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PZ Cussons on hunt for non-executive chairman

PZ Cussons’ non-executive chairman Richard Harvey is to retire at the end of the year, part of Mr Harvey’s plans to retire and relocate to New Zealand when he leaves the company on December 31. PZ Cussons, whose new International HQ opened at Manchester Airport Business Park in 2010, was set up … [Read more...]

Robinsons Brewery completes refurbishment of pub hit by floods

Robinsons Brewery has helped a pub devastated by floods to re-open by completing a refurbishment. Following the floods that devastated the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, on Boxing Day, licensees Phil and Tina Fairey have re-opened The Ribchester Arms pub near Preston for the first time in three … [Read more...]

MAN Going that extra mile – or 10,000!

One of MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd’s (MDT-UK) largest projects currently underway is the supply of the company’s VP185 engine to a major customer in Taiwan. The project is being managed by MDT-UK’s staff in Stockport and, whilst the engine itself is manufactured by MDT-UK’s site in Colchester, … [Read more...]

Ailing high street giant BHS expected to file for administration

High Street retailer BHS is expected to file for administration today, putting almost 11,000 jobs at risk. The BBC reports that talks with Sports Direct to sell some of BHS's 164 stores - which includes the one in Merseyway in Stockport - collapsed over the weekend, and it is understood any buyer … [Read more...]

Michelle Hay advises students for Gander programme

Michelle Hay has been advising students at Aquinas College as part of the Gander careers programme. The initiative was created by Christian Mancier from Gorvins Solicitors and aims to bring business and education together. Michelle, who runs Michelle Hay Training, has been registered with … [Read more...]

F1rst Commercial Recruitment moves into Regent House

Stockport town centre has attracted another new business to Regent House, the flagship property owned and managed by Orbit Developments. F1rst Commercial Recruitment have recently moved into the multi-storey commercial office space from Deansgate in central Manchester. The staffing specialists … [Read more...]

Stockport Business Awards looking for top individual

Entries are now open for Stockport Business Awards 2016 and organisers are looking for Stockport’s best business people. The event, organised by local accountancy practice Clarke Nicklin, is now in its fifth year having initially been set up by the firm in 2012. The Business Person of the Year … [Read more...]

10 steps to better cyber security

Cyber-attacks continue on a daily basis, and the scale and rate of these attacks shows little sign of abating as born out in the latest Cyber Security survey http://ow.ly/4mOsqk The survey showed that larger corporations are prone to more frequent and more severe breaches, but that smaller … [Read more...]

HMRC urged to correct VAT overpayments

The HMRC is being urged to take action to correct VAT overpayments it has charged SMEs due to problems with its guidance on it flat rate scheme, reports SME Insider. According to the accountancy association AAT, HMRC must re-examine assessments of SMEs that pay a flat rate of VAT following a … [Read more...]