Award winners reach UK and European finals
Two partner members of North of England Excellence have won through to the finals of the European and UK Excellence Awards Wakefield and District Housing (WDH), which won the Business …
Celebrity chef recruitment firm wins funding for growth
A Manchester-based business which recruits chefs for some of the world’s best restaurants has received an investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures. Regent …
Blackpool at top of North West ‘insolvency league’
The number of bankruptcies and other personal insolvencies in Blackpool fell significantly in 2012, according to new government figures. However the town still has the highest rate of personal insolvencies …
‘Friends Reunited’ as Woodall Nicholson Group attracts new Investors
Woodall Nicholson Group – one of the UK’s longest established coachbuilding businesses – has been acquired by new investors. Mosaic Private Equity, RooGreen Ventures LLP and Enterprise Ventures have each …
Payday loan popularity declines in North West
The popularity of payday loans in the North West has dipped, according to a survey by the insolvency trade body R3. It found that 10% of adults in the North …
18,000 Northern businesses facing cashflow crisis, says R3
One in 20 businesses in the North of England – equivalent to 18,000 firms – are struggling to pay their debts when they fall due, according to the latest ‘zombie …
Lancashire entrepreneurs secure £750k for new venture
A company which has developed the next generation of liquid roofing systems has attracted £750,000 investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire’s Rosebud Fund, both of …
Administration rules putting retail jobs at risk, says R3
Retail jobs are being placed at risk because of the current rules on the payment of rent in administrations, according to the insolvency trade body R3. The organisation is calling …
NW now UK’s second legal centre but firms feel the pinch
Nearly 300 legal firms in the North West at risk of failure in the next 12 months, according to research by R3, the insolvency trade body. The figures, compiled using …