Jobs have been saved after a Greater Manchester firm that hires out film and TV equipment was bought out of administration. Newton Heath-based Pro-Motion Hire has been acquired by Pixipixel Rental for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was secured by administrators from business advisory firm Quantuma, has saved all 28 jobs. Pro-motion Hire was […]
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A private equity firm which counts TalkTalk among its investments is to close its dedicated Liverpool office. Maven Capital Partners is to share regional offices across the North with wealth management company Ludlow. Both businesses were acquired by Mattioli Woods in 2021. The firm’s Liverpool office is currently located in St Paul’s Square, which first
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Port Glasgow based company McLaren Packaging has invested in planting a second Scottish woodland, removing 6,000 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere through the duration of the project. Working together with industry-leading woodland carbon offsetting business, CarbonStore, in partnership with the UK’s leading forestry company, Tilhill, the successful project delivered newly planted woodland which will
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Bullet Express, one of the UK’s fastest-growing logistics, distribution and storage companies, announces that it is opening a new, 44,000 square feet Airport Logistics and Training Centre at Westway Park, next to Glasgow Airport. This latest development in the Bullet Express growth story is underpinned by storage and value-added contracts from several brand names in
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Plans are being discussed to build 1,350 homes on the edge of an East Midlands town, along with a new primary school, shopping centre and two parks. Developers want to build on land between Little Casterton and the A6121/Ryhall Road, just north of Stamford in Lincolnshire. A planning application from agents at Savills (UK) suggests
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An expanded devolution deal for the North East has been welcomed by business groups in the region. The £4bn deal – which will extend the current arrangements in the North of Tyne to cover Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham – aims to create 24,000 extra jobs, deliver 70,000 courses each year and leverage
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Construction firm Beard has completed two care homes projects worth a combined £24.8m. The Swindon-headquartered business has built the facilities in Caversham, Berkshire, and Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, for private healthcare firm Signature. The Farnham Common building has now been opened and includes 74 studio-style apartments with private wet rooms, alongside facilities such as a café,
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Hotel giant Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 400 posts. The jobs will be a mixture of full and part-time positions across their 13 East Midlandslocations and at its head office in Oxfordshire. Travelodge said it will be recruiting managers, bar and cafe staff, housekeepers, receptionists and for its in-house maintenance
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Construction businesses in Scotland are still suffering the scourge of late payments, outstanding retentions and unexpected charges, a new survey by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has revealed. Some 68% of respondents to the body’s in-depth poll said their payment terms were altered negatively, with 60% claiming adjustments to payments were made with little
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(L) Academy technical director Ian Edgeworth and (R) office manager and lead internal verifier Carolynn Edgeworth The Energy Training Academy, Scotland’s newest LCL Awards-approved training centre has opened its doors for business in Edinburgh. Work on transforming a 12,000 sq. ft warehouse into a state-of-the-art facility built over two floors has been ongoing for the
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