Manchester Business Loans, the government-backed initiative managed by Business Finance Solutions and aimed at helping businesses across Greater Manchester, has reached the £1m mark since its launch in April. Business Finance Solutions which has £24m to lend, has already sanctioned … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
CLARKE NICKLIN TO HOST BANK OF ENGLAND SEMINAR
Stockport based Clarke Nickilin Group are hosting a free breakfast seminar with a special guest speaker - John Young, the North West agent for the Bank of England. On Thursday September 5th, John will provide a banking perspective on the current state of the economy and the prospects for … [Read more...]
RECRUITMENT AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008
Recruitment is at its highest level since the recession, according to the latest news from the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development - the CIPD. The CIPD have reported that more employers are looking to hire staff as employment confidence has reached its highest level since 2008, … [Read more...]
LATEST – ROADWORKS UPDATE FOR STOCKPORT
Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport: Stockport Council will be undertaking drainage repairs and improvement works at the junctions of Church Road and Waterside in Marple, from 27th to 30th August. This will include excavation works on the carriageway, which … [Read more...]
APPRENTICE SUCCESS AT AMSHIRE AS I.T. COMPANY EXPANDS
Amshire, specialist IT solutions support company, are celebrating the success of their Apprenticeship programme by taking on their second trainee as an IT support engineer. Stockport based Amshire have announced that Jake Heap has … [Read more...]
"UK ECONOMY RECOVERY HELPS BOOST CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY"
Has the feel-good factor arrived? As signs point toward the UK economy entering recovery, albeit with a bit of a limp, we asked John Thornley, Managing Director of Stockport based Fairhurst Estates: "Has the feel good factor arrived"? … [Read more...]
Adidas SUFFERS IN EUROPE AS FIRST HALF REVENUES DROP 11 percent
Adidas, the global sports brand and Olympic sponsor, has suffered an 11% drop in revenues in Western Europe in the first half of 2013 due to a "lacklustre trading environment". The group, whose Northern European headquarters are based in Hazel Grove, Stockport, have reported that revenues fell … [Read more...]
RETAIL SALES – FASTEST JULY GROWTH SINCE 2006
Retail sales have recorded their BEST JULY SALES GROWTH SINCE 2006! UK retail sales values were up 2.2% on a like-for-like basis from July 2012, when they had increased 0.1% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.9%, against a 2.0% increase in July 2012, the fastest July growth … [Read more...]
LOCAL BUSINESS WELCOMES PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON TO STOCKPORT
Stockport businesses welcomed the Prime Minister David Cameron on his tour of the North West this week. David Cameron visited Stockport this week where he addressed an audience from the business community at Bredbury Hall Hotel before moving on to host a live Q&A with Global Radio at its Capital … [Read more...]
NEW EAST WINDOW UNVEILED AT CHADKIRK CHAPEL
Stockport Council run Chadkirk Chapel is a wonderfully restored 18th century building, set in the heart of the Chadkirk Country Estate. As part of Chadkirk’s Festival and Well Dressing event held at the end of July, the new East Window was unveiled. Commissioned by ‘The Friends … [Read more...]
FREE SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN STOCKPORT
As part of the ‘Safer in Stockport’ summer campaign, the Safer Stockport Partnership, which includes Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Police are promoting free activities for young people. Marketing Stockport member Life Leisure, in partnership with local community groups are … [Read more...]
BANK OF ENGLAND COMMITS TO LOW INTEREST RATES
The Bank of England's new governor Mark Carney has announced that interest rates will not be increased until unemployment drops below 7% insuring they are unlikely to move above their current historic low of 0.5% until at least the end of 2016. The governor said that even though a "renewed … [Read more...]