Business Desk North West Headlines

Minister opens Bootle Containers' factory

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:50:08 +0100

A NEW £1.2m manufacturing plant at Bootle Containers has been opened by Business Minister Baroness Wilcox.The minister visited the 8,000 sq ft facility and met the company\'s 50 workers and apprentice...

Royal approval for Small Firms summit

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:43 +0100

HER Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip have given a royal seal of approval to efforts to build better links between education and business.The Queen, as part of her Jubilee year tour, visited a Small...

Deal close for "unique" city housing joint venture

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:03:21 +0100

GREATER Manchester Property Ventures Fund (GMPVF) is close to finalising terms of its proposed joint venture with Manchester City Council which will see it delivering new housing schemes across the ci...

Property Focus: The Interview - Will Lewis

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:32:18 +0100

How difficult is it to operate in the property sector at this time?It’s OK and still enjoyable. You need to know your strengths as a business and work with clients that share a similar business ...

Partners consult on plans for Woodford

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:21:28 +0100

LOCAL people near Woodford Aerodrome are being invited to view plans for the development of the northern part of the site at a series of consultation events next week. A consortium backed by JCB hei...

Premier Inn to spend £1m on Salford Quays upgrade

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:55:30 +0100

PREMIER Inn is to embark on a £1.1m extension of its hotel at Salford Quays.The company is planning to add a four storey-high extension to the hotel, which will contain an extra 28 bedrooms. This woul...

Property round-up: Powell Williams to oversee 201 Deansgate refurb; and more

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:09:24 +0100

KAMES Capital has appointed building consultancy Powell Williams to embark on a £1.5m refurbishment of 28,406 sq ft of space at 201 Deansgate in Manchester.Two of the vacant floors of office space in ...

Plans approved for Black Dog bowling venue

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:28:39 +0100

THE owners of the Black Dog Ballroom business been granted approval to build a new bar-cum-bowling alley in the former Cocotoo Italian restaurant unit at Whitworth St in Manchester.An investment of £6...

Luxury developer thinks small

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:05:04 +0100

ALTIN Homes has announced plans to expand its high-end residential property business by acquiring five new sites in Cheshire on which it plans to build 37 new properties.The Hale Barnes-based busine...

Banks continue to pull in horns on property

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:27:25 +0100

CONTINUED de-leveraging of property assets by UK banks has led to a "marked reduction" in investment activity in the North West, according to DTZ. The firm\'s latest Money into Property report state...

New regeneration phase brings forward over 500 homes in West Gorton

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:28:57 +0100

WORK on the next phase of transforming West Gorton has begun, with a new masterplan being submitted to build 565 new homes and a community hub with retail and services.The plan, for an an area of land...

Greggs to open second motorway outlet

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:07:45 +0100

HIGH street bakery chain Greggs is to open its second motorway service station outlet at Birch services on the M60 near Heywood in June after describing the performance of its initial outlet at Lymm s...

Speedy Hire back in profit

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:05:43 +0100

SPEEDY Hire said it had achieved a year of "modest progress" in the 12 months to March 31 after declaring a pre-tax profit of £3.2m, compared with a £27m loss last year.The profit was achieved despite...

Sharing the secrets of Silicon Valley

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:44 +0100

HARNESSING the entrepreneurial spirit, energy and drive of Silicon Valley in the North West will be discussed at an event this week. A recent trip to the West Coast saw business owners from the North...

Deadline approaches for IoD awards

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:56:31 +0100

THE deadline for entries for the IoD North West Director of the Year is approaching amid strong levels of interest in the awards. The Institute of Directors North West says it has already received nea...

2ergo hails deals for mobile payment technology

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:47:56 +0100

MOBILE technology specialist 2ergo has hailed a breakthrough for its new retail payment and loyalty product podifi.It has agreed deals with six major EPoS (electronic point of sale) manufacturers and ...

Davenham syndicate faces £47m loss

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:51:10 +0100

THE banking syndicate which financed Manchester-based asset lender Davenham Group is facing a loss of almost £47m.A newly-filed statement of affairs from the group\'s former directors indicates that a...

Blackpool Yates's site to be redeveloped

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:27:35 +0100

MANCHESTER-based Archer Architects has been appointed by Northhold Group to design a new 23,000 sq ft mixed use retail and restaurant scheme facing Blackpool\'s North Pier. The £3m scheme is set to be...

Baa Bar looks for 10 more sites in roll-out plan

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:10 +0100

BAA Bar plans to double in size by opening 10 sites over the next four years.The Liverpool-based group, which is celebrating its 21st birthday this year, has annual sales of £11m across its five Liver...

Paver's London lifestyle focus

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:15:34 +0100

NORTH West PR agency Paver Smith is wooing the hunting, shooting and fishing fraternity with a London-based joint venture. Called Zambuni Paver, the new business is led by Paver Smith senior partner D...