Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has united its American (MAG USA) and digital (MAGO) divisions to launch new business, CAVU. The company’s new name is taken from the aviation and meteorology term ‘Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited,’ which describes the prefect flying condition, where the ceiling … [Read more...]
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Business confidence highest in the North-west
Although optimism in the economy fell nationwide in June, Lloyds Bank's latest Business Barometer survey found business confidence to be highest in the North-west. With inflation now at a 40-year high, business confidence is at its lowest level nationally since March 2021 during the second wave … [Read more...]
Two Wilmslow firms feature in Sunday Times ranking of fastest growing private companies
Two Wilmslow based companies have been named among 14 others in the North-west in the Sunday Times list of 100 fastest growing private companies. Pet supplements retailers, Pets Purest, ranked 16th in the league table after reporting growth of over 130% over the past three years, and reaching … [Read more...]
Life sciences firm quadruples floorspace at Alderley Park
India-headquartered Sai Life Sciences has revealed it has expanded its floorspace fourfold at Alderley Park since first moving to the hub two years ago. Sai Life Sciences, a full-service contract research organisation (CRO) and named among India's fastest growing biosciences businesses, moved … [Read more...]
SuperBike Factory launches apprenticeship programme
Macclesfield based SuperBike Factory, Europe's largest retailer of used motorbikes, has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to train more people to properly maintain and service bikes. The new scheme has been launched in partnership with EMTEC, the automotive brand of Nottingham College, close … [Read more...]
CPI rises further to 9.1%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose again 9.1% in May, a further 0.1 percentage point increase on April’s record inflation, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The continued increase in the measure of changes to typical household costs have been driven by increased prices of … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council set to update planning strategy
Cheshire East Council is to decide whether it should update long-term planning strategy in response to changes to its environmental strategy and investment opportunities of HS2. A meeting of the council's environment and communities committee on 1 July will consider a report that recommends … [Read more...]
AstraZeneca announces £16.5 million investment in Macclesfield Campus
Pharmaceuticals firm, AstraZeneca, has announced it is to invest £16.5 million into manufacturing facilities at its Macclesfield Campus. Investment includes a £2.5 million capital grant from the Government’s Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund that was confirmed by Science … [Read more...]
Exhibition design specialists appointed to tell story of Manchester Town Hall
Wilmslow-based Mather & Co have appointed by Manchester City Council to deliver a new exhibition for visitors to the city's Victorian Town Hall. The project forms part of an extensive refurbishment for Manchester Town Hall, which closed for work to begin in 2018. The Grade I listed building … [Read more...]
National award for Alderley Edge paraplanning team
Colleagues at Alderley Edge based Clarion Wealth Planning are celebrating after its paraplanning team won a national accolade at the Professional Paraplanner Awards 2022. Clarion took home the Paraplanner Team of the Year honour at the awards, which took place in-person in London for the first … [Read more...]
Number of job vacancies hits record high but pay struggles to keep pace with inflation
The number of job vacancies in March to May 2022 rose to a new record of 1,300,000, according to the latest figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), with regular pay down 2.2% when adjusted for inflation. Despite record high numbers of jobs being advertised by employers, the … [Read more...]
Data protection reform offers innovation boost
The government has set out its plans to reform data protection rules following the UK’s exit from the EU, promising to protect consumers while creating opportunities to boost business through innovation. The Data Reform Bill, set out in this year’s Queen’s Speech aims to bolster data protection … [Read more...]