B&M hits sales milestone

Annual sales have topped the half-billion pound mark at Liverpool discount retail chain B&M Retail for the first time in the company's history. The 29 per cent rise in revenues came during a year when the business added more than 2,500 staff to its ranks and opened 80 new stores in the UK.   READ MORE...

Selling in China

Chinese culture and tradition means that selling a business in the country poses a unique set of issues. Technology entrepreneur Chris Sheffield can help you in your quest.

Pennon takes a shine to Storm

Storm Recycling, a family-owned cardboard and plastics recycling business based in Winsford, has been acquired by Pennon Group subsidiary Viridor Waste Management for £1.7m.   Read More...

VEKA seals Bowater deal

Burnley-based uPVC window and door manufacturer VEKA has bought Midlands rival Bowater Building Products for an undisclosed sum.   Read More...

Circle Leasing motors on with £5m funding

Circle Leasing, a Bury-headquartered courtesy car leasing company, has agreed a £5m finance package with Yorkshire Bank in Bolton.   Read More...

Life & Style on brink of administration

Life & Style, the business launched following the collapse of Ethel Austin, has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators.   Read More...

Siemens to create 340 Manchester jobs

Siemens is set to create up to 340 jobs at a new renewable energy engineering centre in Manchester.   Read More...

Profits up at GB Group

Chester-headquartered security technology company GB Group has posted pre-tax profit of £1.7m for the year to 31 March 2011, up from £1.3m the previous year.   Read More...

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Peel appeals for unity as port masterplan launched

Peel has formally launched its Mersey Ports masterplan, a £500m investment over ten years that it said could create 7,500 new jobs in Liverpool and along the Manchester Ship Canal.   Read More...

DTZ reports falling industrial demand

Occupier demand in the North West's industrial market fell from 2.5 million sq ft in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 1 million sq ft during the first three months of the year, according to DTZ Research's Property Times UK Industrial report.   Read More...

CBRE appointed at Ship Canal House

Property investor HIMOR Group has appointed North West property and asset management team at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) as managing agent of Ship Canal House in Manchester.   Read More...

Hallmark Flowers blooms in Burscough

£12m 3D x-ray system for Manchester Airport

Arden Dies secures cash injection

House prices fall to new low

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