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Young people pitch ideas at Dragons’ Den-style event

Young people from the Together Trust recently pitched their ideas on how to improve the charity’s facilities in a Dragons’ Den style event. The event saw contestants who are supported by the charity pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, in the hope of winning £30,000 of voluntary income to help … [Read more...]

Charity partner selected for 2016 Stockport Business Awards

Stockport Business Awards, organised by Clarke Nicklin, have announced that funds raised from this year's awards will go to Francis House Children's Hospice.  Francis House is a very special hospice caring for children with a short life expectancy. All children that go to the hospice have been … [Read more...]

Bellyflop take a 360° tour of Stockport’s town hall

Bellyflop TV have completed a Street View Tour of Stockport Town Hall, taking visitors on a virtual tour of this iconic 'wedding cake' building. The tour can be viewed here: https://goo.gl/maps/jfvvZ9NXZm42 As a goodwill gesture to Stockport Council, Bellyflop's Jonathan Robinson offered to do … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport reports 25th consecutive month of growth

Manchester Airport celebrated its 25th month of consecutive growth as a host of new services drove passenger numbers close to the two-million mark.  A total of 1,920,084 people who passed through the UK's third busiest gateway in April - an 11% year-on-year increase on last year and sees the … [Read more...]

Robinsons Brewery wins two awards for ‘mobile-first’ website

Robinsons Brewery have been awarded two prizes at the Sitecore Experience Awards for their website created with Mando Group. Robinsons won ‘Best Use of Commerce’ and were also awarded the most coveted prize of ‘Website of the Year’ for www.robinsonsbrewery.com. The awards were judged by … [Read more...]

Solutions SK winners on election night

Solutions SK were winners on the biggest night of the year as they played their part to ensure all ran smoothly at last Thursday's local elections.   Planned over several months, their business areas worked together behind the scenes. Karen Randles from Stockport Council's Election team … [Read more...]

Salaries for small building firms set to soar, says FMB

Salaries for small building firms are soaring as a result of the growing skills shortage, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the results of the FMB’s State of Trade Survey for Q1 2016, Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, says small firms are struggling to … [Read more...]

A marathon effort by Midshire’s Laura for Francis House

Hats off to Stockport's Laura Stafford from Midshire who has accomplished the hugely impressive challenge of running the 2016 London Marathon. Running 26.2 miles for Didsbury based Francis House Children’s Hospice, Marketing Executive Laura raised in excess of £4,700! The Virgin Money London … [Read more...]

The Internet of Things set to improve customer service

The Internet of Things, a catch-all phrase for automation and connectivity, is set to see facilities management companies getting smarter and improving customer service. That is why, according to Stockport based Fairhurst Estates, the time to invest is now. While still in its infancy, the … [Read more...]

Robinsons using buying power to reduce pubs’ bills

Robinsons Brewery have joined forces with utility management specialists UB Services to help licensees save money on their utility bills. Robinsons now buys gas and electric in bulk through its ‘Buying Club’ over a fixed three-year period, resulting in lower rates for its licensees. Around a … [Read more...]

Tectanet Systems advises management buy-in of Autac Products

A Stockport accountancy firm advised in the sale of Macclesfield retractable coiled cable manufacturer Autac Products Limited. The firm, based in Macclesfield, has been bought by its former finance manager Sallie Lowe, who has worked for the firm for over 30 years. She now owns the business … [Read more...]