Independently owned Associated British Foods (ABF), whose brands include Allied Bakeries’ Kingsmill and Sunblest, Primark and Twinings Ovaltine, have announced pre-tax profits up 18% to £1,020m despite a 3 per cent decline in revenue in the retail giant's latest financial year. The … [Read more...]
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PREPARE TO ‘SELL’ YOURSELF TO GET A MORTGAGE
Your mortgage is usually the biggest financial commitment you will undertake and quite possibly the most bewildering. With the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) that came into effect April 2014, lenders now consider different aspects which may affect their view of whether they want to lend to you, as … [Read more...]
CIPD MEMBERSHIP FOR HALLIDAYS HR CONSULTANT
Hallidays Ethical Resourcing (HER) Consultant Liz Chiva has attained Chartered Membership of the CIPD after joining the HER team in 2013 bringing with her over 8 years’ experience working in HR. Liz supports and helps clients who may not have an internal HR team to navigate the complexities … [Read more...]
STUART HAS THE DRIVE FOR A BIG LOSER!
Marple delivery driver Stuart Murray, aged 25, has lost a staggering 112lb over the last twelve months after being referred to the PARiS scheme, which is the GP Exercise Referral Service for Stockport. A member of LifeLEISURE in Romiley, Stuart puts his achievement down to a combination of good … [Read more...]
BE STOCKPORT’S BIGGEST LOSERS AND WIN FREE GYM MEMBERSHIP!
Life Leisure is on the hunt for Marketing Stockport's biggest losers - 10 of who will be winners of Platinum membership to LifeLEISURE'S facilities across Stockport and become a healthier business! FREE TO ENTER - Running for 16 weeks, from 1st December through to end of March, the competition is … [Read more...]
SAS DANIELS GETS THE CREAM FOR CHESHIRE CAT MANAGEMENT
Leading North West law firm, SAS Daniels LLP, has acted for family owned investment group, Cheshire Cat Management, on the seven figure acquisition of CAMRA award winning brewery, Weetwood Ales. The deal was led by Partner and Head of the Corporate Team at SAS Daniels, Jeremy Orrell, who advised … [Read more...]
INNESS HAS DESIGNS ON STOCKPORT TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Formally known as SK1, Stockport Technical School has asked Marketing Stockport member and Cheadle Hulme based Inness Design to create and develope its branding and marketing materials. The school is the first technical school in the country for students aged 14-18. The brief was to develop … [Read more...]
GORVINS STRENGTHENS COMMERCIAL LEGAL TEAMS
Stockport’s leading law firm, Gorvins, has appointed two new solicitors to strengthen its employment and litigation/dispute resolution teams, Ed Gregory, Senior Employment Law Associate and Peter Speight, Dispute Resolution Associate. Growing teams at Gorvins (from left to right): David … [Read more...]
TURN HEADS TO YOUR BUSINESS AT HEADLANDER 2015!
Headlander 2015 is about to launch with opportunities to turn the spotlight onto your business. Following the huge success of Headlander 2014, next year's Headlander summer music festival is set to be even bigger, attracting both big and local names. This is an opportunity for Stockport and the … [Read more...]
FIBRE FOR BREAKFAST – FREE EVENT FOR STOCKPORT BUSINESSES
Are you aware that high speed fibre broadband is being rolled out across areas of Stockport as part of the£15 million Get Digital Faster programme? To mark this Stockport Council, in partnership with BT, is hosting a free “Fibre for Breakfast” event. The event … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BACKING ‘DRY JANUARY’ CAMPAIGN
Stockport Council is supporting Alcohol Concern’s 2015 Dry January campaign which has been launched during this week - 17th to 23rd November - this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week. New research shows that participants who complete the behaviour change campaign are now … [Read more...]
TURKISH DELIGHT FOR MANCHESTER AGENTS WITH JORDAN FAM TRIP
Ten travel agents, from across the North West, accompanied by Manchester Airport staff, were taken on a luxury familiarisation trip to Jordan by Turkish Airlines recently, where they spent a week learning about the country, tourism and enhancing their product knowledge. The trip included Aqaba, … [Read more...]