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AIR CANADA ROUGE FIRST FLIGHT TAKES OFF IN STYLE

Air Canada Rouge, the leisure division of Air Canada, took off in style from Manchester airport on it's inaugural non-stop flight to Toronto. Passengers arrived at Gate 22 to be met with balloons, singers, drinks and of course canadian pancakes with maple syrup to get them on their … [Read more...]

KING WILLIAM TO HIT THE RIGHT NOTES FOR TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

The King William, Wilmslow, is getting ready to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust as the Robinsons pub will be hoping to raise funds for the cancer charity by hosting a night of entertainment topped off by a musical performance from former X-Factor semi-finalist Daniel Fox. The event, … [Read more...]

MDT-UK ON SCHEDULE FOR FORT VICTORIA SHIP OVERHAUL

In January 2014, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Victoria stores ship and tanker was dry docked at the Cammell Laird Ship Repair Yard in Birkenhead for a planned 12-month refit as part of a larger programme to extend its service life to 2030. Originally launched in May 1990, the 31,000 tonne … [Read more...]

HUGHES SPEEDWORKS’ INGRAM SECURES BEST RESULT OF 2014

Tom Ingram completed his biggest points haul of the season to date in the latest round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire. The former Ginetta sportscar ace took his best result of the year in race two, but was deprived of a chance to better it when a fuel … [Read more...]

ROBINSONS RAFT TEAM RAISE OVER £800 FOR CHARITY

A team from Robinsons Brewery, Stockport, have successfully crossed the Welsh Menai Straits to raise £841.36 for the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. This year’s annual Great Strait Raft Run saw 42 different teams comprising of over 300 participants all attempt to cross the body of … [Read more...]

UK MANUFACTURERS INCREASE GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2014

Britain’s manufacturers have substantially increased their growth forecast for 2014 on the back of continued buoyant conditions, up to 3.6% from 2.7% according to the latest quarterly survey published by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and business advisers and accountancy firm … [Read more...]

MDT-UK, WALTHEW HOUSE, BEER and CHEER!

Last weekend marked the third and final appearance at the annual Stockport Beer & Cider Festival for Walthew House. The Shaw Heath-based charity put out a call for volunteers to help out at this year’s two-day event held at Stockport County’s Edgeley Park ground and as always, … [Read more...]

HEARTBREAK IN HOLLAND FOR HUGHES SPEEDWORKS

The Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport outfit were set for a fight to the finish, as they were caught up in an accident with the overall leader whilst topping the SP3 class in their Ginetta G50 during the Hankook 12H Zandvoort race, in Holland - an incident which led to Speedworks principal, Christian … [Read more...]

HIGH ENERGY DONATION BY FOCUSED NUTRITION

Healthy snack specialist Focused Nutrition has donated 200 energy bars to charity riders Team RedBlack for next week's Etape De Yorkshire cycle challenge.Focused Nutrition is based in Stockport, Cheshire, and is best known for its Applejack and FiveaDay ranges of healthy-option flapjacks sold … [Read more...]

TAIWAN CONTRACT 2 DOWN AND 58 TO GO !

Taiwan Contract – 2 down and 58 to go! Following last year’s successful Taiwan Coast Guard contract award to supply 60 x 12VP185 propulsion engines, gearboxes, controls and monitoring equipment, MDT-UK are delighted to announce that the first set of two 12VP185 engines are … [Read more...]

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER VISITS HUGHES SAFETY SHOWERS

During a visit to the Hughes Operations Centre in Stockport, The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, met Deputy Managing Director Peter Evans and other Board members to discuss issues of particular interest to the Company. They included doing business within Europe, the role of British exporters … [Read more...]

CBI REPORT STRONG OUTLOOK FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Activity in the UK manufacturing sector remained solid in May, and output is expected to rise strongly in the next three months, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows. Output volumes continued to grow at the same rate as in the previous two months, and with stronger growth anticipated … [Read more...]