On the Beach were crowned winners in the turnover of £100m or more category. They beat Manchester Airports Group, IT security company NCC Group, and coach and holiday specialist Shearings Group at the event at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. In the £5m-£10m turnover category, the winner was … [Read more...]
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Ex journalist looks to inspire women across Greater Manchester
A former Stockport Express journalist has launched a campaign that is inspiring women across Greater Manchester to believe they can become leaders in their chosen careers. Above: Kirsty Day (right) with business partner Grace Dyke The #imnotjohn campaign was started by Kirsty Day, director of … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport record breaking 2m passengers
Numbers continue to grow at Manchester Airport as a record breaking 2m passengers travelled through the UK's 3rd largest airport in October. A record-breaking total of 2,087,149 people travelled through Manchester Airport last month, making it the busiest October in the airport’s 77 year … [Read more...]
The secrets to success from a Stockport entrepreneur
The boss of fast-growing transport firm Belle Vue Manchester shared some of the secrets of his success at a Marketing Stockport monthly breakfast meeting. Phil Hitchen was the guest speaker at the event, which was held at Orbit Developments’ Regent House office block on Heaton Lane. Phil spoke … [Read more...]
Stockport Business Angels
Hallidays have teamed up with the North West Business Angels to form Stockport Business Angels. The first Stockport Business Angels event will take place on Thursday 12th November at Hallidays, Stockport. The ‘Dragon’s Den’ style event will see up to six new entrepreneurs and innovators … [Read more...]
China Ready comes to Stockport school
Hatching Dragons, Britain's first bilingual English-Mandarin nursery, has opened in London. Learning Chinese at an early age can give the youngsters an advantage later in life as trade with China becomes ever more important. And the UK’s links with the Far East were strengthened further with … [Read more...]
JetsGo launch new service from Manchester Airport
JetsGo Holidays, a brand new independent tour operator specialising in holidays to Spain, is launching a new service to Mallorca from the UK’s third biggest airport, Manchester, from 28th May 2016 with holidays from just £230pp for seven nights self-catering. JetsGo Holidays aims to offer great … [Read more...]
Vivo Interiors style the refurbished Bredbury Hall
Hazel Grove firm Vivo Interiors has styled the inside of the refurbished Bredbury Hall after the hotel and country club was bought by Newco Ventures Limited in June. It has now undergone a £1m refurbishment of the new public areas - including the nightclub and cocktail bar - created by Vivo, run … [Read more...]
Parkcloud’s solution to aid parking across europe
ParkCloud will integrate its solution with SAP® Vehicles Network running on SAP HANA® Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things. When used together with SAP Vehicles Network the ParkCloud solution will help enable drivers across Europe to reserve parking, manage park reservation systems and … [Read more...]
SBIC welcomes new business to Broadstone Mill
The Stockport Business & Innovation Centre’s (SBIC) support service for new businesses is driving demand at its Broadstone Mill base in Reddish. SBIC provides flexible office space specifically aimed at nurturing fledgling businesses and offers mentoring and support to help start-ups and … [Read more...]
Stockport’s Oddfellows on the park opens in 2016
The former Bruntwood Hall in Bruntwood Park has undergone a £3.5m revamp. It will have 22 bedrooms and six suites as well as a restaurant, cocktail bar, private dining rooms and a spa. It has previously been used as a town hall, a racehorse stud farm and was more recently home to a filming … [Read more...]
RBS support legal company’s growth plans
Growth is a key focus for Cheshire law firm Stratford Solicitors after securing a £150K refinance package from the Royal Bank of Scotland. Established by Managing Partner Nick Stratford 2006, Stratford Solicitors is based in Poynton, Cheshire. It is a successfully run, client-focused law firm … [Read more...]