The asking price for Auto Trader’s Manchester headquarters has been lowered by over £20m. Abrdn first launched the sale of what was then called Number One First Street in May last year and was seeking offers in excess of £73m. However, after a year on the market the asking price for the newly-renamed 1 Tony […]
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Left to Right: Alastair Lindsay, managing partner at GGFM, Gavin Wilson, and Steve Herkes, managing director of GGFM. Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM), the financial planning arm of full-service legal firm Gilson Gray has acquired Wilson Financial in its fourth deal of the last 12 months. The St Andrews-based boutique wealth management firm, founded by
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An environmentally focused water retailer has achieved a green milestone, cutting its carbon emissions by half in just one year. Scottish-headquartered Business Stream achieved the 50% reduction by rolling out a series of carefully-planned measures to deliver environmental savings and continuing to retain many of the positive behaviours that had been adopted during lockdown. The
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A Tyneside-based recycling innovator has received the backing of Korean chemicals giant LG. Impact Recycling in Wallsend, which specialises in separation of mixed waste, has received an undisclosed investment from the global operator in support of its “breakthrough” technology. The firm’s baffled oscillation separation system (BOSS) technology is a water-based, density separation process that can
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Plans have been lodged for the third and final phase of a student accommodation development in Birmingham. The next stage of Volume Works, in the city’s Gun Quarter, will have 220 en-suite studios in blocks ranging from five to 14 storeys. There would also be amenity space for residents including social areas, a gym and
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Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman is celebrating its award to four frameworks in Scotland valued at over £180 million. A series of bid successes has seen the firm secure places on frameworks for Scotland Excel (£100m), Wheatley Housing Group (£55m), the Scottish Police Authority (£20m) and the Scottish Procurement Alliance (£10m). Summers-Inman will provide building
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Cross -border advisory firm Quantuma has appointed Chartered Accountant and Restructuring Advisory professional Alistair Dickson (pictured above) as a managing director in its Glasgow office. Alistair joins Quantuma from a regional accounting firm where he was a Director and Head of Scotland. He has over 30 years of professional experience in the Restructuring sector and has held
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JD Sports is to acquire France’s Courir in a deal worth €520m. The Greater Manchester-headquartered group is to pay €325 for the company, funded through existing cash resources, and take on debt of €195m. Courir is currently majority owned by Equistone Partners Europe which acquired it in 2018 and has 313 stores across six countries.
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A buyer is still being sought for the UK headquarters of Siemens a year after it first hit the market. The sale of Sir William Siemens House in Princess Road, West Didsbury, was launched in May last year by CBRE with a price tag of almost £9m. At the time, Siemens said it was planning
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We want spotlight the business owners and entrepreneurs from across the UK who have managed to reach the level where they can be called a visionary before they’ve reached the age of 40. We are looking to highlight rather than rank these people so they have been listed in alphabetical order. Ardian Mula – Foodhub
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