Accountancy giant's UK operation saw revenues for the year to September 30 rise 8% with underlying profit up by 18% to £356m. Tony McDonough reports KPMG’s Liverpool office has played a key role in the financial performance of the…

New research from Barclays Corporate Banking reveals just 6% of 16 to 23-year-olds in the region would consider a career in manufacturing. Tony McDonough reports North West manufacturers are facing a future skills crisis as a new…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Anna G, a container vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. India, a container vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line -…

Bootle firm specialises in air-conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation acquired ventilation wholesalers  and in November acquired ventilation wholesalers Hargreaves in a £150,000 deal Bootle-based Everkool has secured a contract…

Ray Jones Liberty from construction giant Amey and will oversee a property maintenance operation that is run from 10 offices around the UK. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool-based nationwide property maintenance firm Liberty Group has…

In a bid to help businesses and shoppers during the Christmas and New Year period, the authority is looking to minimise the number of roadworks to reduce the impact on deliveries and journeys Liverpool City Council is suspending all…

After years of war, 8m of Yemen’s estimated 28m people are at risk of starvation and a host of Liverpool bars, restaurants and independent businesses will do their bit to help on December 15. Jade Wright reports This month, Liverpool…

Alan Robson, co-founder of Project Four, has spoken out after the director of a builder in Yorkshire was fined £30,000 by a court following the partial collapse of a roof. Tony McDonough reports Confusion and ignorance around CDM…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Halil N, a cargo vessel carrying aluminium from Russia. Agent is JMSEA. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries…

Birkenhead business, which is is locked in a bitter dispute with unions over plans to lay off 291 workers, will compete as part of a consortium to build three Fleet Solid Support ships. Tony McDonough reports Troubled Merseyside…