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SuperPort key to Liverpool investment
Branding Liverpool as a ‘super port’ will be key to attracting investment, according to Peter Nears, strategic planning director at Peel Holdings. Speaking at Insider’s Logistics breakfast in Liverpool yesterday, he defended plans to maximise the city’s maritime assets through the scheme.
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Deals
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Kays Medical snaps up rival
Kays Medical, the Liverpool first aid products and training supplier, has revealed plans to double its turnover to £8m over the next year after completing a deal to buy rival DM Wood Medical for an undisclosed sum.
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Business
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Come and talk to me, says Heseltine
The government’s door is open regarding the new £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund, its chairman, the Tory grandee Lord Heseltine, said yesterday.
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Stena Line acquires Liverpool ferry route
Stena Line has acquired two routes from DFDS from Belfast to Liverpool and Heysham, in a deal worth approximately £40m. The acquisition also includes four vessels, the chartered Lagan Seaways and Mersey Seaways on the Liverpool-Belfast route and the freight carriers Scotia Seaways and Hibernia Seaways.
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MTP reveals Merseyside transport priorities
The draft results of a consultation on the future of transport needs in Merseyside have been revealed. Merseyside Transport Partnership (MTP) has been running the consultation since September.
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Home Instead set for St Helens jobs drive
Warrington-based Home Instead Senior Care, which provides home care for elderly people, is set to create 50 new jobs after opening an office in St Helens. The company will provide jobs across Haydock, Rainhill, Newton-le-Willows and surrounding areas.
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Something for the weekend
This week: Don’t duck the issue; presents of mind; samba on the Mersey; and Tarzan roars.
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Complete Set of Top 500s - Purchase all Six
You can now purchase Insider’s Complete Set of Top 500 Companies 2010/2011 Databases at an exclusive promotional rate: A bundle of our accurate and comprehensive regional business marketing lists - featuring six UK regions. Special promotional offer expires 31 January 2011.
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Property
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Hull housing estate transfers to Riverside
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council has transferred approximately 1,200 housing units on the North Bransholme estate to Riverside Housing Group, the Liverpool-headquartered social housing provider.
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Pochin wins Waitrose work
Pochin Special Projects, part of Cheshire property croup Pochin’s, has been awarded a £263,000 contract to prepare the unit which will house a new Waitrose store in Knutsford.
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Other News
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Hands off rail, says Virgin Trains boss
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Distress lower in the North, finds R3
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