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HRS eyes international growth after award win
Human Recognition Systems, a company whose biometrics technology is set to be rolled out at Gatwick Airport within the next month, is the latest monthly winner of the Merseyside Innovation Awards. Chief operating officer Simon Meyer told Insider the business is expecting a growth spurt over the course of the next year as more UK and international organisations begin to embrace its cutting-edge products.
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Deals
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PH Jones sold to Centrica for £30m
Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has splashed out £30m on Cheshire central heating business PH Jones Group. The company is headquartered in Malpas and provides services to about 250,000 properties each year through its social housing business.
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XL expands with Bennett deal
Ellesmere Port process automation company Bennett Engineering Solutions has been sold to XL Group, a provider of technology services to the oil, gas, utilities and petrochemical markets.
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Business
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Board changes as Hill Dickinson restructures
Law firm Hill Dickinson has revealed plans to 'streamline' the number of practice groups and dissolve its management board to form a single limited liability partnership (LLP) board.
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Liverpool developer makes case for green bank
The developer behind plans for Liverpool’s greenest ever commercial office building has backed calls for the government's proposed Green Investment Bank (GIB) to be located in the city.
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Businesses set for Software City pitches
Hi-tech businesses from the UK, Finland and the US are gathering at Liverpool’s 'embassy' in London today to see if they can win a slot at a digital Dragons' Den-style event.
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MSP lights up Cannes
Merseyside staging and production company MSP Live is this week working on a contract to provide and operate all of the equipment required for the UK Film Council’s pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Property
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Venture Fields continues apace
St Modwen, in partnership with Halton Borough Council, has appointed Plasmor to help deliver the final stages of a £10m Venture Fields leisure scheme in Widnes, part of the Widnes Waterfront regeneration plan.
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Kirwans makes £150,000 office investment
Law firm Kirwans has invested £150,000 redesigning and refurbishing its office in Prenton, Wirral.
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Peel Ports in wind turbine deal
Peel Ports, a subsidiary of North West property company Peel, has agreed to lease a 173-acre site at the Port of Sheerness in Kent to Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas.
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