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Getting your message across can sometimes be difficult in English – imagine doing it in a foreign language. Peak Translations' expert translators enable clients to communicate more effectively in overseas markets, providing professional written and spoken language services, and ensuring accurate and … [Read more...]

More than £60,000 was raised for Beechwood Cancer Care Centre at its Man@Manchester comedy lunch – making it the charity’s most successful charity event to date. Beechwood held its second annual Man@Manchester event at The Palace Hotel in Manchester on Black Friday – November 27 – which was … [Read more...]

The company provide ID card printing solutions and accessories to businesses throughout the UK and Europe, helping online shoppers identify trusted online merchants. When visiting Digital ID website shoppers will now see a Google Certified shops badge and can click on it to see that added benefit … [Read more...]

Chancellor George Osborne backed down on controversial tax credit cuts for low-paid workers in today’s Autumn Statement. Mr Osborne also pledged £2bn to build 400,000 starter homes aimed at first-time buyers. Mike Hanson, Vernon Building Society’s chief executive, welcomed both moves, hoping … [Read more...]

Brian Bradley, of Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, has been appointed as the new Stockport President of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the largest Chamber of Commerce in the UK with over 4,500 members, around 450 of which are Stockport based companies. Brian, who is a partner at the … [Read more...]

Pets at Home's half-year revenues have risen past the £400m mark. The company based at Handforth Dean posted revenues of £404.5m for the 28 weeks ending October 8, up by six per cent year on year. The firm’s pre-tax profit hit £40.9m, an increase of around 1.2% against last year’s £40.4m … [Read more...]

The gender pay gap in the UK, which currently stands at 14.5%, means the average female worker earns just 85.5p for every £1 that her male counterpart earns. This discrepancy in pay when spread out across the year effectively means that women ‘stop’ getting paid earlier in the year relative to … [Read more...]

On the Beach were crowned winners in the turnover of £100m or more category. They beat Manchester Airports Group, IT security company NCC Group, and coach and holiday specialist Shearings Group at the event at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. In the £5m-£10m turnover category, the winner was … [Read more...]