Rising costs fail to dent PZ Cussons

Soap and shampoo maker PZ Cussons, owner of the Imperial Leather soaps and Carex brands, has shrugged off the rising cost of materials to post a 7 per cent rise in annual pre-tax profits to £109m. Chairman Richard Harvey said the results were achieved despite difficult trading conditions and PZ was pursuing investment opportunities to further increase its market share.   READ MORE...

Cox & Kings is Holidaybreak suitor

Indian travel company Cox & Kings has emerged as the suitor for Cheshire education, leisure and activity travel group Holidaybreak.   Read More...

APS Salads ripe for growth

APS Salads, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of tomatoes, has secured a £6m funding package from Yorkshire Bank to purchase a new facility.   Read More...

Endless raises £220m for third fund

Turnaround investor Endless has closed its third fund after raising £220m in ten weeks. The private equity firm said its investor base was made up of 15 investors from the US, Europe and the UK.   Read More...

Record year for acquisitive Perspective

Perspective Financial Group, the Cheshire-based consolidation vehicle for IFA firms, has enjoyed a record year thanks to its ambitious deals strategy.   Read More...

Solid Sceptre stays in the black

Sceptre Leisure, the Bamber Bridge-based supplier of pools tables and gaming machines to pubs and clubs, has continued to grow its market share in the year to 30 April 2011, it said in its full-year results today.   Read More...

Businesses risk missing Olympic gold – Lloyds

North West businesses could miss out on a share of the £2.9bn of work estimated to be generated by the 2012 Olympic Games, Lloyds Banking Group has warned.   Read More...

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Industrial market stays strong, says CBRE

Office markets may be on the floor, but demand for industrial remains strong, according to CB Richard Ellis’ logistics report on the first half of 2011. North West deals accounted for 12 per cent of total take-up.   Read More...

Splash strikes Matchbox deal

Urban Splash has let the 20,000 sq ft Matchbox building in Garston, south Liverpool, to Dutch gym operator FitForFree.   Read More...

Colliers calls for spec as stock absorbed

More than 83 per cent of office space in Manchester’s central business district is now occupied, the highest level of occupation for two years. But the figure is still short of the 88.3 per cent figure recorded just prior to the onset of the downturn.   Read More...

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