In May 2012, Andrew Foden, Site Facilities Manager at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s UK Headquarters in Hazel Grove (MDT-UK), attended a Business Group meeting held within the local area of Hazel Grove. At that meeting, an Environmental Pledge was discussed to introduce to help organisations … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
STOCKPORT BUILDING SOCIETY SUPPORTS STROKE ASSOCIATION
Local Building Society The Vernon, has paid a visit to the Stroke Association community garden, benefactors of funding from their Jubilee Fund. The Stroke Association were one of the 16 organisations to receive funding from Vernon Building Society's Jubilee Fund, which donated over … [Read more...]
INTERESTING ONLINE DIGITAL STATS
This week we have been searching around for some interesting statistics for digital media. Here are a few of the most noteable that we have found from Econsultancy. 1. Users of Internet Explorer are the most valuable online. From a sample of nearly 100m visitors to 90 of … [Read more...]
£5,OOO GRANT FUNDING TO KICK-STARTS LOCAL BUSINESSES
Manchester Metropolitan University have some funding available for businesses in the form of a £5k reimbursement of any spend on services provided by MMU of £10k+. These may include services such as strategic business and marketing support, business training, product development … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER AIRPORT SEES RISE TO 19.81 MILLION PASSENGERS
During the last 12 months, 19.81 million passengers travelled through Manchester Airport, delivering an extra 680,000 people more than the last financial year - equalling a 3.6% year on year growth. The increase in passenger numbers has been attributed to the fourteen new destinations, … [Read more...]
PRODUCER MEETS STOCKPORT’S FUTURE FILMMAKERS
Stockport College A level Media students were given a real insight into the film and TV world after successful filmmaker Walli Ullah visited them this week. COMMENDED STUDENTS' PASSION: Left to Right, Lecture Steve Evans with producer Walli Ullah. Walli who lives in Manchester is an … [Read more...]
LATEST FINANCIAL NEWS FROM PREST
The latest review of current global financial markets by Prest Financial Services The Bank of England held the official rate at 0.5% as expected. They have forecast that it will take a further 2 years for GDP to reach the level in 2007. The Japanese Government has embarked on a … [Read more...]
ROBINSONS HOST RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY
Stockport based family brewer Robinsons are holding a Recruitment Open Day on Monday 13th May at their brand new visitor centre, Aspley Street in Stockport. Robinsons, who this year celebrate 175 years in Stockport, are inviting would-be tenants to join them at the brewery to learn more about … [Read more...]
MARKETING STOCKPORT SPONSORS 2013 AWARDS
Marketing Stockport is delighted to be sponsoring the ‘Award for Training Young People’ at this year’s Stockport Business Awards. As reported in this week's business section of the Stockport Express, Stockport is gaining a … [Read more...]
DJS APPOINTS RESEARCH MANAGER FROM WITHIN
DJS Research Ltd is pleased to announce the promotion of Charlotte Sykes to Research Manager. Since joining the agency as a Research Executive at the end of 2011, Sykes has progressed quickly on the back of several major projects and new client … [Read more...]
WINDMILL TAPES BLOWN AWAY BY HELP FROM GOLDMAN SACHS
Marketing Stockport member Windmill Tapes and Labels has been blown away by the attention paid to them by Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of US based Goldman Sachs. Andy Southern, owner of Cheadle Hulme … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT COLLEGE HOST ‘MASTERCHEF’ EVENT
Stockport College would like you to help them celebrate the outstanding talent of their Catering students. They are running an employer event to showcase the skills of their students with a Masterchef inspired tasting evening. Over the years they have maintained strong links with some key … [Read more...]