The Register · Volume IV
News
961 stories from the Greater Manchester economy — gathered, summarised and written to be found.
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Nº 0892
Five university-business partnerships receive Innovate UK ‘Very Good’ grading
University of Salford has been involved in the programme since its launch in 1975
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Nº 0888
Former JD Sports customer chief joins Manchester CX firm Acceleraate
Acceleraate, a Manchester-based Zoom customer experience and AI transformation specialist, has appointed…
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Nº 0881
Landmark Manchester office scheme on track for summer 2019 completion
Landmark Manchester, a 180,000 sq ft office development in St Peter's Square, is under construction by…
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Nº 0887
Manchester agency designs HOKA outlet store at Cheshire Oaks
WDC Spaces, the retail design division of Manchester creative agency WDC Creative, has completed the design…
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Nº 0885
Napthens becomes associate sponsor of Manchester Art Fair 2026
Legal and professional services firm Napthens has secured an associate sponsorship of Manchester Art Fair…
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Nº 0890
Purple Riot wins Bob & Berts UK expansion brief
Manchester PR agency Purple Riot has been appointed to lead the UK expansion campaign for Northern Irish…
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Nº 0886
Reach plc to rehire regional business editor for Manchester Evening News
Reach plc is hiring four new regional business editors across Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool…
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Nº 0884
Space & Time appoints former Croud chief as managing partner, growth
Growth marketing agency Space & Time, which operates a large office in Manchester, has appointed Sacha…
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Nº 0876
Strong year for Sports Tours International and record sales in current period
Fred Done owned travel business actively looking for acquisitions
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Nº 0891
Wigan’s Hylomar Holdings sold by investor to US materials group
Sale is exit for PHD which operates ‘corporate compounder’ model
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Nº 0883
€1bn investment firm backs Manchester yacht-tech firm's Oceanskies acquisition
AshGrove, a London and Copenhagen-based investment firm, is financing Voly's acquisition of Oceanskies, a…
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Nº 0875
Dreams reaches 225th store milestone with Manchester Fort opening
Bed retailer Dreams has opened its 225th UK store at Manchester Fort Shopping Park, creating seven local…
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Nº 0871
Eleven Candidsky staff raised governance concerns months before CEO exit
Eleven staff at Manchester digital agency Candidsky signed a protected disclosure in November 2025 raising…
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Nº 0878
Global household cleaning products group signs 10-year lease at Bridgewater House
Dr Beckmann chooses Manchester for its UK headquarters
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Nº 0872
Manchester agency completes rebrand for Moya Cole Hospice
Truth Creative, a Manchester-based creative agency, has completed a major rebrand for the former St Ann's…
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Nº 0873
Manchester agency launches new corporate website for PZ Cussons
First Internet has completed a new corporate website for PZ Cussons, the Manchester-headquartered consumer…
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Nº 0874
Manchester Race Across the World star dies a year after son and co-star - Prolific North
Manchester physiotherapist and former Race Across the World contestant Jo Gardiner has died, a year after…
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Nº 0880
Masdar’s second NW battery energy storage plant starts operations in Rochdale
Abu Dhabi state-owned company opened its first UK facility last year, in Stockport
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Nº 0870
MatchFit appoints first managing director in leadership overhaul
Sports PR agency MatchFit, which operates from Manchester and London, has promoted Caz Nicholls to managing…
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Nº 0882
TikTok agency partnership aims to lift sales of beauty products on Peeko platform
Circular economy e-commerce group in joint venture with Warrington-based Cipher a leading TikTok agency
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Nº 0879
£40m partnership will deliver 158 affordable homes for Rochdale
L&G will let the homes as social rent and shared ownership
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Nº 0864
Arts leader McCarthy steps down from Salford chair role for Irish position
Shona McCarthy, who chaired Walk The Plank in Salford for six years, has been appointed Director of the Arts…
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Nº 0861
Former John Lewis and Asda executive joins N Brown as Managing Director of Retail
N Brown, the Manchester-based ecommerce group, has appointed Zoe Matthews as Managing Director of Retail.…
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Nº 0867
Manchester law firm Fletchers Group makes fourth acquisition in five months
Deal brings around 100 staff including 12 partners into the business
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