Greater Manchester is emerging as one of the UK's leading centres of FinTech, with RegTech - employing new technologies to meet increasing regulatory requirements in the financial industries - one of the fastest growing niches in the industry. Richard Brown, from Stockport recruitment agency … [Read more...]
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Innovate UK: North West firms invited to apply for share of £9.4m DfT fund
North West firms are among UK based organisations invited to apply to Innovate UK for a share of up to £9.4 million to show how new technologies could deliver improved rail services for passengers and operators. Funding for this ‘first of a kind’ competition is under the Small Business Research … [Read more...]
Stockport technology firm tackles air pollution in the workplace
A research-led Stockport technology firm has developed a range of solutions to tackle hidden indoor air pollution at work. Plasma Clean – which made its name providing kitchen ventilation solutions to McDonalds, Burger King and Hilton Hotels among others – is now adapting its cutting edge plasma … [Read more...]
Agreement signed to reduce region’s STEM skills gap
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, signed an agreement with the Science and Industry Museum to work together on reducing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills gap in the region, in line with the GMCA’s Local Industrial Strategy. The agreement was signed by … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport gets ‘Friendly WiFi’
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has become the first airport operator in the UK to be certified as offering safe, child-friendly WiFi to its passengers. The move means that passengers at all its airport will now have the ultimate reassurance that the airport’s free WiFi network will filter out … [Read more...]
Starkey’s Livio AI Named to TIME’s List of the 100 Best Inventions of 2019
Starkey Hearing Technologies is proud to announce that Livio AI, the world’s first multi-purpose hearing aid, has earned a place on TIME’s 2019 list of best inventions in the accessibility category. A widely recognized and prestigious designation, this list highlights inventions that are making … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester outperforming huge global cities for investment
Greater Manchester is 10th in the world for inward investment according to the latest IBM rankings and applauded at pro-manchester's annual Property and Regeneration lunch. Held at The Lowry Hotel, over 150 senior professionals attended the event featuring two expert panels focusing on the … [Read more...]
Gorvins mobile app introduced to ease house buying process
Stockport law firm, Gorvins Solicitors, have introduced a new mobile app to help accelerate the home buying, selling or remortgage process for customers. The mobile app is designed to provide transparency throughout the conveyancing process, speed-up transactions and allow quick and easy … [Read more...]
Safeguarding and wellbeing tool adopted by Greater Manchester councils
Local councils in Greater Manchester, as well as across the UK, have adopted technology of a Manchester start-up, Tootoot, to combat mental health issues in their schools, as well as taking part in early stage pilots for the wellbeing tool in the workplace. The business also received support … [Read more...]
Elected and business leaders publish first Manifesto for the North
As the country prepares to head to the polls, Northern business and elected leaders have joined forces to publish the first ever Manifesto for the North – outlining the ambition to power up the North with support of the incoming Government. The first of its kind, the Manifesto for the North will … [Read more...]
UK: £1 billion deal set to solve poor rural mobile coverage
Poor rural mobile phone coverage will be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry to banish rural not-spots. Moves to cement plans to give high-quality 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by 2025, meaning consumers will get good 4G signal … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: The best tech hacks you need to know
What do you know about tech hacks? Have you ever wanted to improve the way you use a phone or laptop to make life that little bit easier? We're loving the hacks from Stockport based musicMagpie! Tech hacks are a super fun way to speed up your use of technology, curb your boredom and most of all … [Read more...]