Business confidence in the South West has reached its highest level yet in 2023. According to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank confidence rose… Read More »South West Business Confidence Hits Highest Levels This Year
A UK microplastic technology and innovation company has previewed a retrofittable washing machine microfibre filter in a bid to tackle plastic pollution. Bristol-based Matter creates… Read More »Bristol Microplastic Technology Firm Launches Retrofittable Microplastic Filter
Renewables shipping operator North Star has teamed up with Maersk Group spin-off Stillstrom to speed up adoption of offshore charging technology. The UK firm, which… Read More »North Star Teams Up With Stillstrom To Work On Offshore Floating Charge Points
Housing association Aster Group has seen revenue leap by a fifth to around £300m during a year when it delivered its highest-ever total of new… Read More »Housing Association Aster Group Reports Record Revenue For ‘transformative’ Year
In the fourth of my columns on retirement, let’s look a little closer at one of the options I talked about last week, Pension Drawdown.… Read More »Should I Opt For A Pension Drawdown?
Companies with operations across the North West have announced a string of new top hires and promotions over the last couple of weeks. The likes… Read More »Northern, First Bus And Brabners: The 18 Latest North West Hires And Promotions
Newcastle tech startup Swam Energy has launched its new home energy management app to customers. Entrepreneurs Dan Martin and Anthony Piggott sold Consett-based Elmtronics, a… Read More »Tyneside Tech Startup Swarm Energy Opens Its Doors To First North East Customers
Engineering group Tharsus has told how it is continuing to invest despite seeing revenues and profits fall in the face of tough market conditions. The… Read More »Engineering Pioneer Tharsus Invests For Future Despite Seeing Dip In Profits And Sales
If you’ve ever been stranded on the side of the road due to a sudden tyre puncture or experienced a slow leak that turned critical… Read More »Safety on Leeds Roads: The Imperative of Emergency Tyre Repair Services
A mentorship software start-up is to close after its co-founder said the firm has been taken as far as it could be.. Manchester-based My2be was… Read More »Company Founded By Childhood Friends To Close ‘with A Heavy Heart’