Stockport-based electrical wholesaler, LED (Lancashire Electrical Distributors Ltd), is marking 40 years of business with ambitious plans to strengthen its sustainable and social housing expertise and diversify the product range. This next phase for LED is being spearheaded by new leadership, who … [Read more...]
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Manchester’s Digital Skills Festival announced for 2025
Industry body for the city-region's tech sector, Manchester Digital, has announced the dates and line-up for its annual Digital Skills Festival in February 2025. After over a decade of uniting digital businesses across Greater Manchester, the event has this year been re-designed and re-branded … [Read more...]
Demolition underway ahead of Kao Data’s new £350 million Stockport data centre
Work has begun on the delivery of a new £350 million data centre in Stockport, delivered by Kao Data, that is engineered to power Greater Manchester's booming AI and technology sector. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the Leader of Stockport Council, Cllr Mark Hunter, were in attendance … [Read more...]
musicMagpie to be acquired in £10 million cash deal
Stockport-headquartered recommerce pioneer, musicMagpie, is set to be acquired by Bolton-founded online electricals retailer, AO World, in a nearly £10 million deal. The deal, which will see shareholders receive 9.07p per share, will see AO wholly takeover musicMagpie subject to court approval, … [Read more...]
Amazon Web Services to invest £8 billion in UK digital infrastructure
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to invest £8 billion in over the next five years within its data centre supply chain in the UK following discussions with the Chancellor. Investment is expected to contribute £14 billion to UK GDP by 2028, and support around 14,000 jobs, both within AWS data centres, … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester trials AI technology for safer roads
New cameras using AI image processing are to be trialled on roads across Greater Manchester to detect drivers using mobile phones or not wearing a seatbelt. The new ‘Heads Up’ technology from Acusensus captures footage of passing vehicles before the images are processed using artificial … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: The new government’s approach to data security and AI
Ines Ouadah, solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team at Stockport's Gorvins Solicitors, explains what businesses need to know about upcoming changes in the government's approach to data security and AI. The good news? A plan seems to be in place. The bad? A lot of regulation seems likely … [Read more...]
AI projects to boost productivity awarded £32 million
Government funding of £32 million has been awarded to companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) that can improve productivity and public services. A total of 98 projects involving more than 200 businesses and research organisations have been successful in securing funding spanning a … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester and Raspberry Pi Foundation partner of computing qualification
Greater Manchester and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have partnered on a new qualification to support young people into a career in the tech sector. Designed by the Greater Manchester Business Board, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the Applied … [Read more...]
Sharp Europe recognised in Print Security Landscape 2024 Report
Provider of business technology services and products, Sharp Europe has been identified as a leader in the Print Security Landscape 2024 report from market insights firm, Quocirca. Recognition emphasises Sharp's development of its strong print security proposition across its hardware and services … [Read more...]
New report hails Greater Manchester’s AI readiness
A new report from AI and analytics software firm SAS has hailed the strength of Greater Manchester as the UK's most AI-ready city outside London. Researchers from the firm analysed the AI-related companies, university courses featuring elements of AI, and jobs within a five-mile radius in their … [Read more...]
£16 million data storage boost for Stockport biomedical database
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide £8 million of cloud computing storage access to Stockport biomedical database, UK Biobank, which has been match-funded with a further £8 million from the UK government. The funding to upgrade how UK Biobank uses and stores its growing wealth of health data … [Read more...]
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