Merseyside supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms sticks with £23m sales forecast despite high levels of scrap costing a ‘sizeable’ amount of cash. Tony McDonough reports Carbon fibre brake disc manufacturer Surface Transforms…

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover says annual sales are up more than 20% amid a ramp-up in production and ‘sustained global demand’. Tony McDonough reports Sustained global demand has driven Jaguar Land Rover sales 20% higher in the year…

Sales hit £3.8bn at Liverpool retailer Home Bargains with owners the Morris family receiving dividends of £36m, adding to their estimated £6bn fortune. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool-based value retailer Home Bargains is reporting…

Amid long-running and bitter dispute local people vote two-thirds in favour of one of two options for the future of Hoylake Beach with Wirral councillors set to make final decision. Tony McDonough reports A public consultation into…

Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside urges Liverpool city region firms to apply for a King’s Award for Enterprise with a special event being held in the city in May. Tony McDonough reports Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside Mark Blundell is…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Verige, a tanker carrying animal and vegetable oils from Papua New Guinea. Agent is Global Shipping Services. RDJ Ijsselstroom,  a cargo vessel carrying tissue paper from…

EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool Waters owner Peel is seeking a developer to build a hotel next to Liverpool Cruise Terminal days after it was announced the facility is being taken over by a private operator. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool…

A new business networking group based out of Neston Cricket Club that aims to connect businesses across Wirral has held its first event. Tony McDonough reports Neston Cricket Club is partnering with law firm Aaron & Partners to…

EET Fuels operates the huge Stanlow oil refinery close to the River Mersey and has unveiled a strategy to expand its current 70-strong network of retail outlets in the next three years. Tony McDonough reports Stanlow oil refinery…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Jasmina D, a bulk carrier carrying steel plate / coils from the Republic of Korea. Agent is Normac Shipping. Gernika NM, a cargo vessel carrying furnace bottom ash from Spain.…