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BRANSON FAMILY & VIRGIN UNITE JOIN THE STARKEY MISSION TEAM

Sir Richard Branson and family were surprise guests as the Starkey Foundation visited the Bhubezi Community Healthcare Centre in the village of Bhubezi.  On the Starkey Foundation’s recent swing through South Africa, the team made a stop in Bhubezi and was joined by some special guests … [Read more...]

RUGBY INTERNATIONAL BEN COHEN GETS THE STARKEY TREATMENT!

Former England Rugby star, Ben Cohen has been given the star treatment by Starkey Hearing and has been fitted with Starkey hearing aids by the owner and founder of the company, Bill Austin! Former England rugby player Ben Cohen has said that Elton John “changed his life” by … [Read more...]

HUGHES SHOWERS OVERSEAS AT APPG IN SINGAPORE

Stockport based Hughes Safety Showers Sales Director, Paul Darlington, recently returned from a trip to Singapore where he attended a trade mission organised by the All Party Political Group for Trade and Investment (APPG). In recent months, and as an active member, Tony Hughes has attended … [Read more...]

PRINTER INK MORE EXPENSIVE THAN DOM PERIGNON

As recently reported (Daily Mail - March 2013), the cost of printing on a standard desktop ink printer is more expensive than purchasing fine champagne, vintage port or Chanel No 5 on a drop per drop basis.         Daily Mail - March 5th … [Read more...]

CHEERS SIMON! – RIMMER RAISES £115,000 FOR CHARITY

Oh what a night! Simon Rimmer launches new beer range & raises £115,000 for charity in the process Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer launched his new range of bottled beers this week at Earle, his award winning restaurant based in Hale.  In addition to the first public assessment of his … [Read more...]

ASTRAZENECA TO CLOSE ITS R&D CENTRE AT ALDERLEY EDGE

AstraZeneca has announced that it will be closing its Cheshire research and development base at Alderley Park, Alderley Edge with the re-location of around 1,600 jobs by 2016 to operations in Cambridge, Macclesfield and sites overseas, although the majority will be in Cambridge where the group plans … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT HUGHES SHOWERS RAINING AWARD

Hughes Safety Showers export achievements have once again been recognised. Hughes Safety Showers has been named runner-up in the Export category of Insider Magazine's inaugural ‘Made in the North West Awards.’ A glittering presentation evening, held at Ribby Hall in Lancashire, was … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COLLEGE JOINERY STUDENT SCOOPS AWARD

STOCKPORT College Carpentry and Wood Occupation student Matthew Beech has scooped silver place in a prestigious construction competition. This week the 18-year-old recently became the regional runner up in the annual Institute of Carpenters competition this academic year, the competition is open … [Read more...]

NEW GUIDANCE ON ALLERGEN LABELLING

New guidance has been launched to help the food industry understand and implement changes in EU legislation for allergen labelling on products.The guidance, which has been put together by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), offers clear … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT COMPANY LAUNCHES SeaCell SHIPPING CONTAINER

A revolutionary new container design born out of a Stockport company is set to change the economics of shipping palletised cargo, allowing cargo owners and consolidators to increase significantly the volume of cargo shipped at any one time. UK-based container design company Container Group … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT’S API GROUP ADANDONS SALE PLANS

Stockport based packaging company API has abandoned current plans to sell the business after careful deliberation reslted in the group's owners concluding that the current bids were not in the best interest of the comapny or its shareholders. News of the sale was reported here last month when the … [Read more...]