In this week's business pages - Spark Stockport Ideas competition gets help from local businesses; Stockport Technical School is breaking the mould; Gorgeous Couture appoint Design agency; Stockport Business Awards latest; Recruitment North open at Orbit's Regent House and much more .... … [Read more...]
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VERNON BUILDING SOCIETY SAY ‘NO’ TO PREMIUM RATE NUMBERS
Stockport's Vernon Building Society has welcomed a consultation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) into customers being charged high prices to contact financial services firms on premium rate numbers. The local building society previously used 0845 numbers as these were charged at local … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT RESIDENTS URGED TO SUPPORT ‘WALK TO WORK WEEK’
Stockport Council is encouraging people to leave their car at home and swap the bus and train for a ticket to stride as part of ‘Walk to Work Week’. The Council is supporting ‘Walk to Work Week’, which runs from 12th to 16th May, by urging employees and residents to make … [Read more...]
INAUGURAL flynas FLIGHT TOUCHES DOWN AT MANCHESTER
flynas, the leading low-cost carrier with added value (Low Cost Carrier Plus) from Saudi Arabia, yesterday successfully launched its inaugural non-stop flight from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, to Manchester Airport – its second destination in the UK. XY 25 arrived at … [Read more...]
HOUSE BUILDING REMAINS DRIVING FORCE BEHIND UK CONSTRUCTION GROWTH
House building remains the main driving force behind UK construction growth, with private housing activity rising for the 13th consecutive month, according to the latest figures from industry analysts Glenigan. The Glenigan Index for May, which covers the value of projects starting on site … [Read more...]
SAS DANIELS MARKS GROWTH WITH RECORD £7M TURNOVER
Leading North West law firm, SAS Daniels LLP, has confirmed a 9.5 per cent increase in its turnover in the financial year ending April 2014, with an annual fee income topping £7 million. The announcement reiterates a continued growth curve which has seen a 19 per cent increase on 2012 … [Read more...]
OPTIMISM SOARS AMONGST SMALLER MANUFACTURERS
Optimism amongst the UK’s smaller manufacturers has surged to its highest level since records began in 1988, according to the CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey. That’s on the back of small and medium-sized manufacturers saying that total orders and output rallied in the three … [Read more...]
HALLIDAYS CLIENT REVIEW RETURNS RECORD RESULTS
Stockport based accountants and business advisors Hallidays have returned record results following their quarterly client review. For the 4th quarter in a row, scores have increased across each of the measured criteria and, from Client Happiness through to Quality of Response, every member of the … [Read more...]
GOVERNMENT MINISTER DANNY ALEXANDER VISITS MAN DIESEL & TURBO
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s UK Headquarters in Hazel Grove, Stockport were visited by two Members of Parliament on Thursday, 1 May 2014 as part of a tour of the local Borough. The Company, a member of the Volkswagen Group, were visited by the Right Honourable Danny Alexander MP, Chief … [Read more...]
NICOLA GETS HER INSOLVENCY LICENCE
Accountants and business advisers Bennett Verby has added to the number of Licenced Insolvency practitioners in its Corporate Recovery and Insolvency division. Nicola Baker, who joined the Stockport-based firm in 2010, has now obtained her insolvency licence after passing the Joint Insolvency … [Read more...]
MAG APPOINTS NEW DIVISIONAL PROPERTY CEO
Lynda Shillaw has been appointed by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) as Divisional Chief Executive Officer for Property, with her employment commencing on 1st June 2014. Lynda joins from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership where she held the role of Director of Real Estate. The new role at … [Read more...]
SOUTER PR WINS WORK FROM ORBIT DEVELOPMENTS
Souter PR has been appointed to provide support to Orbit Developments, Stockport’s largest commercial property company. The job is to raise awareness of the firm’s 12-strong property portfolio – the largest in Stockport – and its 40-year track record of providing … [Read more...]