I am Osu The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Combined Authority have announced two appointments. Gloria Hyatt has been named as the new chairman of the Race Equality Business Support Working Group with Ben Osu as vice chairman. Hyatt has been a serial entrepreneur and director of Teach Consultancy since 2005,
x Register for free to get the latest news straight to your inbox to register Manchester United and England international footballer Marcus Rashford received his honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester last week (October 7th) at a special ceremony at Old Trafford. The award ceremony was first announced in July last year, but an
x Register for free to get the latest news straight to your inbox to register The University Academy 92 (UA92) is introducing an innovative service package designed to facilitate access to higher education for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Inspired by Manchester United’s Free School Lunch Campaign and English soccer player Marcus Rashford, and UA92’s
Manchester-based Chartered Surveyors’ company Roger Hannah & Co has expanded with an acquisition. The company has acquired Grasscroft Development Solutions, the profitability consulting division of Grasscroft Properties. Grasscroft Development Solutions was founded in 2003 by Mike Coulter and advises clients such as Countryside Properties, Bellway Homes, Redrow Homes, Barratt David Wilson and Persimmon Homes. Mike
NOF, the UK energy business development organization based in Durham, has appointed a new business development executive. Keith Conlon, originally from Shropshire, has business-to-business expertise in a number of industries and moved to North East England in 2019. He will work closely with newly promoted Business Development and Membership Director Paul Livingstone, Commerce and Partnerships
Andy Williams A construction consultancy exceeded sales targets and increased profitability despite the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit and the recession. Powell Williams, with offices in London, Birmingham, Chester and Leeds, said this was the result of a “successful culmination” of a five-year growth plan. This has resulted in new customers being added to the business,
The management consultancy Junction Point has announced plans to expand in the northeast. The agency has confirmed the arrival of six new employees to support their growth plans, which are being driven by increasing demand. Junction Point was founded by Kate Duffy in 2018. She said, “We already have such an active business support infrastructure
BEDE Homes has appointed Laurie Robinson as Customer Care Manager. Bede Homes has appointed Laurie Robinson as Customer Care Manager (Image: Handout by Brian Aitken Associates) Ms. Robinson joins the newest home builder in the North East from Taylor Wimpey in Manchester, where she served as a customer relationship manager for six years. She previously
x Register for free to get the latest news straight to your inbox to register More frequent trams are to be introduced again this week on Metrolink’s busiest lines. Starting today (August 31), trams on the Bury and Altrincham lines will operate at peak times (7 am-8pm, Mon-Sat) every six minutes as part of a
x Register for free to get the latest news straight to your inbox to register Due to coronavirus-related employee absences and to ensure that Metrolink can offer its customers a more reliable and consistent service, a temporarily reduced schedule will apply from this Friday (August 6). KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) employees continue to work hard in
