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The Albert Dock Company has announced record visitor figures for the Tall Ships' Race weekend as it welcomed 464,550 visitors, a massive increase of 69.2 per cent compared with the same time last year. "The Tall Ships weekend has without doubt been the most successful period in the Albert Dock's history since its regeneration 20 years ago," said Joe Edge, director of The Albert Dock Company. 
City's wall of light Liverpool turns on a giant media wall tonight that it says rivals London's Piccadilly Circus. Considered to be one of the largest of its kind in Europe, the wall in front of Land Securities' St Johns Shopping Centre will greet visitors as they arrive at Lime Street for the next five years. Land Securities has built the giant wall and it will be managed by Ocean Outdoor, a contractor that specialises in premium outdoor advertising. It is as long as five bendy buses and "as tall as two and a half giraffes", says the press release - that's 90m by 13m - and has a high-resolution digital LED screen.
Gallacher joins Intrum Justitia James Gallacher has joined Liverpool-based credit management provider Intrum Justitia as IT director. He moved from Phones4U to take up the role after spending more than 15 years working for some of the biggest names in the retail telecoms sector. Intrum Justitia employs 200 staff in Liverpool and 3,000 worldwide.
NWDA exceeds expectations It's official - the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) helps boost economic development in the region. New figures published this week by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform indicate that in the year 2007/08 the NWDA has exceeded expectations by creating or safeguarding 17,749 jobs in the region; creating or attracting 1,965 new businesses; helping 20,969 businesses to improve their performance; and attracting £489m of investment to regenerate deprived areas - 58 per cent of it from the private sector.
New division for NRL Cockermouth-based recruitment agency NRL has launched a new division at its Wigan office for employers looking to recruit permanent staff. The company specialises in providing staff for the defence, aerospace and automotive industries, but is looking to extend the permanent division beyond its traditional client base.
Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS) has purchased Stanley House, a 42,000 sq ft building on Dale Street in Liverpool city centre from Genting Stanley in a multimillion-pound deal part-funded by The Co-operative Bank. The charity, which celebrates its centenary next year, said its new head office will also provide affordable, accessible office space for other local charities as it looks to support and develop voluntary and community groups in Liverpool.
Brookfield strength attracts Magnet Kitchen manufacturer Magnet has signed up to take 14,000 sq ft of space at Brookfield Business Park in Aintree on a 15-year lease. Park owner Priority Sites recently completed the first phase of development, which has seen the construction of 57,000 sq ft of new business accommodation, and now plans to bring forward a further 76,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space.
Letting agents appointed at Bodelwyddan Knight Frank has been appointed alongside Richard Baddeley & Company to market Derbyshire Investments' Bodelwyddan Business Park, a ten-acre mixed-use site in North Wales. The 32,633 sq ft premises comprises of a two-storey, self-contained office building and a self-contained warehouse.
Manchester-based Cattles Invoice Finance has invested £75,000 in niche Cumbrian business Harman Acoustics to cover start-up costs and marketing. The company was set up by entrepreneur Peter Harrop earlier this year to specialise in the manufacturing of soundproofing and acoustic under-floor materials. Since it was established, Harman has already secured a deal with a regional distributor and is now looking to expand across the North West.
Rosebud backs Preston businesses Lancashire County Council's Rosebud Finance loan scheme has backed two businesses at different stages in their life cycle: start-up glass design company SLA Glass, owned and run by Susan Armistead from a purpose-built studio on her father's farm at Out Rawcliffe; and Premier Hose Technologies (PHT), which Rosebud is backing for a second time. Nick Jeory, PHT managing director, said: "This family business actually started 33 years ago. A few years ago we received our first Rosebud Finance loan, which helped us to develop our specialist knowledge. The time is right for further investment in the business to allow us to develop it for the future."
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