JD Sports makes Spanish acquisition

Bury-headquartered retailer JD Sports Fashion has dipped its toe into the Spanish market with a deal to buy Sprinter, one of the country's leading sportswear chains. JD has also expanded its UK fashion offer with the acquisition of menswear retailer Cecil Gee for £1.7m.   READ MORE...

Carr's sells fertiliser business

Carr's Milling Industries has sold a subsidiary, Carrs Fertilisers, to Irish company Origin Enterprises for £19m.   Read More...

Holidaybreak sells £11m tickets business

Northwich-based Holidaybreak has sold London subsidiary West End Theatre Bookings for £10.9m to Encore Tickets.   Read More...

ReThink buys in Ireland

Manchester recruitment business The ReThink Group has agreed to buy Irish-owned Berkley Recruitment Group in a deal that could rise to €4.13m (£3.65m).   Read More...

Bodycote signs Rolls-Royce deal

Macclesfield-based engineering services group Bodycote has signed a ten-year contract with Rolls-Royce.   Read More...

Johnson subsidiary wins £10m contract

The facilities management division of Johnson Services Group, which is based in Preston Brook and operates its dry-cleaning business from Prescot, has won a £10m deal with Johnston Press.   Read More...

BDO looks to recoup Halliwells payout

The administrators of collapsed law firm Halliwells have reportedly issued a demand to its former partners to repay about £21m which relates to a 'reverse premium' property payout following the company's move to Spinningfields in 2007.   Read More...

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£1.6bn wind farm boost for Cumbria

Work will start next year on a £1.6bn wind farm to be built off Walney Island in Barrow following an agreement between Danish energy giant DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables.   Read More...

Northern Trust buys St Helens Council site

Northern Trust, owned by multi-millionaire Trevor Hemmings, has bought a five-acre development site in St Helens from the town's council.   Read More...

DTZ wins more Barclays work

DTZ has been instructed by Barclays Bank to market two industrial warehouse units totalling 100,000 sq ft on the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in Wythenshawe.   Read More...

Alchemy Agency to launch in Manchester

Perspective completes two more deals

A quarter of high streets classed as 'terminal'

Asda kicks on with Netto conversion programme

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