Three new companies have moved into Orbit’s newly refurbished Regent House offices and one new business has chosen Beckwith House as its North West office in the last few months. The recent burst of leasing activity in two of Stockport’s leading commercial properties will see 3,287 sq … [Read more...]
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VERNON CUSTOMERS GET HAPPIER!
Vernon Building Society’s 2014 customer survey has showed further improvement over its already strong results from 2013. The survey, which is sent out to around 30,000 customers, focuses on the Society’s reputation, products, marketing and customer service and has showed … [Read more...]
MERSEYWAY CAR PARK’S £1.8 MILLION FACELIFT TO BOOST HIGH STREET
Shoppers and visitors to Stockport town centre will benefit from improved facilities in one of the borough’s major car parks. Stockport Council, UK Asset Resolution - the landlord of Merseyway shopping centre - and Merseyway itself have jointly invested £1.84m to refurbish the … [Read more...]
RBS FUNDS EXPANSION AT BUXTON BREWERY
Production is expected to increase at Buxton Brewery following a move to larger premises to meet increased production demands following an expansion financed by six figure funding package from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The company, which currently produces over 20 different beers … [Read more...]
CHANCE TO WIN A SESSION IN A RECORDING STUDIO AT FAMILY FUN DAY
Children aged 5-18 years who live in Stockport can enter Stockport Council’s Music Service’s competition to win a Recording Studio experience. Entrants must ‘Like’ the Stockport Music Service on Facebook and post a picture of themselves practising music in a quirky, … [Read more...]
LADY LUCK DRIVES OFF AT SILVERSTONE FOR HUGHES’ TEAM
Lady luck had definitely done a runner as the Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport team descended on the 'Home of British Motorsport', for the penultimate rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone. Free Practice 1 and 2 looked a little lacklustre on paper as Tom Ingram - … [Read more...]
ALLIED BAKERIES TAKES A SLICE AT THE RETAIL INDUSTRY AWARDS
Allied Bakeries has taken away the Grocery Product Launch of the Year 2014 award at the Retail Industry Awards for its Great White Loaf after the company declared it as the “most successful launch in food FMCG this year”. The loaf, which has 7g of fibre per 100g, compared with … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS RECOGNISE CDL FOUNDER
Stockport businessman Tom Hogg, Group Chairman and founder of IT company CDL, has been presented with a Special Recognition Award at the Stockport Business Awards 2014, for his outstanding contribution to the Stockport business community. The judging panel were impressed by Tom's long term … [Read more...]
LATEST STOCKPORT EXPRESS OUT NOW
This weeks packed Stockport Express is out now including an 8 page feature on last weeks Business Awards. A great night celebrating business from across the borough. The feature includes a run down of the winners and photos from the night. Stockport based Louis Troyano of the Great British Bake-Off … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT DESIGN AGENCY GETS THE #WOW FACTOR
A Stockport design agency has certainly been got the #WOW treatment from nationally acclaimed entrepreneur Jacqueline Gold! There are many competitions and networking opportunities available through social media and one of these competitions are by Jacqueline Gold, CEO of Ann Summers who runs … [Read more...]
BROADSTONE MILL RAISE OVER £6,000 FOR LifeLEISURE’S FOUNDATION
The Mayor & Mayoress of Stockport visited Broadstone Mill Shopping Outlet to collect a cheque for The David Hopkins Foundation for £6,150.23 - Life Leisure’s foundation to help local groups and sports clubs. The money donated will be used predominantly for … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER MONITOR OCTOBER ISSUE FOCUSSES ON APPRENTICESHIPS
The October edition of the Manchester Monitor includes a quarterly feature on the patterns of apprenticeships in Greater Manchester (GM). It highlights that the number of apprenticeships in GM has more than doubled since 2008/09, while the number of apprentices over the age of 25 has increased by … [Read more...]