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RDAs to advise chancellor on regional economic development - 12/05/05
The Chancellor is seeking the views of the RDAs on a number of important issues related to regional economic development, it has been announced today.
As part of the pre-Budget Report, the Treasury h...Read More
Solar panels on the side of the tallest building in Manchester have been switched on by the prime minister. - 11/07/05
Tony Blair switched on the panels on the south side of the CIS Tower on Thursday, feeding the solar power into the national grid.
Work on all the panels, which cover three sides of tower, is expected...Read More
BBC Manchester relocation plans move a step closer - 11/04/05
BBC Governors have this month confirmed they will be progressing plans for their proposed multi-million pound relocation to the Manchester city region. The BBC Governors have given their approval to t...Read More
Liverpool business performance outpaces the UK - 11/04/05
Welcome news to investors in Merseyside is that, for the eighth successive year, the number of new businesses starting in Liverpool and Merseyside, has increased. Merseyside recorded a start-up rate o...Read More
Northwest highlighted as international leader in scientific research and development - 11/03/05
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is pleased to welcome the announcement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of $50.7 million for the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LST...Read More
National Financial Services Academy - 11/01/05
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly and Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson announced today (31 October) that the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has been successful in its bid to create a N...Read More
BBC plans move a step closer - 10/21/05
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) today welcomed the news that the BBC Governors have given the go ahead to progress plans for the proposed relocation to the
Manchester city region. T...Read More
North England Sees Increased Interest from Financial Services Companies; IT Expertise, Strong Infrastructure and Desirable Regulatory & Tax Environment - 10/19/05
CHICAGO Oct. 19, 2005 The North of England Inward Investment Agency, which is responsible for generating and coordinating economic development opportunities from North America for various regions in N...Read More
NWDA adds support to relocation of the BBC to the Northwest - 10/17/05
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) today outlined its support for the proposed relocation of the BBC to the
Manchester city region.In an open letter to Tessa Jowell, the Secretary of S...Read More
Durham is named ‘University of the Year’ - 10/07/05
Durham University has secured the title of ‘University of the Year’ in the new Sunday Times annual guide to universities. The award was welcomed with delight and enthusiasm by Vice-Chancel...Read More
Creatives with growth potential can access business finance - 09/22/05
One of the most interesting growth sectors currently emerging in the Northwest business economy is the aptly named ‘creative industries’ cluster, which encompasses everything from arts and...Read More
Innovative project will house new businesses - 09/22/05
A £1.4million (US$ 2.5m) high quality managed business center in County Durham is set to accommodate over 20 start-up businesses and create 43 new jobs.
Phase 2 of Incubator Units at Innovation...Read More
Manchester company celebrates major Turkish contract - 09/21/05
A Manchester development and monitoring services company is celebrating closing a multi thousand pound deal to supply its unique monitoring system to a Turkish cable manufacturer. Independent Power En...Read More
More than £50 million committed to Daresbury Science Park - 09/21/05
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has announced that it will almost double its investment in Daresbury International Science and Technology Park; increasing its investment from £2...Read More
Cenamps says low cost energy key to meeting promise of healthcare in 2020 - 09/08/05
Despite major advancements in medicine, more people die today from lack of clean water, malnutrition and infectious diseases, than ever before. Cenamps, an organisation committed to accelerating the...Read More
Cott Corporation enters the region through major acquisition - 09/07/05
Cott Corporation of Toronto, the world's largest retailer brand soft drink supplier, has announced its acquisition of Macaw Soft Drinks Limited, for over £75million, purchasing the company's two...Read More
International contenders for nuclear clean-up contracts - 09/06/05
Several domestic and overseas companies are expected to bid for clean-up contracts, following an announcement from the Northwest based Nuclear Decommissioning Authority that activity will be contracte...Read More
Quand Medical Invests in the North of England - 08/29/05
Ontario-based company Quand Medical Corporation has relocated its pioneering hi-tech operation to
Newcastle, UK. Quand Medical is developing a system which uses mobile phone technology to remind peop...Read More
Digital incubator to create 65 new companies - 08/17/05
Liverpool John Moores University has launched its new £20million (US$36.1m) Digital Academy that represents the first phase of an ambitious 5 year project that will consolidate all of the U...Read More
Manchester launches world class Nuclear Institute - 08/17/05
The University of Manchester has launched The Dalton Nuclear Institute with the aim of it becoming one of the world's elite centres for nuclear teaching and research. The Institute will be the largest...Read More
£15m development programme underway on Liverpool's Waterfront - 08/04/05
Partners working on the regeneration of Kings Waterfront, Liverpool, have announced the start of a £15m programme of infrastructure works that will see the site transformed into a mixed-use deve...Read More
Northwest leads the nation in number of jobs created through inward investment - 08/04/05
Figures released this month by Government organisation, UK Trade and Investment, revealed that the Northwest took the largest share of new jobs created in 2004/05, compared with other English region...Read More
Construction industry growth outpaces rest of the UK - 07/29/05
Growth in the Northwest construction industry saw the greatest expansion of any UK region, according to a 2004 ConstructionSkills report.
The Northwest is home to a buoyant construction industry that...Read More
American Airlines to launch daily service between Newcastle and New York - 07/28/05
Newcastle International Airport announced today that American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, is to operate a new daily, scheduled service to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport co...Read More
Indian and US major corporates move to the region through acquisition - 07/08/05
Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Ltd of Ahmedabad , India has acquired Synprotec of Clayton, Manchester as part of the company's strategy to develop its contract manufacturing and contract resear...Read More
EDS Expands its North of England Operations - 07/06/05
EDS, which already employs 4,000 people in the region at Newcastle, Washington and Peterlee, has taken on 100,000sqft at Cobalt Business Park - the biggest office letting in the region this year.It is...Read More
Sunderland Ranked Among Top Global Intelligent Communities - 07/06/05
Sunderland Selected as Model Digital Age Community for 4th Consecutive Year
ICF, The Intelligent Community Forum, recently announced its selection of Sunderland, the United Kingdom, as one of the wor...Read More
Manchester Airport expands as passenger numbers hit 22 million - 07/06/05
Work has begun on a multi-million pound development scheme to increase the capacity of Manchester Airport by 11 million passengers a year, as passenger numbers continue to soar. During June, Mancheste...Read More
JPMorgan INVEST opens Liverpool HQ - 07/06/05
JPMorgan INVEST, a new business arm of JPMorgan Asset Management, today confirms that Liverpool has been selected as the location for the new company’s headquarters.JPMorgan INVEST represents a ...Read More
QVC goes on recruitment drive - 07/05/05
TV shopping giant QVC is launching a recruitment drive at its Knowsley base, near Liverpool. The US-owned home shopping company is hoping to attract 120 new staff members in jobs that range from custo...Read More
FINAL ROUND OF PIONEERING CENTRES LAUNCHED TO EXPLOIT WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH - 07/01/05
The third and final round of pioneering new centres to help businesses exploit world-class research carried out by Yorkshire and Humber’s universities has been announced by Yorkshire Forward.
T...Read More
Factory expansions in Cumbria - 06/20/05
Two companies have announced plans to expand factory operations in Cumbria. Gravatom Engineering Solutions Ltd has received an award of £200,000 of Selective Finance for Investment in England fr...Read More
Major expansion for Merseyside Matchworks - 06/20/05
Leading property developer Urban Splash has started a £12m extension to Garston's Matchworks complex, which will create 700 jobs.
The building behind the distinctive Matchworks structure, which...Read More
Salford Commerce Park to create 600 jobs - 06/20/05
The final phase of works at Agecroft Commerce Park in Pendlebury, Salford is now underway, and will lead to the creation of over 600 jobs. The regeneration of this former colliery site is being led by...Read More
GBP4m project at CPI brings investment to Tees Valley in UK-First - 06/08/05
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) at Tees Valley is creating a £4 million (US$ 7.3m) ‘smart’ flexible electronics facility that could lever billions of po...Read More
Region's aerospace sector is flying high - 06/02/05
Aerospace companies across the Northwest are in buoyant mood after the successful test flight of the Airbus 380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. The Northwest Aerospace Alliance (NWAA), trade ...Read More
New £6m Biocentre to revolutionize the production of medicines - 05/03/05
The University of Manchester has been awarded £6m (US$ 11.4m)to open a new biocentre which will revolutionise the way future medicines are produced - making them safer and more effective. T...Read More
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Launched - 05/03/05
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, with its headquarters in West Cumbria and strategic responsibility for the decommissioning and clean up of all 20 of the UK public sector civil nuclear sites, wa...Read More
Rent Remains Stable in the North of England - 04/29/05
According to a recent snapshot by Cushman Wakefield, rents have remained stable in the North of England through Q1 of 2005, while other markets in the UK have seen increases in rental prices.
With Go...Read More
North of England Inward Investment Agency Launches Website - 04/21/05
The North of England Inward Investment Agency today launches its new website designed to highlight the benefits to the business community of operating in the North of England.
The changes in te...Read More
General Motors to invest £15million in North West plant - 04/17/05
General Motors, the US car manufacturer, has announced plans to invest approximately £15million in a new press shop at its Vauxhall production facility in Ellesmere Port. The new facility will b...Read More
RDAs ANNOUNCE £360M FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION - 03/16/05
England’s Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) have announced that they will invest £360 million next year in developing science and innovation across the regions. The groundbreaking...Read More
Merck to invest millions in Northwest through acquisition - 03/04/05
Merck of Germany has announced its acquisition of Manchester based Avecia's OLED (organic light-emitting diodes) materials and polymer electronics business for EURO 50million.
Jeremy Scudamore, Aveci...Read More
Important step for National Biomanufacturing Centre - 03/04/05
A ceremony to mark the topping out of the 41,000 sq ft development of the National Biomanufacturing Centre at Estuary Commerce Park has marked a significant step of progress. Once fully constructed, t...Read More
Manchester ranked as Europe’s third best business city - 03/01/05
The Global Real Estate Forecast 2005 has placed Manchester as the third best business city in Europe. Report authors, Knight Frank and Grubb & Ellis, commercial property experts, said the strength...Read More
Two transactions bring in excess of £400million into the region - 03/01/05
February has been an active month in terms of significant Mergers & Acquisitions activity. Royal DSM, a Dutch firm that specialises in life sciences and nutritional products, performance materials...Read More
National engineering firm to open high-tech factory in Cumbria - 02/01/05
National engineering firm Gravatom Engineering Systems, that designs and develops systems for the nuclear, pharmaceutical and medical industries, has announced it will open a new factory in West Cum...Read More
Henkel announces new distribution centre in Cheshire - 01/27/05
German industrial group Henkel has opened a new national distribution centre at its plant in Winsford, Cheshire. The company supplies a range of home improvement and stationery brands, including Solvi...Read More
