FirstGroup will continue to run trains from Stockport to Manchester – but has promised more trains at peak times. FirstGroup won the TransPennine Express franchise, beating Stagecoach and a joint venture between Keolis and Go-Ahead and will continue to run TransPennine Express until 2023. It has … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
House prices set to soar across the North West
House prices are set to continue to rise across the north west by almost 25 per cent between 2016 and 2019, according to research published today by BNP Paribas Real Estate. The global real estate adviser has forecast that prices will increase by 23.7 per cent in the north west to £181,301 because … [Read more...]
Aqua Design rise to Baker’s marketing
Baker's Vaults a well known nightspot in Stockport Market Place has been given new rise with their marketing thanks to design agency Aqua Design Group. After re-opening their doors in December 2014 after a major refurbishment by Robinsons Brewery, the pub was looking for a new approach with … [Read more...]
Stockport College setting the pace with next generation engineers
Stockport College is hoping to put the next generation of scientists and engineers on the fast track to success. The college has been named a ‘strategic hub’ for the Bloodhound Supersonic Car as it attempts to break the land speed record. Students will study the car and develop an online … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport appoints for £1bn transformation
A Dutch based company has been appointed by Manchester Airports Group (M.A.G) as its sole Managed Service Provider to lead on delivery of the £1 billion Manchester Airport Transformation Programme. Arcadis will be responsible for the Programme Management of the entire transformation, encompassing … [Read more...]
Vernon Building Society offers new family assist mortgage
Vernon Building Society is offering a Family Assist Mortgage following findings from Lloyds Bank that indicate that parental financial support for housing costs is up by a fifth in just two years. Such support is often given in the form of a gifted mortgage deposit - but this can be risky as the … [Read more...]
MAN leads the way again
A few weeks ago, the Norwegian oil company Norwegian Statoil announced the production start of the world’s first subsea gas compression facility at the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. The facility features two hermetically-sealed MAN Diesel & Turbo HQFIM™ motor compressor units which … [Read more...]
Pure Innovations supports Wellspring apprentice style
There is often a perception that disabled people will fundraise for themselves. Marketing Stockport member Pure Innovations decided to blow that idea out the water; the people at Pure want to support the homeless of Stockport, with no badges or labels. It’s that simple. On Friday 4th December, we … [Read more...]
Do we need a scores on the doors scheme for safety
Food outlets are subject to a Scores on the Doors hygiene rating system, but what would happen if businesses had a similar scheme for health and safety? Marketing Stockport member Michelle Hay is campaigning for the scheme to be introduced. She believes that it should be compulsory for all … [Read more...]
Robinsons WI-FI hotspots recieve over 850,000 connections in a year
Ten local pubs have signed up to the Robinsons Brewery wi-fi hotspot scheme in the past year. The scheme, in partnership with EvolveODM, AB InBev and Diageo, has received over 850,000 connections and 65,000 unique users within the first 12 months. The wi-fi, which is offered to all pubs within … [Read more...]
Making sure your words aern’t lost in translation
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...]
Footballers help Beechwood to raise over £60,000 at comedy lunch
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...]