Barton wins North West Director of the Year award

Peter Barton, the managing director of Cumbria-based LED lighting company Forge Europa, has been crowned the IoD North West's Director of the Year, held last night at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester.   READ MORE...

Hillyer McKeown acquires Wirral law firm

Chester law firm Hillyer McKeown has beefed up its presence in Wirral with the purchase of rival DP Roberts Hughes and Denye.   Read More...

DWF celebrates deals growth

Law firm DWF has revealed it has acted on deals worth more than £414m in the past quarter, taking the aggregated value of its deals since the start of the year to £930m.   Read More...

Bright future for Festive Lights

Chorley lighting company Festive Lights has secured a funding package from HSBC to support its growth in the UK and overseas.   Read More...

Tributes paid to corporate financier Tim Edwards

Tributes have been paid to corporate financier Tim Edwards, who has died at the age of 46.   Read More...

Scrap metal proves golden for S Norton

Liverpool scrap metal processing business S Norton & Co has reported a dramatic improvement in fortunes, with turnover doubling to more than £300m and pre-tax profits increasing 13-fold to £40.4m. The upturn has allowed its three directors to share a multimillion-pound dividend.   Read More...

Conservatives set for Manchester return

The Conservative Party has confirmed it will return to Manchester for its party conference in 2013 and 2015 – a deal which could provide a £55m economic boost for the region.   Read More...

Ratner to provide Fit for Business keynote speech

Gerald Ratner, the jewellery entrepreneur responsible for one of the most famous gaffes in corporate history, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Medicash Fit for Business Conference, in association with Insider.   Read More...

Something for the weekend

A sideways look at some of the week's stories and events from across the region. This week: PR photo of the week; Birthday boys get beneficent; Diamonds are forever; and Legal eagles punch above Twitter weight.   Read More...

PAR Group swaps Bamber Bridge for Chorley

Engineering business PAR Group is to move its headquarters from Bamber Bridge to Chorley to allow room for further expansion.   Read More...

Administrations rise in property and construction sector

The number of property and construction companies entering administration in the third quarter of this year increased by 11 per cent to 117 compared with last year, according to research by Deloitte.   Read More...

ISG wins five school projects

ISG has won five contracts totalling more than £3m through the North West Construction Hub framework.   Read More...

BBC to move 1,000 staff and BBC Three to Salford

Business groups welcome £75bn QE programme

Daisy to meet half-year forecasts

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