Our partners

Marketing Stockport

Business in Stockport

You are here: Home / Archives for News / General Business News

News for: General Business News

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

A locally based translation and interpreting company are warning that, in the world of interpreting, one size definitely does not fit all after a Finnish company’s marketing campaign was most definitely lost in translation! The company’s strapline was centred on a common Finnish … [Read more...]

COUNTDOWN TO STRIDE’S LEADERSHIP COHORT

With less than 3 weeks to go, the countdown has begun to the next STRIDE cohort, Managing Myself, starting on the 10th March. Booking closes on the 2nd March. STRIDE is a six month leadership development programme launched for female middle managers and has been developed on the back of many … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT EVENTS COMPANY UNDER NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Stockport event company, Entertainment Today, has already made a grand entrance onto the media stage in 2015 featuring on television and within glossy regional magazines! Their debut TV appearance was made on one of the UK’s newest television channel’s ITVBe, in the season premiere of … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COLLEGE ACCOUNTANCY TUTOR IS NUMBER 1

A Stockport College tutor has been recognised as the best teacher at a national awards ceremony for the accountancy sector. Stephen Field, who teaches Association of Accountancy Technician  (AAT) programmes at the Wellington Road campus, won ‘Public Sector Lecturer of the … [Read more...]

NEW BARCELONA ROUTE FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT

A new direct service from Manchester to Barcelona is set to launch this summer. Vueling, the Barcelona-based airline, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), is set to launch a direct service in June 2015, commencing Friday 19th. The route will be operated by an Airbus A320, with capacity for … [Read more...]

NEW HEAD OF FINANCE FOR THE VERNON BUILDING SOCIETY

Stockport’s Vernon Building Society has appointed Laura Shaw as Head of Finance. Laura qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC in 1998 and has previously held roles at the Leek United and Britannia Building Societies.  Chief Executive of Vernon Building Society, Mike Hanson, … [Read more...]

PARiS AND LifeLEISURE MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

The PARiS scheme (Physical Activity Referral in Stockport), a joint partnership between Life Leisure and Public Health in Stockport, have made a world of difference to the health and wellbeing of a Stockport man. The PARiS scheme provides specialist advice, activity sessions and support for … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT EXPRESS – LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

In this week's business pages: Subway completes Cheadle Hulme's shoppng village; Clarke Nicklin talk Auto-Enrolment; colleges and the Council support Stockport students with internships; local engineering company secures funding; new children's nursery opens in Bramhall. … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT BUSINESS CENTRE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR NEW START-UP

After a successful first year Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC) is launching its second search for the region’s most promising business start-up. With the innovative bereavement gifts business, Inspired Goodbyes, taking the honours in 2014, the Spark Stockport Business Idea … [Read more...]

TWO LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS AWARDED BUILDINGS INVESTMENT

Schools Minister David Laws has announced that the next phase of the Priority Schools Building Programme, a £2bn government scheme to rebuild those schools across the country suffering most from wear and tear, includes two local primary schools.  Both Cheadle Primary School on … [Read more...]

FIRST FEMALE BISHOP BACKS AIRPORT’S ANTI-TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN

The Church of England’s first female bishop, The Right Reverend Libby Lane, who made history last month when she was ordained as the new Bishop of Stockport, made one of her first official public appearances in her new role, to launch Manchester Airport’s TRAVEL SAFE WEEK, an initiative … [Read more...]