Bodycote refinances as profits double

Macclesfield thermal processing specialist Bodycote has more than doubled its pre-tax profits to £40.3m in the first half of the year and said it is on track to meet the top end of analysts' expectations for the full year. The company also revealed it has completed a £125m refinancing.   READ MORE...

Cox & Kings 'excited' by Holidaybreak prospects

Indian travel group Cox & Kings has hailed its planned £312m takeover of Cheshire education, leisure and activity travel business Holidaybreak as an "exciting new step" for the company.   Read More...

GB Group motors on with ACS deal

Chester identity management group GB Group has bought Advanced Checking Services (ACS).   Read More...

£3.7m boost for plastics manufacturer

Lancashire plastics business Weltonhurst is targeting a 15 per cent increase in turnover and a European expansion after receiving a £3.7m finance package from Yorkshire Bank.   Read More...

Austerity measures hit Promethean

Promethean World, which makes high-tech classroom equipment, has posted lower profit and turnover as government cutbacks take effect.   Read More...

Norcros grows revenue despite "challenging" market

Norcros, the Wilmslow business that owns the Johnson Tiles and Triton brands, has grown revenue at home and abroad despite "challenging market conditions".   Read More...

BAE hit by profits fall

Defence giant BAE Systems, which has sites across the North West, has reported a drop in first half profit and warned full-year revenues will be flat.   Read More...

API wins £100m supply contract

Poynton-based specialist foils and packaging company API Group has won a five-year contract that could be worth up to £100m.   Read More...

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Co-op appoints Dalkia for NOMA

Energy and utilities specialist Dalkia has been appointed by The Co-operative Group partner to build a renewable energy centre that will provide power to its NOMA development in central Manchester.   Read More...

£100m waste decision challenged

Cheshire West & Chester and Cheshire East councils are planning to appeal after losing a court claim over the withdrawal of £100m of PFI support for the county's waste disposal plans.   Read More...

Work completes on Neptune revamp

Work has been completed on the £1m refurbishment of the former Neptune Theatre in Liverpool, now known as The Epstein Theatre.   Read More...

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