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Regional: Northern Tech Awards Celebrate Best of North West

The Northern Tech Awards, celebrating the fastest growing and most promising tech companies in the North West, is open for entries. The Northern Tech Awards have been running since 2011 and are part of the events portfolio of GP Bullhound, the leading international technology investment … [Read more...]

Local: Platform81 Achieves Cyber Essentials Plus Certification

Stockport based Platform81 is supporting Cyber Essentials, a simple but effective scheme that helps businesses to protect their organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber-attacks. The Cyber Essentials Government-backed scheme has grown a lot since its first … [Read more...]

Midshire Expands Its Microsoft Competencies

National managed IT service provider Midshire has added to its Microsoft competencies by achieving Silver Cloud Productivity status, confirming its position as a leading supplier of Microsoft products and services.  Complementing its Silver Datacentre and Gold Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions … [Read more...]

Midshire Supports Cash for Kids Festive Fundraiser

Staff at national managed print service provider Midshire® embraced the festive spirit and donated over 30 gifts to the Cash for Kids’ ‘Mission Christmas’ toy appeal. On Friday 14th December the Bredbury base company raised over £350 from a staff Christmas jumper day and used the funds to buy … [Read more...]

CDL Boosts Local Job Prospects

A donation of laptops from Stockport based tech firm, CDL, is enabling disadvantaged adults in Greater Manchester to boost their job prospects with digital skills training provided by community day centre, Oasis.  The donation from CDL is in support of the centre’s cause to help those in deprived … [Read more...]

Staying safe online this Christmas

Everyone knows that the Christmas season is just around the corner and we are all pre-occupied with ordering gifts for our friends and family.   However, phishing scams have seen a drastic increase.  Threats have become so sophisticated with many phishing sites existing an average of under 15 … [Read more...]

UK digital industries break the £100 billion barrier

UK digital industries are now worth £130 billion as new figures reveal Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s sectors are now worth £268 billion New figures show bumper growth in Britain’s film, TV, music and advertising industries Department for Digital, Culture, Media and … [Read more...]

Stockport awarded NHS Digital Funding

Stockport Council has been awarded £67,000 of national NHS Digital funding to maximise the use of assistive technology to keep people safe and independent at home. The council has been chosen in a competitive process to receive funding from NHS Digital, as part of a project managed by the Local … [Read more...]

Children’s Charity Latches onto Technology with Midshire

National managed print service provider Midshire® has donated technology to LATCH, a Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity which provides support to children with cancer and leukaemia and their families at the Oncology Unit within the Children’s Hospital for Wales.  Having already provided a Sharp … [Read more...]

Midshire hosts red breakfast for British Heart Foundation

National managed print service provider Midshire hosted a ‘Red Breakfast’ club at its Stockport office, raising over £130 for the British Heart Foundation. Attended by 26 hungry employees, each member of staff paid £5 to have their pick from a wide selection of breakfast options, including: sausage … [Read more...]

Entertainment Magpie Accelerates US Growth

Entertainment Magpie, the parent company of UK based tech trade-in and retail site musicMagpie.co.uk, and US site Decluttr.com, has announced the appointment of a new president and CEO. Retail heavyweight Anthony Catterson is the new President and CEO of its US operation. The appointment comes … [Read more...]

Free Digital Training Sessions for Stockport Job Seekers

Stockport Libraries are hosting 10 free digital training sessions for Stockport job seekers looking to improve their digital skills. The digital training sessions, which will take place in Stockport Central Library, will be delivered by The Lloyds Bank Academy in partnership with Good Things … [Read more...]