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Peel submits Liverpool Waters application
Peel has submitted its application for Liverpool Waters, thought to be the largest application in the UK at 14 million sq ft of mixed-use development covering 150 acres with an investment value of £5.5bn.
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Deals
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Rotary acquires CA Sothers
Chester-based Rotary UK has taken over Birmingham mechanical and electrical installation and maintenance services provider CA Sothers Ltd. Cobbetts advised on the deal.
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Provexis draws down £2.4m
Life sciences group Provexis, which has research and development facilities based in Liverpool, has raised net proceeds of £2.4m by drawing down on an equity financing facility with Darwin Strategic. The board expects the cash will accelerate its strategy of developing or acquiring new medical food technologies.
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Business
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Medicash wins ACC contract
Liverpool-based healthcare cash plan provider Medicash has won a contract with ACC Liverpool, the home of the Echo Arena and BT Convention Centre. The deal with Medicash will provide ACC's 100-strong workforce with a corporate health plan.
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GVA Grimley reports profitable year
Consultancy GVA Grimley has announced its results for the year to May 2010. The group, which operates from 12 UK offices, turned over £129.5m, delivering pre-exceptional operating profits of £18.4m. This translates to a net profit before tax, after payment of bonuses, of £5.7m.
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Mersey Maritime Group enters partnership with school
Mersey Maritime Group has entered into a partnership agreement with The Mosslands School in Wallasey, designed to expose pupils to opportunities in the region's maritime sector. The partnership, the first of its kind with a school, is leading to a jobs and skills drive at Mosslands.
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Businesses want to net more trade from web
Businesses in the North West need more sales from their internet presence, according to research by Brookson Enterprise Freelance Fair. Although the research revealed that businesses had embraced social media marketing, 100 per cent of companies consulted thought that sales levels suggested their websites were not working optimally.
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'Aggressive' HMRC hitting small businesses
A Liverpool law firm is warning small firms struggling with their balance sheets that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is taking a more "aggressive" approach to debt collection.
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Speakers confirmed for Cloud breakfast
A number of high-profile speakers have been confirmed for Insider's cloud computing event, including David Morris of Nisa Today’s; James Simpson of Attenda; John Barker of Chadwick Lawrence; Jeremy Gidlow of Intechnica; and Jim Ansdell of Gigantic. Click here for more information.
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Property
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DTM looks for St Helens base
Chester law firm DTM Legal, which has just reached its second birthday, has announced plans to open new offices in both St Helens and Shrewsbury.
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Contact Company buys second building
Wirral call centre The Contact Company has acquired the 29,582 sq ft Queensgate office building in Birkenhead to act as its second location in the town. Knight Frank sold the building on behalf of the LPA receivers.
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