Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced the launch of an £830,000 grant scheme to help small businesses, community groups, education and healthcare providers to install cycle parking. The grant scheme – funded through the Department for Transport and Active Travel England's … [Read more...]
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Stockport food manufacturer achieves back-to-back years of double digit growth
Stockport based specialist food manufacturer, Firstplay Dietary Foods, has revealed it has achieved back-to-back double-digit growth for the first time after accessing a range of business support measures through GC Business Growth Hub. Firstplay Dietary Foods makes a range of low protein … [Read more...]
Grants of up to £1,000 available to open Stockport buildings as warm spaces
Stockport Council is providing grants of up to £1,000 through the One Stockport Local Fund to open more buildings in the borough as 'warm spaces' for those struggling with the cost-of-living this winter. The launch of the grant scheme this year follows a significant response from Stockport … [Read more...]
Northern professionals encouraged to apply for top public sector jobs
Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, has urged professionals from across Northern England to apply for senior roles with public sector bodies. The call for more Northerners to join the public sector comes was made at a speech address business leaders in Darlington on … [Read more...]
172 homes planned for former gravel pit site
Plans have been submitted for 172 new homes to be built on the site of a former sand and gravel pit off Marple Road, Offerton. Proposals by Scottish housebuilder, Stewart Milne, were first revealed in summer 2022, when an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping report was published, … [Read more...]
Merseyway Innovation Centre appoints Stockport-based PR partner
A new business hub and innovation centre in a disused Merseyway retail unit has appointed Stockport-based Unhooked Communications as its PR partner. Following a competitive tender process, Unhooked Communications will support the launch and ongoing promotion of the new Merseyway Innovation Centre … [Read more...]
Stockport wholesaler announces 10% profit share bonus for colleagues
Stockport headquartered wholesaler and retail group, Parfetts, has announced a 10% profit share bonus for its colleagues in light of its strong recent growth. The employee-owned group announced record sales figures of £634 million in the last year. During that period it has also seen its Go Local … [Read more...]
Stockport celebrates all things digital during Digitober 2023
Stockport Council will celebrate a host of digital projects and activities in the borough throughout October, as the 1st of the month marks the start of Digitober. Digitober is an annual month-long festival celebrating the work of Greater Manchester's digital sector. Throughout the month, … [Read more...]
North-west economy set for £242 million boost from manufacturing tech adoption programme
A programme to boost tech adoption and digitalisation within the manufacturing sector in the North-west is forecast to add £242 million to the local economy and create over 1,500 jobs in the region. New analysis of the Made Smarter programme has found that the 334 projects already delivered with … [Read more...]
One in five SME owners planning to sell by 2025, finds Handelsbanken study
A study conducted for Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management has found that one in five SME business owners plan to sell all or part of their business within the next two years. The survey also found a further 11% will seek to downsize during the same period. Of those considering sale or … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines returns to five-times weekly service between Manchester and Houston
Singapore Airlines is enhancing its flying schedule on its popular Manchester to Houston route to five-weekly flights from 31 March 2024. The change to a five-times weekly schedule for Singapore Airlines' Manchester to Houston route returns to service to its pre-pandemic levels. The airline … [Read more...]
SAS Daniels hosts duo of employment law breakfast seminars
Stockport law firm, SAS Daniels, is hosting two free-to-attend business breakfast seminars to share invaluable insights into employment law and HR-related matters with the local business community. The two events have been developed with business owners, HR professionals and management in mind … [Read more...]
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