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Category: Business

Salford female apprentice honoured at construction awards

A female apprentice from Salford campaigning for more women to take up careers in construction has been given a top award for her work. Shelby Knight scooped Apprentice...

Osborne’s £7bn 400,000 affordable homes plan unveiled

Chancellor George Osborne is set to reveal details of a £7 billion plan to invest in new housebuilding as part of his Autumn Statement. The Treasury said Osborne would...

Work starts on Salford Central 36-townhouse scheme ‘Timekeepers Square’

The first piece of ground has been dug as work starts on the Timekeepers Square development off Chapel Street in Salford. The townhouse scheme, which is being developed...

Argentinian steakhouse CAU to open at MediaCityUK

Argentina-inspired restaurant group CAU has announced it will open a branch of its steakhouse restaurant at MediaCityUK this December. CAU MediaCityUK will be located in...

Sheep on the shirt as Irlam’s Kingsland Wines sponsors Salford Red Devils

Irlam wine and sprits supplier Kingsland Drinks has singed a kit sponsorship deal with local rugby league side Salford Red Devils for the 2016 season. The dual...

GMCA to livestream monthly meetings

From Friday 27 November the monthly meetings of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will be streamed live over the internet. November’s meeting at...

£1.25m contract wins for Manchester & Cheshire Construction

A Salford construction firm is celebrating a hat-trick of university contract wins worth £1.25m. Manchester & Cheshire Construction has secured two projects at the...

Manchester Airport hits record 23 million passengers with long-haul upgrades

Manchester Airport reports that it has passed a 23 million passenger per year milestone for the first time in its 77-year history. It represents a 5% growth in passenger...

Half of tenant subletting behind landlords’ backs

Almost half of tenants who sublet their property do so without their landlord’s consent, according to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA). The...

Salford events firm Full Circle wins £460,000 funding

Exhibition and events contractor Full Circle Events & Exhibitions has secured £460,000 in bank funding after support from the Business Growth Hub. Full Circle,...