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Sliders UK, the Preston-based manufacturer of patio doors, has moved to a new £750,000 manufacturing site in response to continued business growth, after securing funding from RBS Invoice Finance. The 40,000 sq ft factory in Bamber Bridge is almost twice the size of the company's old base and allows it to introduce three new linear production lines. Sliders expects to recruit an extra 20 staff in the next six months. 
BAA airports in play following report The Competition Commission has this morning recommended that BAA sell two of its three London airports as well as either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The Commission said it had found "significant competition problems", adding that "this has resulted in investment not tailored to the requirements of airport users, and lower levels and quality of service for both airlines and passengers". Ahead of its final report in 2009, the BAA Airports inquiry group will now seek further views on which airports should be sold and the effectiveness of the current system of regulation. Manchester Airport Group and Peel Holdings will be among interested observers.
Endless deal a boost for Lancashire site Private equity firm Endless has entered into a binding agreement to back a management buyout of Lancashire-based Crown Paints from its Dutch parent, Akzo Nobel. The terms of the deal are undisclosed - although £70m has been widely reported - and subject to formal approval from the European Competition Commission. Howard Luft, chief executive of Crown Paints, said: "We are planning to invest £2.8m in tanks for storing solvent-based products - that's not something we would consider if we weren't sure about the future of the Darwen site."
New technology manager at EV EV, the Preston, Manchester and Leeds-based private equity and venture capital provider, has appointed Ashwin Kumaraswamy as an investment manager in the technology investment team, working on the RisingStars Growth Funds and SYIF's Pilot Seedcorn Fund, which provide early-stage and proof-of-concept funding to high-growth technology companies. He joins having held positions focusing on the commercialisation of intellectual property from UK universities and the analysis of technology markets.
It's a plus for AMS Shares in Advanced Medical Solutions, the Winsford-based maker of woundcare products, are now being traded on the PLUS market as well as on AIM. PLUS is based on a quote-driven trading system and is intended to enhance investor choice, improve liquidity for shareholders and provide greater access to investors. Macclesfield-based Tertiary Minerals made the same move earlier this month.
Heap makes his move Rik Heap has joined the Manchester office of business recovery specialist Leonard Curtis from KPMG, where he spent ten years in the restructuring department, the last four leading the firm's North West business development operation. Heap, who joins as a director, said: "The Big Four typically focus on the larger recovery and turnaround deals. However, there has always been a greater volume of work in the mid-market."
In a sign that there is still a thriving leisure market at the luxury end, two former directors of Rochdale-based MyTravel have launched a cruise retail business, Cruise118. Having set up following the merger of MyTravel with Thomas Cook in 2007, Mal Barritt and James Cole employ 20 staff at Cruise118's Chorley headquarters and a further 15 homeworkers in Northern Ireland. They have appointed another two former MyTravel execs: UK managing director John Bloodworth as non-executive chairman and MyTravel marketing director Tim Marsden as non-executive director.
Plant Impact progresses latest product Plant Impact, a Preston-based technology company, has taken the first step towards selling its latest product. It has submitted the dossier for European registration of a new product to the UK Pesticide Safety Directorate, the first step in a product registration process that will allow Plant Impact to sell and distribute BugOil in Europe by 2010. BugOil is a non-toxic insect control product based on materials that already exist in the food chain.
Assured a place on the pitch Cheadle-based event management specialist Assured Events has been appointed as Stockport County FC's official event management partner. This follows a number of projects completed for the club, including a Family Fun Day in July 2007 and an Open Day held before a recent match against Liverpool. Assured will now take on responsibility for the club's next major project, the launch of a 125-year anniversary DVD in September.
Working together A permanent co-working space is set to open at Manchester Science Park (MSP). The Manchester Digital Development Agency has hosted a number of co-working days, aimed at people who normally work from home. These days led Ben Gibbs, an associate at MSP-based Liquid Bronze, to become involved in forming a co-operative called Fly the Coop. The group will lease space at MSP to create a dedicated co-working office with permanent desks, for people working there on a daily basis and others available to be pre-booked online.
New man at Dabs.com Bolton-based online retailer Dabs.com has appointed a new commercial director. David Gould previously worked at Dixons Store Group for six years, joining the company as trading director in 2002 and taking on the role of commercial director in 2006. In April 2006 Dabs.com became a wholly owned subsidiary of BT.
New hires for Daisy Lancashire-based communications company Daisy has hired a new product and marketing team in Nick Pike and Cathryn Whitefoot. Before joining the business, Whitefoot was marketing manager for GWI, a homewares manufacturing company. Since arriving at Daisy she has taken on responsibility for enhancing the company's broadband products. Pike brings his previous experience in IT at Equanet and Dixons Stores Group. At Daisy he's been working with voice and data technology to develop a new range of products.
Morris & Spottiswood, a provider of fit-out, housing and maintenance services based in Warrington and Scotland, has delivered its financial results for 2007. The privately owned business employs 100 people and reported revenue of £125.3m, up from £124.8m in 2006. Pre-tax profits rose in the same period by 16 per cent from £2.9m to £3.4m. Clients include Arcadia, Tesco and the University of Manchester.
Braemar sees the sun in Germany Braemar Group, the multi-faceted Hale-based property investment group, is to launch an open-ended investment company investing in European solar energy parks. The group predicts yields of above 10 per cent per year over 20 years. The £90m fund will initially invest in six German sites, with all power generated supplied on fixed contracts to German utility companies. The company has already secured the £90m in initial capital and will wholly own all generation equipment.
TNG moves in The Tameside office of training and business support consultancy TNG has moved into its new offices at Ask Developments' St Petersfield scheme in Ashton-under-Lyne. The company has taken 3,770 sq ft of office space over three floors of the first phase of the St Petersfield development, of which 22,000 sq ft is occupied by Pennine Care NHS Trust. The development is being delivered through a public-private sector partnership, with £14.5m of public money already committed to the 13-acre site.
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