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Category: Business

Light at the end of the tunnel for staff sacked by collapsed perfume firm?

Employees that were made redundant by Star Global Trading have recieved some good news. Star Global Trading, is perfume distribution company based on Salford from Dallas...

‘Growing importance of Salford’ sees BAM sell off Metro Exchange Quay for £17.6m

BAM Properties have announced they have sold their five-storey Metro Office block in Salford. East London-based property investment firm Picton Capital Ltd snapped up...

Plans in for 500 flats in two huge towers near Lowry Hotel, Salford

Bruntwood and Select Property Group have submitted plans for two large towers near the 5* Lowry Hotel in Salford. The 16 and 33-storey blocks, next to the River Irwell,...

Swinton toy distributor RMS International adds ex-Hamleys head, wins Growth Fund backing

Swinton toy distributor RMS International has secured vital funding from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to help expand its operations worldwide. In a press statment the...

SalfordOnline.com hits a million pageviews for the year – already

SalfordOnline.com is continuing with its rapid readership growth, hitting 1 million pageviews for 2016 in under two months. Between 1 January 2016 and 22 February,...

Important information for employers

HMRC have published important information for employers on GOV.UK which includes: • Help to finishing the old tax year 2015 to 2016 • Starting the new tax year 2016...

Key appointment helps Manchester & Cheshire build for the future

Manchester & Cheshire Construction has recruited Phil Rylance as a senior quantity surveyor. Phil, 47, has joined the Salford-based company from Morgan Sindall and...

Employers and the new National Living Wage

From 1 April 2016 workers aged 25 and over will be legally entitled to a new minimum pay rate of £7.20 per hour, called the National Living Wage (NLW). As an employer...

A Salford skyscraper to rival Beetham Tower?

For 10 years the skyline of central Manchester has been dominated by the £150m Beetham Tower. The 12th tallest building in the UK, and the biggest outside London at...

104 jobs lost as Salford perfume firm goes into adminstration

A fragrance distributor in Salford has gone into administration with the loss of over 100 jobs. Star Global Trading is based out of a 110,000sq ft warehouse and...