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UK: Tackling tyre graveyards – new rubber road surface

A new rubber road surface using recycled tyres is being trialled on the M1 motorway by Highways England. Highways England is funding trials into the new asphalt mix to see if this environmentally-sound rubber innovation could be the way forward for future road surfaces. A section of road … [Read more...]

LSH Auto opens UK’s first Mercedes-Benz Autohaus in Stockport

LSH Auto UK, part of the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz dealership (LSH International), has officially opened the UK’s first Mercedes-Benz Autohaus – a dedicated retail space that forms part of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz of Stockport, which is now open. LSH Auto UK has regenerated the site off … [Read more...]

Stockport WEC wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Stockport Engineering Consultancy WEC, Woodford Engineering Consultancy, had the great honour of welcoming the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Paul Griffiths DL to our head office in Cheadle Hulme. The Vice Lord-Lieutenant made the formal presentation of the Queen’s Award for … [Read more...]

WFEL seeks to create 50 new jobs with expansion plans

Stockport engineering company, WFEL, is bringing forward plans to expand its factory facility at Heaton Chapel. The world leader in tactical military bridges applied to Stockport Council earlier this month - WFEL Expansion Plans - for a 65,000 sq ft scheme, as reported on Insider Northwest . … [Read more...]

LSH Auto UK celebrates three years in business

LSH Auto UK, part of the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz retail group (LSH International), is celebrating three years in business as it prepares to open Europe's largest site in Stockport. Officially beginning in July 2016, with the purchase of existing sites from the Mercedes-Benz Retail Group … [Read more...]

Belle Vue boss swaps four wheels for two wheels

Stockport transport company Belle Vue's boss Phil Hitchen swapped four wheels for two to cycle from his Greater Manchester home to Blackpool and back in aid of the hospital where he was once treated for cancer. Phil, aged 53, managing director of Stockport-based bus and coach hire firm Belle Vue … [Read more...]

Microbrewery opening at Manchester Airport

The UK’s first airport microbrewery is set to open at the newly extended terminal 2 at Manchester Airport where beer produced on site will be available to passengers. Joseph Holt brewery and The Restaurant Group are opening The Bridgewater Exchange pub, the venue for Europe’s first … [Read more...]

Stockport saddles up for ‘Cycle to Work Day’

Promoted by Transport for Greater Manchester - TfGM - Stockport businesses are being encouraged support 'Cycle to Work Day' - to get on their bikes on Thursday August 8th. The UK's biggest community cycling event, Cycle to Work Day is for everyone. It doesn't matter if you haven't cycled in years … [Read more...]