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Profits have remained broadly flat at the UK business of ColorMatrix, whose headquarters are in Knowsley, despite a 34 per cent increase in turnover. The business develops colorants and additives for the plastics and speciality polymer industries. READ MORE...
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Finance for new private equity-backed deals is readily available, according to investors surveyed by Grant Thornton. The business consultancy said its respondents expected to invest billions into the UK economy in the coming year. Read More...
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US technology retailer Best Buy has signed a sponsorship deal with Everton FC in a bid to increase its brand presence in the British sporting industry. Read More...
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Warrington-based Healthcare Enterprise Group (HEG), whose listing on AIM was cancelled in June, has gone into liquidation. Read More...
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Liverpool law firm Maxwell Hodge has called for an overhaul of existing laws on religious discrimination. Read More...
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More than £200m has already been paid out by the financial sector in compensation to victims who were mis-sold the payment protection insurance (PPI), according to figures published by the Financial Services Authority. Read More...
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BAM Construction has taken the fourth floor of property group Downing's Victoria House building on James Street in Liverpool city centre. Read More...
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The property team at law firm Hill Dickinson in Liverpool has advised NewRiver Retail on three property deals in Boscombe, Great Yarmouth and Canterbury. Read More...
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Take-up in North West business parks was at its lowest level for 16 years during the first half of the year, a report from GVA has revealed Read More...
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Mortgage lending is at its highest level for more than a year, according to statistics from The Bank of England. Read More...
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