News for: Manufacturing

Deanprint, a specialist printer, finisher and bookbinder based in Stockport, has been acquired by the Eccles-headquartered Manchester Printers Group (MPG). The acquisition is MPG's fourth in four months and will bring the group's annual turnover to £7 million. The value of the deal has not been … [Read more...]

Stockport based manufacturer, Renold Group, has announced its acquisition of Valencia-based Industrias YUK, a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of conveyor chains. Renold, which has manufacturing sites in Bredbury and Wythenshawe, has acquired YUK for €24 million made up of an initial €20 … [Read more...]

City-region leaders have approved the creation of the Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone (MDZ) to facilitate development along a new corridor in North-east Greater Manchester. The area has potential to create around 20,000 new, high-quality jobs in the city-region, 1.6 million square metres of … [Read more...]

Stockport based EHL Ingredients has launched a new range of spice blends for food manufacturers looking to take advantage of growing consumer demand for African flavours. Under its Lähde brand, the Stockport-based herb and spice supplier has added two seasonings from Ethiopia – Mimita and … [Read more...]

Stockport based schoolwear manufacturer, William Turner and Son Ltd, have announced their acquisition by Banner Group. The family-run business was established in 1969, and will complement Banner’s existing schoolwear range with ties and other accessories, as well as brining William Turner’s … [Read more...]

Five Stockport manufacturers in the home goods and furniture sector are taking advantage of a boom in their industry to accelerate their digital transformation with the support of the Made Smarter programme, and are urging others in their field to do the same. Despite challenges facing their … [Read more...]

Trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have launched, representing £33.1 billion of trade between the UK and GCC member states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The GCC bloc of nations when combined is the UK's seventh largest trading … [Read more...]

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is hosting a series of webinars to help businesses understand the process of adopting new safety standards and marketing following Brexit. The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking rules replace the Conformité Européenne (CE) … [Read more...]