US next as ReThink goes global

ReThink, the AIM-listed Manchester-headquartered recruitment firm, is to head into the US as part of its plan to enter the energy market. Managing director Andy Lord told Insider that the company could have an operational Houston office by January 2012.   READ MORE...

Working capital boost for Compudal

Compudal, a distributor of IT and electronics products, is looking to swell its £30m turnover after securing a £4.7m working capital facility from NatWest and RBS Invoice Finance.   Read More...

Weedon boxes off Rowpak deal

Manchester corrugated packaging manufacturer Rowpak Containers has been bought by Staffordshire rival Weedon Holdings.   Read More...

Distressed deals fall, finds R3

Acquisitions of insolvent businesses in the North West have continued to fall in the first-half of 2011, according to research by Experian Corpfin on behalf of the insolvency trade body R3.   Read More...

ITV 'making progress' with MediaCity move

ITV this morning said it was on track with its move from Quay Street in Manchester to MediaCity at Salford Quays, but warned that profit to cash conversion would be lower in the second-half due to the cost of the relocation.   Read More...

High-speed rail essential to job creation – report

Investment in high-speed rail (HSR) will help to underpin the delivery of thousands of jobs in the North West, according to a report published today.   Read More...

Rathbone buoyed by fund management growth

Wealth manager Rathbone Brothers, thought to be Liverpool's oldest company, has posted a near 5 per cent increase in funds under management to £16.3bn for the first-half of the year, far outpacing growth in financial markets. The company has also reported a 30 per cent leap in pre-tax profits for the period.   Read More...

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Langtree buys £3m Warrington estate

Langtree Group has bought the Warrington Central Trading Estate, a 120,000 sq ft industrial complex, from Aviva in a deal worth more than £3m.   Read More...

Peel submits Speke Boulevard plans

Peel Group has submitted a planning application for five eateries on its Boulevard Business and Leisure Park in Liverpool. More than 100 jobs could be created if the plans get the green light.   Read More...

LPC hits landmarks with Radclyffe Park

Developer LPC Living has reached a double milestone at Radclyffe Park, its £50m mixed-use scheme on Trafford Road in Ordsall.   Read More...

Landmark secures NHS water deals

Livesey joins Pinsent Masons

GDP growth slows

Bruntwood sails on with Sale sales

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