News for: Technology

Stockport's Local Plan, currently under development, is to be brought to life with a new mapping tool when it is published for consultation later this year. Stockport Council has received a £90,000 grant from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities' (DLUHC) PropTech Engagement … [Read more...]

Stockport insurtech, CDL, has been highly commended for its Hummingbird Syndicate solution in the Fight Against Fraud category at the UK Customer Service Excellence Awards 2022. Organised by Modern Insurance Magazine, the awards celebrate customer service success in the insurance and broker … [Read more...]

Stockport manufacturer, Arden Dies, is among the stars of a new advertising campaign for the Made Smarter initiative, which supports the North-west's manufacturing sector to adopt new technologies and upskill staff. ‘For The Makers’ has been launched by the Made Smarter Adoption Programme to … [Read more...]

Stockport Council has announced a new digital strategy that sets out its ambitions for embracing and leveraging new technologies for benefit of residents and businesses in the borough. Named 'Radically Digital Stockport', the strategy sets out the borough's digital ambitions across three broad … [Read more...]

Stockport technology firm, CDL, has won the InsurTech Award for Networks at the National Insurance Awards 2022. Organised by Insurance Today, and supported by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), the awards celebrate the best in insurance provision and management in the UK. The winners … [Read more...]

The government has announced that the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will have have a research and development (R&D) budget of almost £40 billion for 2022-25. The £39.8 billion, to be allocated between partner organisations, is the largest commitment to BEIS … [Read more...]

The government has amended plans for its upcoming Online Safety Bill and launched a consultation on plans to crackdown on online advertising which is misleading, fraudulent or harmful. The Online Safety Bill has been updated to include a range of measures to keep people safe from fraudsters and … [Read more...]

Shopblocks, a Stockport based software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecommerce website provider, has reached the milestone of £1 million annual recurring revenue from subscription holders. The company has grown its customer base sharply as retailers looked to pivot online during the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...]