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Thai Union nets John West in £568m deal
Liverpool-headquartered John West, the UK’s leading supplier of tinned tuna, has been sold as part of a £568m deal. The company’s parent MW Brands has been bought from private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners by Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), Thailand's biggest producer and exporter of canned fish.
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Deals
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Plus Dane merges Liverpool subsidiaries
Three subsidiaries of the Plus Dane Housing Group in Liverpool – CDS Housing, Greater Hornby Housing Association (Hornby Homes) and New Generation Housing Association - have merged to form Plus Dane Merseyside.
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Housing groups confirm amalgamation
Two North West housing groups are to amalgamate to form one of the largest associations in England, with more than 36,000 homes across 27 local authority areas. Vicinity Housing Group and Contour Housing Group first announced the plans in October last year and have confirmed that a merger will go ahead on 31 March 2011, subject to receiving the required consent.
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Business
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Renshaws boosts Real Good Food Company
Baking ingredients business Renshaws is continuing to drive sales at Liverpool-headquartered The Real Good Food Company.
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Confidence slumps and double dip fears grow
Confidence among businesses in the North West has slumped as concerns grow over a double dip recession, according to two independent surveys published today.
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Mando launches digital labs
Liverpool digital agency Mando Group has officially launched a new research and development scheme after trialling it for the past eight months.
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Bibby lands Atlantic service contract
Liverpool’s Bibby Ship Management has been appointed by Atlantic Container Line (ACL) to provide full service ship management across its fleet of container vessels.
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Brand new North West Top 500 Database 2011
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Property
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Policy gap is stifling housebuilding, says Morgan
Steve Morgan, the chairman of Flintshire housebuilder Redrow, has criticised the new coalition government for a "policy gap" which made it hard to start new developments in England. In an interview with Insider, he said there was "overwhelming" demand for housing but it was being stifled by deposit problems, confidence and the planning system.
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Mason Owen instructed on Knowsley’s V7
Agency Mason Owen is marketing the 35,000 sq ft V7 building in Kings Business Park, Knowsley.
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Two become one as City Link slims down
City Link has acquired a new 67,811 sq ft industrial unit at Appleton Thorn trading estate in Warrington. Advised on the deal by DTZ, the delivery company purchased the former MFI distribution warehouse in Lyncastle Lane as part of a wider rationalisation exercise.
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Other News
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Healing touch for Deloitte
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Jones departs JJB
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New GM at John Lennon hotel
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Finalists announced for IoD awards
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