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Mersey firms gaining a market edge in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
4IR focuses on the huge growth in connectivity between digital and physical assets and the LCR 4.0 programme offers SMEs access to technology and expertise. Tony McDonough reports Dozens of Liverpool city region businesses are signed up to…
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200 top brands back Peel Ports campaign to bring global shipping lines to the Mersey
Britain’s most famous bread-making brand, Warburtons, is the latest company to sign up the the drive along with Liverpool-based European Metal Recycling. Tony McDonough reports. Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports has met its target of…
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New Sefton call centre opens this weekend creating 200 jobs
Late last year Glasgow call centre specialist Kura secured a 34,201 sq ft letting at Caspian House, Atlantic Park, in Sefton, close to Switch Island, with Royal London Asset Management. Tony McDonough reports. A Merseyside new call centre…
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UK and EU manufacturers says a ‘pragmatic’ Brexit deal is essential for the economy
Call comes as as Britain prepares to trigger Article 50, sparking concern among industry leaders that no deal or a bad deal could be a lose-lose for both parties. Tony McDonough reports. Manufacturers in the UK and Europe are uniting with…
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10 reasons why a hard ‘no deal’ Brexit would be bad for North West manufacturers
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, claims that should the UK walk away with no preferential access it would immediately find itself at a loss. Tony McDonough reports. Loss of access to both the European single market and the customs…
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There’s no place like home for 95-year-old Florence
At the age of 95, grandmother-of-two Florence Black is still living in the house where she was born, making her one of housing association Riverside’s longest-standing customers. Andrew Wright reports. The nonagenarian, from…
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SMEs will pitch to Peel Ports at Mersey Maritime Dragons’ Den-style event
Birkenhead session is the first in a new programme of Maritime Knowledge Hub events that aims to cut through the cold-call process by bringing the right people together. Tony McDonough reports. Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports is to take…
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Liverpool college students show off their skills to construction giants
Companies including Morgan Sindall, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, BAM and Carillion saw demonstrations from young people at theCity of Liverpool College who are seeking apprenticeship positions. Students at the City of Liverpool College put…
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Cammell Laird goes nuclear with the opening of a ‘world class’ research facility
Merseyside engineering and shipyard business partners with the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to develop manufacturing methods for nuclear reactors. Tony McDonough reports. Birkenhead engineering and shipyard firm Cammell…
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BT Openreach offers virtual reality insight as it looks to recruit 150 trainee engineers
Company will be recruiting for the new full-time permanent roles in North West locations including Liverpool, St Helens, Runcorn, Chester and Warrington. Tony McDonough reports. Telecoms giant BT is to take on more than 150 trainee…
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