Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Fugro Venturer, a research vessel in for a crew change. Agent is GAC Services (UK). Melpomeni, a bulk carrier carrying steel plate / coils from the Republic of Korea. Agent is…

Liverpool Shopping Park secures 15,000 sq ft letting with a UK 24-hour fitness centre operator. Tony McDonough reports 24-hour fitness centre operator PureGym is taking a 15,000 sq ft unit at Liverpool Shopping Park. PureGym has…

Agents at CBRE begin marketing 82,320 sq ft of grade A office space at £75m scheme in Birkenhead which is due for completion this autumn. Tony McDonough reports CBRE is looking for tenants to fill two office buildings in the centre…

300-year old Liverpool wealth management firm Rathbones is to acquire Investec W&I to create a group with £100bn of funds under management. Tony McDonough reports One of Liverpool’s oldest firms - wealth manager Rathbones - is to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Atlantic Sun, a container vessel coming from Belgium and sailing on to Canada. Agent is Atlantic Container Line AB. Nore, a tanker carrying base oils from The Netherlands. Agent is…

Liverpool value retail giant B&M secures new credit facilities totalling £450m from syndicate of seven banks. Tony McDonough reports Discount retail giant B&M says it has refinanced its bank facilities to the tune of £450m.…

William Fishwick & Son secures planning consent for the refurbishment of an industrial estate in Knowsley comprising almost 50,000 sq ft of space Work has started on the refurbishment of an industrial estate in Huyton that totals…

Surface Transforms, a Merseyside maker of carbon fibre brake discs for high performance cars, issues profit warning after ‘technical problems’ hit production. Tony McDonough reports Carbon fibre brake disc maker Surface Transforms…

Train operator Merseyrail will run extra services between Liverpool and Aintree on the three days of the Grand National Festival - as well as the usual free flip-flops. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail will run a special timetable…

St John Bosco Arts College in Liverpool teams up with GW Robotics to introduce ‘intelligent delivery robot’ BellaBot into the school. Tony McDonough reports A north Liverpool Catholic secondary school has introduced a robot that can…