Parfetts breaks £300m-turnover mark

Staff reductions have helped cash and carry wholesaler Parfetts record a rise in turnover and a stable profit. The Stockport-headquartered business broke through the £300m-turnover mark for the 12 months to 30 June 2011 and said it had "continued to trade successfully".   READ MORE...

Scapa in US takeover deal

Scapa Group has bought a Tennessee adhesive-backed medical devices business in a deal worth up to $45m (£28.6m).   Read More...

Elite connects with £5m deal

Lancashire business telecoms specialist Elite Telecom has taken over a London company for £4.9m.   Read More...

£1m funds Windmill swoop

Barclays Corporate has provided a £1m working capital facility for Stockport-based Windmill Tapes & Labels.   Read More...

InterRisk clinches North West Fund cash

Wirral-based personal injury claims specialist InterRisk Solutions has clinched funding from the North West Fund for Venture Capital.   Read More...

Restaurant sector set for M&A feeding frenzy

The restaurant sector is likely to be attractive to private equity investors in 2012, a new report from BDO has claimed.   Read More...

Spencer Group sells £150m portfolio

The Spencer Group, headquartered in Knowsley, has sold its entire property portfolio for £150m.   Read More...

Mystery occupier closes in on Manchester office deals

An as yet unnamed organisation is primed to takes leases on ten separate Manchester office spaces, Insider has learnt. Manchester agency practice Edwards & Co has been appointed to find the deals.   Read More...

National Football Museum appoints trio

The National Football Museum, set to open at the Manchester Urbis in 2012, has appointed three new trustees.   Read More...

Four out of five Back the Bid

More than 80 per cent of travellers would be more be more likely to use the train if the £560m Northern Hub scheme is passed, a new survey has revealed. Insider is campaigning for the rail investment project which would transform train travel across the north.   Read More...

Energi Oil posts loss

Manchester-based Energi Oil has recorded a pre-tax loss of £1.45m for the year to 30 June 2011.   Read More...

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