As the deadline for entries to this year's Stockport Business Awards nears, this week the focus is on Leemic, suppliers of photocopiers throughout the UK - and sponsors of the Young Business of the Year. More business news this week includes: Sue Souter who reminds Chamber colleagues of the … [Read more...]
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WARNING – EMAIL WITH WORD DOC OR EXCEL SPREADSHEET MALWARE
Amshire IT Solutions are warning of the latest Trojan virus epidemic that can affect just about any one of us! An email message comes in with a completely empty body and just the subject line of “Message from KMBT_C280”, but contains an attachment. This is simply another email … [Read more...]
FEL ASK ‘HOW ACCURATE IS YOUR REINSTATEMENT VALUE?’
Commercial property insurance is based on the reinstatement cost of your building following damage and if your property is destroyed, the insured amount should be sufficient to pay for the full cost of rebuilding or repairing the damage. Normally the declared value is based on total loss of the … [Read more...]
BERNARD VERBY SWAPS BUSINESS FOR ‘LE VELO’ IN CHARITY BIKE CHALLENGE
Bennett Verby CEO, Bernard Verby swapped his car for his bike this week to take part in the gruelling Geneva to Nice cycling challenge. Bernard, who is part of a 30 strong team, aims to raise over £100,000 for a number of local charities, including Manchester Children's Hospital Charity, 'A … [Read more...]
HALLIDAYS LAUNCH PHASE 2 OF BUSINESS AM SESSIONS
Following the success of the first Phase of Hallidays' Business AM sessions, Phase 2 will continue to give business owners the tools to develop themselves and grow their businesses. The 5 Steps covered in the second phase include: - The fastest way to increase profits - What drives … [Read more...]
ROBINSONS CALL TIME FOR REFURBISHMENT OF TRAVELLERS CALL
Robinsons Brewery and Licensee Marion Lavelle have welcomed back customers to the newly refurbished Travellers Call pub in Great Moor, a popular and prominent pub on Buxton Road, the second of Robinsons’ outlets to receive a refurbishment within the last month. Tony Massey, Business … [Read more...]
PLACE YOUR PRIDE AT ‘We Are Stockport’
The Borough of Stockport has welcomed a new website to showcase the breadth and depth of positive news stories, events, people and places across the area. With seed funding from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, support from Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and interested local … [Read more...]
SOLAR PV SYSTEM SET TO SAVE HUGHES £10,000 PER ANNUM
Hughes Safety Showers have worked with a local supplier to reduce their energy costs by installing a Solar PV System that will pay for itself in 6 years, resulting in a net gain of £10,000 per annum and saving them £10,000 per year for 20 years. Hughes Safety Showers consume … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER AIRPORT PASSENGER AND CARGO THROUGHPUT ON INCREASE – AGAIN!
Passenger numbers and cargo throughput both continued to increase throughout May: the number of people using Manchester Airport increased again last month, with 2.80% more people using the airport this May, than last year and the amount of air freight handled through Manchester increasing for the … [Read more...]
SPECIAL INVITATION TO SAMPLE THE DELIGHTS OF ROBINSONS’ VISITOR CENTRE
Robinsons Brewery's £multi-million Visitor Centre has proved to be the perfect venue for Stockport's diverse business community and has played host to many corporate events since it opened its doors 2 years ago. A SPECIAL INVITATION ... To celeberate their success, the Visitors Centre … [Read more...]
WHO ARE STOCKPORT’S SPORTING HEROES?
It’s time to honour and recognise our local sporting heroes in Stockport and the annual Sport Stockport's ‘Sports Awards’ are now open for nominations, recognising Stockport’s sporting heroes; this year’s event promises to be the biggest sporting social event on the … [Read more...]
MIDSHIRE ACHIEVES COVETED ISO 27001
An industry leading office technology sales and service provider, Midshire Business Systems, has been awarded another internationally recognised accreditation - standard ISO/IEC 27001:2013 - for its Information Security Management System (ISMS) and certified by the accredited British Standards … [Read more...]