Rail company, Northern, has made a final call to apply to join its engineering apprenticeship programme before applications close on 13th March. The rail company employs 300 apprentices across its depots and offices in the North of England, including in Greater Manchester where Northern is … [Read more...]
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Top Green safety status for endoscopy decontamination at Stepping Hill
Stepping Hill Hospital has received a commendation for excellent quality during the latest independent inspection of its endoscopy decontamination services. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's endoscopy decontamination team received Green status, the top possible rating, for its JAG (Joint Advisory … [Read more...]
Business leaders given role in helping prison leavers into employment
Employment Advisory Boards are to be set up at resettlement prisons to help prison leavers into work and reduce reoffending. The boards have already been established in 20 UK prisons, and will be rolled out in all 91 resettlement prisons (such as HMP Styal, pictured) in England and Wales by April … [Read more...]
TUI adds capacity at Manchester Airport in preparation for busy summer holiday season
To meet the expected demand for travel this summer with coronavirus restrictions relaxed, TUI UK has added an additional based aircraft at Manchester Airport this summer. The airline has increase flying to seven destinations this summer, including Kefalonia, Rhodes and Crete in Greece, Palma and … [Read more...]
Stockport ecommerce website specialist hits revenue milestone
Shopblocks, a Stockport based software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecommerce website provider, has reached the milestone of £1 million annual recurring revenue from subscription holders. The company has grown its customer base sharply as retailers looked to pivot online during the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...]
Military engineering firm awards contract for precision components
Stockport-based WFEL, which provides engineering and manufacturing of military equipment to armed forces around the world, has announced it has awarded a sub-contract to a Nasmyth Group for the supply of precision-machined components. Birmingham-based Nasmyth Group has entered a 10-year Long Term … [Read more...]
Tickets still available for Stockport Business Awards launch event
There is still time to get your tickets for the launch event for this year's Stockport Business Awards, taking place on the evening of Thursday 24th March. Taking place at awards' organisers Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants' head office at Cheadle Royal Business Park, the free launch event … [Read more...]
73% of Greater Manchester job vacancies have no mention of flexible working
Almost three-quarters of jobs advertised in Greater Manchester have no mention of flexible (including part-time and home working) working options according to an analysis of 175,000 vacancies posted online. Job vacancies in the city-region are at their highest level since records began over 20 … [Read more...]
Government announces £150 million to safeguard bus and tram services as public transport use recovers after the pandemic
The government has confirmed it will provide £150 million of support to bus and tram operators nationwide that are continuing to face a financial shortfall as passenger numbers are yet to recover after the coronavirus pandemic. The funding package, announced to be the last package of Covid-19 … [Read more...]
UK retailers see prices rise at fastest rate in a decade
The British Retail Consortium's (BRC) Shop Price Index has found prices rose 1.8% in February, the highest month-on-month rate of inflation since November 2011. Shop Price annual inflation has largely been driven by increases in costs of fresh food, which saw prices rise by 3.3% in February, up … [Read more...]
musicMagpie well-positioned for 2022 despite dip in revenues
Stockport-based recommerce group, musicMagpie, has seen its annual revenues dip in the year ending 30 November 2021, but advises it is well-positioned for future growth. In year-end figures published today (2nd March), the group revealed revenues were down 5.1% on 2020 numbers, in line with … [Read more...]
Orbit Developments sees significant leasing bounce-back
Commercial property landlord and developer Orbit Developments has revealed the company has exceeded pre-pandemic levels of office leasing as businesses return to their offices after the Covid-19 pandemic. The company is a significant commercial landlord in Stockport, owning sites in throughout … [Read more...]
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