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Greater Manchester tech leaders join Hong Kong trade mission

Business leaders representing the tech and digital business in Greater Manchester and the wider UK have taken part in a trade visit to Hong Kong. Organised by Richard Lowe, Tech West Advocates, the delegation sought to forge stronger connections and create partnership opportunities and make … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester sets out vision to grow cyber ecosystem

Greater Manchester has launched a new Cyber Strategy for 2023-28 that sets out how the city-region plans to build on its successes in this sector for the next five years. The five year plan details how the city-will continue the rapid expansion of cyber technology, infrastructure, and innovation, … [Read more...]

Embracing the Waves: The Digital Radio Revolution in Stockport

Stockport has joined the Digital Radio Revolution with its very own DAB radio platform. Listeners can now access a host of new stations, in the car or at home. Stockport’s commercial, local radio station, Strawberry Radio, launched in 2019 to fill the void left by Imagine FM, is named after the … [Read more...]

Kao Data appoints Jargon Group to build northern profile 

Specialist data centre developer, Kao Data, has appointed the MediaCityUK-based PR team of the Jargon Group to help build awareness of its £350 million investment in the North of England. Kao Data is partnering with the Jargon Group to support communications around its plans for a 40MW data … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester awarded £3 million to invest in 5G innovation

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has been awarded £3 million from the UK government to provide a boost to 5G enabled innovation in the city-region. The city-region is among 10 local authority areas across the UK, and one of only three in the North of England, to receive of a share of … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester tech sector set for £1.2 million boost

Tech and digital businesses in Greater Manchester are set to benefit from a £1.2 million project led by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) to support cyber-security innovations. Alongside five other universities in the North West, MMU will partner with entrepreneurs, investors and … [Read more...]

Family Business Of The Year honour for JCM Business Solutions

JCM Business Solutions has been named the Family Business Of The Year Award at this year's Stockport Business Awards held at Edgeley Park.  Stockport Business Awards celebrates excellence in the Stockport business community and brings together businesses of all shapes and sizes to recognise, … [Read more...]

Investment boost for Kao Data

Specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centre, Kao Data, has announced that leading infrastructure investment firm, Infratil, and Legal & General Capital, have increased their equity stakes in the company. Infratil will now hold a majority stake of 53%, Legal & General … [Read more...]

UK SMEs cyber threat concerns on the rise, finds Sharp research

Concerns about cyber threats amongst UK small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have risen significantly in the last year, according to new research commissioned by workplace technology specialist Sharp Europe. Nearly four in ten SMEs (38%) reported being more worried about cyber security … [Read more...]

Kao Data appoints new Chairman

The data centre specialist behind a new 40MW data centre in Stockport, Kao Data, has announced the appointment of David Bloom as its new chairman. David Bloom (pictured) was one of the company's founding investors and is a Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group. As Chairman, he will take an active role in … [Read more...]

Stockport educational technology specialist secures NPIF funding

A Stockport based supplier of educational technology has secured a six-figure investment from part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund to finance future growth. The investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital will support further growth for Computeam. The … [Read more...]