Property briefs: 9 Portland St for sale; Bruntwood covers relocation costs...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:41 +0100

A Grade II-listed building in Manchester\'s Portland Street has been put on the market for £4m.DTZ has been appointed by the Law of Property Act Receivers to sell the 53,000 sq ft block which was owne...

Princes boosts olive oil production

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:36 +0100

FOOD manufacturing group Princes is investing £6.4m in a new bottling line at it olive oil production facility in south east LondonThe new high-speed line will boost capacity at the Belvedere site as...

1,600 O2 staff to transfer to Capita

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58:07 +0100

AROUND 1,600 North West O2 staff will transfer to outsourcing group Capita under the terms of a deal affecting 3,700 staff nationally.The mobile phone company, owned by Spain\'s Telefónica, said the c...