Marketing Stockport News

IMPORTANT - The GM LEP and Growth Company are holding a webinar at 4pm today titled “Supporting Businesses Through the COVID-19 Pandemic” including Andy Burnham, Mayor of GMLou Cordwell, Co-Chair GM LEP Mark Hughes, CEO, Growth Company This will give businesses a chance to listen and … [Read more...]

Manchester has been named the UK’s Top Digital Tech City as a result of a deep dive study into digital businesses using artificial intelligence, the first of its kind. Manchester scored ahead of London in the AI survey, due its lower business rates, as well as the city-region’s scale of digital … [Read more...]

Cheadle Hulme based housing association, Equity Housing, has merged with North-West focused Great Places Housing Group from 1st April. As of 1 April 2020 Equity Housing Group will cease to exist, with all of its assets transferring to Great Places under a Transfer of Engagement (ToE). Equity is … [Read more...]

Trafford College Group, owners of Stockport College, have begun a consultation on improving training and education in Stockport through a proposed merger with Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College. The two have been working closely together over the last year and, at a strategic level, both … [Read more...]

Health and Social Care partners in Stockport have commissioned a new 71-bed facility, Bramhall Manor, to care for patients who are well enough to be discharged from hospital but need further assessment to identify their ongoing care needs. Bramhall Manor, New Care’s latest state-of-the-art care … [Read more...]

National car leasing company Vehicle Consulting UK Ltd has acquired the business of Yorkshire-based competitor, New Car Deals. Operations have been merged with Vehicle Consulting's head office team of 23, based at Acorn Business Park, Stockport. Commenting on the acquisition, Vehicle … [Read more...]

Stockport Council has set up a dedicated coronavirus helpline to support the borough's most vulnerable residents. The helpline will provide advice on how to access support from Stockport Council for vulnerable people without a network of family and friends for support during the current … [Read more...]

Analysis by the Europe-wide ESCP Business School has found that new robotics and AI technology have provided vital assistance in the response to the Covid-19 outbreak. In the health service, robots are used to deliver medicine to infectious patients and monitor temperatures remotely, while in … [Read more...]