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Experts discuss issues affecting manufacturing

Experts discuss issues affecting manufacturing

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Economic Development

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Danielle Hicks

14:56, 9 APR 2014

Ewelina Gorka, Karl Field, Alex Suthers, Konrad Zawada, all Jaguar Land Rover. (Image: Edward Moss Photography)1 of 4
George Feiger, Executive Dean, Aston Business School; Suzi Branch. (Image: Edward Moss Photography)2 of 4
Dame Julia King, Vice Chancellor; Mike Wright, Jaguar Land Rover; Prof. David Bailey, Aston Business School. (Image: Edward Moss Photography)3 of 4
Prof. Nigel Driffield, Aston Business School; Dr Lisa De Propris, Birmingham Business School; Henry Gallacher, Willis. (Image: Edward Moss Photography)4 of 4

North West Manchester will be the home of the Industrial Strategy Government says body behind strategy is coming to the city –with a secondary base in London

Dog food factory to be replaced with new housing development

Breck Homes wins permission to redevelopp Fold Hill Foods factory site in Liverpool

Leading Welsh business figures in King's Birthday Honours

Those honoured include former CBI Wales director Ian Price and enterprise academic Prof Brian Morgan

North West Dog food factory to be replaced with new housing development Breck Homes wins permission to redevelopp Fold Hill Foods factory site in Liverpool

Manchester will be the home of the Industrial Strategy

Government says body behind strategy is coming to the city –with a secondary base in London

Business leaders: Lancashire's transport plan needs to be 'ambitious' and 'unique' to win key funding

The document will set out priorities for travel-related schemes that would improve Lancashire's connectivity

Where Welsh councils are on introducing a tourism tax

While it is a Welsh Government law, it will be up to each of Wales' 22 councils to decide whether to implement it

Chorlton Cross shopping centre redevelopment: 262 new homes and a 'makers yard' planned for Manchester suburb

The new Chorlton Cross will be built around a green square with trees, grass areas and play equipment, according to the developers, as well as a new 'makers' yard'

By City AM Claire's Accessories puts itself up for sale with 281 shops at risk of closure US-based owners of the retailer are said to be working with investment bank Houlihan Lokey to explore a sale amid subdued profits and the impact of higher import prices

Manchester will be the home of the Industrial Strategy

Government says body behind strategy is coming to the city –with a secondary base in London

FES International acquired by global engineering group Hunting in £50m deal

Founders Rob Anderson and Ian Latimer will stay with the business for at least year

Entrepreneur proves he's a chip off the old block swapping fish restaurant for jewellers

Wasim Mir has converted a former estate agent's offices in Gosforth to launch Mir Diamonds

Upskill and retain your team with cost-effective training

The University of Salford's apprenticeship programmes for the health and social care sector are designed to meet future challenges head on

By City AM Cavendish shares jump to eye year high after rejecting deals unit takeover The financial services firm said there had been no further discussions on the matter

Dog food factory to be replaced with new housing development

Breck Homes wins permission to redevelopp Fold Hill Foods factory site in Liverpool

Ideal Heating workers tour forthcoming £19.2m research and development centre

The test centre is nearing completion and will be home to more than 100 staff

Claire's Accessories puts itself up for sale with 281 shops at risk of closure

US-based owners of the retailer are said to be working with investment bank Houlihan Lokey to explore a sale amid subdued profits and the impact of higher import prices

Merger deal for Central Co-op

Staffordshire society is planning to join forces with co-op in the South East if it receives backing from members

Successful bidders to deliver two huge floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea revealed

The Crown Estate has named Equinor and a joint venture between EDF Renewables ��Ƶ and ESB as preferred bidders

Cornwall Airport Newquay car park plans and airport sale scrapped in major U-turn

The council's new administration has cancelled two proposals made by the previous leadership

Toyota sets aside millions in anticipation of ��Ƶ Supreme Court decision on motor finance case

The Financial Conduct Authority took the case to the Supreme Court last year after the Court of Appeal ruled in 2024 that the commission charged on motor finance agreements was unlawful

Successful bidders to deliver two huge floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea revealed

The Crown Estate has named Equinor and a joint venture between EDF Renewables ��Ƶ and ESB as preferred bidders

Airbus and Rolls-Royce among firms set to receive cash boost for green air travel projects

The joint government and industry funding is for cutting-edge aviation initiatives

£500m rails deal to bolster Scunthorpe steelworks, say Ministers

Transport Heidi Alexander said the contract "truly transforms" the outlook for British Steel and employees of the North Lincolnshire site

Sizewell C nuclear plant supplier reports rise in first-half profits

Company Results

Hercules Plc said it "remained confident" of meeting market expectations for the full year

Macquarie swoops on London City, Birmingham and Bristol Airport

The Australian infrastructure investor Macquarie is close to finalising an agreement to snap up stakes in the airports from Canadian pension fund OTPP

MP lobbies for major AI centre at M5 Gravity campus in Somerset

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology considering a bid to turn part of the site into an 'AI growth zone'

Hockley Social Club to close later this year

Company behind the street food and live event venue says 'all good things must come to an end'

Major transport plans could transform Cornwall, Devon and Somerset by 2050

Under the proposals road and rail journey times could be improved and new jobs brought to the region

��Ƶ office provider introduces bedrooms for workers

The company says increasing numbers of commuters are wanting to "play late in the city and skip the morning rush hour"