From next week, September 1st, companies bidding for government contracts worth over £10 million will be required to demonstrate a clear commitment to apprenticeships, detailing the number of apprentices that they support. Announced by the Prime Minister last week (left), this latest … [Read more...]
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY – CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS?
What does ‘Disaster Recovery’ mean to you and your business? Do you have a plan? What would happen if your system fails? While the impact on a business of loss of data and communications infrastructure are widely understood, some businesses have been slower to develop business continuity … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S EHL STRENGTHENS TEAM WITH NEW APPOINTMENT
Stockport-based food ingredient supplier, EHL Ingredients, has welcomed a new recruit into its growing team. Eimear Tubritt, joins as Technical Manager and is responsible for product specifications, overseeing all quality and food safety procedures and ensuring all food standards policies are met. … [Read more...]
NEW LUXURY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR STOCKPORT
Towerhouse Systems Limited based at St Petersgate in Stockport has commenced work on its luxury development at The Harveys site on Wellington Road North, Stockport. The site will be set back from the main A6 and house 8 detached and one pair of semi-detached luxury homes, each with five double … [Read more...]
LifeLEISURE HOSTS MANCHESTER WEIGHT LIFTING SERIES FINAL
Life Leisure played host to the British Weight Lifting Association final of their hugely successful Manchester Weight Lifting Series, a series that is literally going from strength to strength, hosting male and female competitors from as young as 10yrs to over 70yrs of age! The hotly anticipated … [Read more...]
ANOTHER SUCCESFUL YEAR FOR GCSE RESULTS IN STOCKPORT
It is another successful year for pupils in Stockport following the publication of the 2015 GCSE results for all of the borough’s secondary schools. The percentage of pupils gaining the headline figure of five or more passes at A*-C grade, including English and mathematics, is provisionally … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT ACCOUNTANCY FIRM EXAM SUCCESS
A young Stockport firm, IN Accountancy in Hazel Grove, is riding high this week, through a combination of trainees’ exam results and a recent shortlisting in the category for Most Promising Business Award 2015, run by Stockport Business Awards. IN Accountancy’s three accounting … [Read more...]
CLOUD 9 OWNER ON TOP AT OULTON PARK
Marketing Stockport founding member Graham Saul, managing director of Cloud 9 Hosts and Tectanet, has won the Dave Simpson Memorial Trophy, racing his Ford Fiesta XR2 at Oulton Park. A keen motorsport enthusiast, Saul, racing in the BARC NW Sports/Saloon Championship, took a Class win on … [Read more...]
LEEMIC INVEST IN AWARD WINNING RANGE
A Stockport based photocopier supplier’s investment in its partner is paying dividends as Samsung launches its award winning range of Android based multifunctional devices which allow users to copy, print, scan and access documents from the cloud . Left: the new Samsung MX7 … [Read more...]
‘WE ARE STOCKPORT’ WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU
The 'We are Stockport' website is all about celebrating what a great place Stockport is to live and work…and visit! Launched two months ago, the website now has over 7,000 visitors and 1200 twitter followers and is fast becoming known as the 'one-stop-point-of-information' for news, … [Read more...]
QUORUM BEGIN FIRST PHASE OF TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT
Wilmslow based development and investment company Quorum estates has begun the first phase of its Edward Street redevelopment as the demolition of the former Lamborghini showroom gets underway. Left: Architects impression of Stockport Homes new HQ Quorum have appointed MF Finnigan … [Read more...]
CHEADLE COMPANY SECURES £255M TO FUND COMMERCIAL LENDING
Cheade based Jerrold Holdings, secured lender to the residential and commercial property sectors, has agreed a new commercial revolving securitisation facility of £255 million, specifically targeted at funding its commercial lending activity. The programme "Lakeside Asset Backed … [Read more...]