Business Up North

• Manchester PA Awards has extended entry deadline to 7th June • Annoucement of new ‘external’ category to open awards up to the nation and not just Manchester • Sponsored by UKFast, Revolution Bars Group PLC, PZ Cussons, Lily Shippen and Make Events

Leading Cheshire law firm, SAS Daniels, has raised over £6,500 for its charity of the year, Visyon.

Bradford’s Kirkgate Shopping has teamed up with its discount store retailer, Poundland, to help extend one lucky winner’s spring bank holiday. Poundland, which is in...

Magnomatics, the world-leading producer of magnetic gear technology, based in Sheffield is pleased to announce that representatives from the company have visited the US and China to champion the use of British technology in pioneering wind power projects, showcasing Magnomatics’ magnetically-generator as an alternative to existing direct drive generators.

North East-based charity, Wag & Company North East Friendship Dogs, invited its volunteers to become Dementia Friends at the first ever ‘Wag Event’ at The Baltic in Gateshead last week, ahead of Dementia Action Week (21st – 27th May).

A Hull-based care organisation has promoted one of its staff members, after working for the organisation for seven years. Adam Ross has been appointed as...

Local housebuilders Barratt Developments Yorkshire West and Yorkshire East, which encompass the Barratt and David Wilson Homes brands, have received the maximum five star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey for the ninth year in a row. David Wilson Homes currently has its Grange Park development in Harrogate and its Bodington Manor development in Adel.

This is how Stretford Mall will look following an exciting £2m redevelopment, to create a more vibrant shopping environment and attract more retailers to the area. The artist’s impression shows a huge glass window which will form the centrepiece of a new entrance looking out onto Chester Road, surrounded by a modern brickwork and metal cladding frontage. Award winning local Salford-based contractors Connell Brothers Ltd have been commissioned to carry out the work, and extensive preparatory works are underway to ensure shoppers and retailers are kept safe during the development.

A cycling and sportswear brand that makes its clothing from recycled plastic bottles is to showcase its eco-friendly credentials at Yorkshire’s biggest cycling show...

A long-standing, Hull-based specialist engineering firm is moving into a new era with the backing of a six-figure investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).