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Annual growth has slowed at Salford-headquartered sustainable energy company ENER-G although the company's directors said its results were "significantly affected" by its energy-from-waste division. Managing director Derek Duffill added that the group's expansion in the US market has started well and prospects were good for the rest of the year. READ MORE...
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Salford-headquartered telecoms reseller Armstrong Communications has snapped up Lancashire rival Linco Communications. Read More...
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Mid-market private equity house LDC has invested £15m in a new fund being raised by Scottish Equity Partners. Read More...
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Anglo-Dutch food and households goods giant Unilever, the world's third-largest maker of branded household products, has agreed to pay £436.8m (€500m) for an 82 per cent stake in a Russian skincare company. Read More...
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Trading in caravan and motorhome retailer Discover Leisure was suspended this morning, four days after the company announced that it was looking for additional finance. Read More...
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Medical foods manufacturing company SHS International, which trades as Nutricia and can trace its history in Liverpool back 130 years, has continued its impressive rate of growth, with turnover rising 11 per cent to more than £80m. Read More...
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Thirty-two businesses in the North West have earned a place in an annual league table of top mid-market private companies, with Liverpool-headquartered discount retail chain B&M Retail leading the way. Read More...
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A sideways look at some of the week's stories and events from across the region. This week: Sing when you're binning; A ticket to ride; and Happiness, happiness. Read More...
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Peel Media's £600m MediaCity development in Salford has been crowned Greater Manchester Building of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Read More...
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Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) is set to bring a portfolio of 17 former landfill sites covering almost 700 acres to the market. Read More...
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Venture and growth capital fund manager EV has doubled the size of its Manchester office with a move to new premises in The Pinnacle. Read More...
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