Robinsons Brewery has today announced plans to relocate its Lower Hillgate brewing and head office operations to its packaging centre in Bredbury. The award-winning family run brewer and pub operator will be investing £12m in the relocation - expected to be completed by 2025 - which will see the … [Read more...]
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State of the North report highlights continued North-South divide despite levelling-up pledges
Think-tank IPPR has published its annual State of the North report which has revealed the North-South divide in prosperity has continued to widen, despite 'levelling-up' pledges by government. The report, published on the IPPR website, has highlighted in particular the disparity between regions … [Read more...]
Handelsbanken explains the week’s economic news
Handelsbanken have summarised the latest economic news after a busy week of data for financial markets to digest. Omicron variant peaked?There are signs that the spread of the Omicron variant may have peaked in the UK (particularly in London), and the UK economy is beginning to show signs of … [Read more...]
Investor plans to build on successful 2021 of North-west deals
Capital growth investor, BGF, has pledged further investment in the North-west this year, after a record year of deals in 2021. In 2021, BGF invested £70 million to support the rapid growth of businesses in the region. The investor also successfully exited from a record number of enterprises … [Read more...]
Central Library to host workshops for Stockport’s budding entrepreneurs
Stockport Central Library will host a series of workshops in January and February to offer advice and support to those looking to set up a business in borough in 2022. The town centre library will host the workshops as part of the Build a Business in GM Libraries scheme, which will see libraries … [Read more...]
Grow your business through marketing with Business AM seminar
Stockport accountants, Hallidays, are supporting local businesses to grow through marketing in the latest breakfast seminar of their Business AM series. Guest speaker Stuart Bradley will return for an interactive presentation on communicating your unique message and standing out from your … [Read more...]
UK Health Security Agency issues Covid-19 resource pack for workplaces
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has released a new resource pack to help businesses understand best practices and government guidance for keeping staff and customers safe from Covid-19 in workplaces. The UKHSA works to prevent infectious disease by influencing behaviour; it detects and … [Read more...]
Build a business in 2022 with support from workshops at Central Library
Stockport Central Library will help budding entrepreneurs in the borough build their business with a series of workshops, taking place in January and February 2022. The workshops form part of the Build a Business in GM Libraries scheme, which has received a £1.3 million grant from the European … [Read more...]
Record job creation sees Greater Manchester named second leading tech city outside London
Greater Manchester has been named the UK's second leading tech city outside London according to analysis for the Digital Economy Council, thanks to record levels of job creation and high levels of outside investment. The city-region was beaten only by Cambridge in the analysis, conducted by … [Read more...]
musicMagpie reveals financial results after first year as a listed company
Stockport-headquartered global re-commerce business, musicMagpie, has met management expectations in year-end trading update, the firm’s first as an AIM-listed company. The business announced revenues of £145.2 million to the year ending 30th November 2021. Results have been bolstered by the … [Read more...]
Economic growth already slowing in Greater Manchester before latest Covid measures, warns survey of city-region businesses
The rate of economic growth began slowing down in Greater Manchester in October and November according to data collected in the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) Quarterly Economic Survey. While the survey of 337 businesses across the city-region showed a boost to international … [Read more...]
GMCA begins research ahead of support for Foundational Economy
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is beginning its research to inform measures that will better support the Foundational Economy in the city-region. The sector, which comprises the industries which supply everyday essential goods and services necessary for social and economic functioning and … [Read more...]
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