With a rapidly-growing order book close to £300m Merseyside brake disc maker Surface Transforms is having to be patient on profits despite ‘exceptional’ 2022. Tony McDonough reports Carbon fibre brake disc maker Surface Transforms…

Liverpool IT services firm SysGroup reports 47% rise in revenues to £21.6m for the year to March 31. Tony McDonough reports IT services firm SysGroup is reporting a big rise in revenues despite a “challenging” economic backdrop. In…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Elbteam, a container vessel coming from and returning to The Netherlands. Agent is Containerships CMA CGM. Keewhit, a tanker carrying marine fuel. Agent is Henty Oil. Admiral Day, a…

Liverpool video game development studio Skyhook Games recreates iconic British rail route for one of the world’s most popular railway simulator games. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool video game developer Skyhook Games has recreated…

Based in Birkenhead, The Hive Youth Zone offers a ‘lifeline’ to thousands of young people amid the cost-of-living crisis - and business leaders are being urged help with its £1m-a-year running costs. Tony McDonough reports Fundraiser…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Laurierborg, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Turkey. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Zeynep Ka, a tanker carrying molasses cane from Egypt. Agent is Graypen. Wilson Bremen, a…

Residential developer Blueoak Estates launches multi-million pound luxury Merseyside apartment development. Tony McDonough reports Blueoak Estate has launched its latest high-end apartment scheme in Wirral. Located in Hoylake,…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Einstein, a container vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Symi, a bulk carrier carrying steel coils from Taiwan. Agent is Normac Shipping. Ranger, a…

A total of £9m will be invested into Liverpool city centre after businesses voted in favour of renewing the Retail & Leisure BID just weeks after the new Accommodation BID was established. Tony McDonough reports Businesses in…

In 2020 LBN reported how Liverpool city region gym EmpoweredFIT had secured a £100,000 cash injection to recover from COVID - now its turnover has almost trebled to £1m. Tony McDonough reports Fitness entrepreneurs Chris…