The Register · Volume IV

News

961 stories from the Greater Manchester economy — gathered, summarised and written to be found.

  1. Nº 0892

    Five university-business partnerships receive Innovate UK ‘Very Good’ grading

    TheBusinessDesk·25 August 2026

    University of Salford has been involved in the programme since its launch in 1975

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  2. Nº 0888

    Former JD Sports customer chief joins Manchester CX firm Acceleraate

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    Acceleraate, a Manchester-based Zoom customer experience and AI transformation specialist, has appointed…

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  3. Nº 0881

    Landmark Manchester office scheme on track for summer 2019 completion

    TheBusinessDesk·25 August 2026

    Landmark Manchester, a 180,000 sq ft office development in St Peter's Square, is under construction by…

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  4. Nº 0887

    Manchester agency designs HOKA outlet store at Cheshire Oaks

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    WDC Spaces, the retail design division of Manchester creative agency WDC Creative, has completed the design…

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  5. Nº 0885

    Napthens becomes associate sponsor of Manchester Art Fair 2026

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    Legal and professional services firm Napthens has secured an associate sponsorship of Manchester Art Fair…

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  6. Nº 0890

    Purple Riot wins Bob & Berts UK expansion brief

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    Manchester PR agency Purple Riot has been appointed to lead the UK expansion campaign for Northern Irish…

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  7. Nº 0886

    Reach plc to rehire regional business editor for Manchester Evening News

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    Reach plc is hiring four new regional business editors across Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool…

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  8. Nº 0884

    Space & Time appoints former Croud chief as managing partner, growth

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    Growth marketing agency Space & Time, which operates a large office in Manchester, has appointed Sacha…

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  9. Nº 0876

    Strong year for Sports Tours International and record sales in current period

    TheBusinessDesk·25 August 2026

    Fred Done owned travel business actively looking for acquisitions

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  10. Nº 0891

    Wigan’s Hylomar Holdings sold by investor to US materials group

    TheBusinessDesk·25 August 2026

    Sale is exit for PHD which operates ‘corporate compounder’ model

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  11. Nº 0883

    €1bn investment firm backs Manchester yacht-tech firm's Oceanskies acquisition

    Prolific North·25 August 2026

    AshGrove, a London and Copenhagen-based investment firm, is financing Voly's acquisition of Oceanskies, a…

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  12. Nº 0875

    Dreams reaches 225th store milestone with Manchester Fort opening

    Prolific North·24 August 2026

    Bed retailer Dreams has opened its 225th UK store at Manchester Fort Shopping Park, creating seven local…

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  13. Nº 0871

    Eleven Candidsky staff raised governance concerns months before CEO exit

    Prolific North·24 August 2026

    Eleven staff at Manchester digital agency Candidsky signed a protected disclosure in November 2025 raising…

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  14. Nº 0878

    Global household cleaning products group signs 10-year lease at Bridgewater House

    TheBusinessDesk·24 August 2026

    Dr Beckmann chooses Manchester for its UK headquarters

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  15. Nº 0872

    Manchester agency completes rebrand for Moya Cole Hospice

    Prolific North·24 August 2026

    Truth Creative, a Manchester-based creative agency, has completed a major rebrand for the former St Ann's…

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  16. Nº 0873

    Manchester agency launches new corporate website for PZ Cussons

    Prolific North·24 August 2026

    First Internet has completed a new corporate website for PZ Cussons, the Manchester-headquartered consumer…

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  17. Nº 0874

    Manchester Race Across the World star dies a year after son and co-star - Prolific North

    Prolific North·24 August 2026

    Manchester physiotherapist and former Race Across the World contestant Jo Gardiner has died, a year after…

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  18. Nº 0880

    Masdar’s second NW battery energy storage plant starts operations in Rochdale

    TheBusinessDesk·24 August 2026

    Abu Dhabi state-owned company opened its first UK facility last year, in Stockport

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  19. Nº 0870

    MatchFit appoints first managing director in leadership overhaul

    Prolific North·24 August 2026

    Sports PR agency MatchFit, which operates from Manchester and London, has promoted Caz Nicholls to managing…

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  20. Nº 0882

    TikTok agency partnership aims to lift sales of beauty products on Peeko platform

    TheBusinessDesk·24 August 2026

    Circular economy e-commerce group in joint venture with Warrington-based Cipher a leading TikTok agency

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  21. Nº 0879

    £40m partnership will deliver 158 affordable homes for Rochdale

    TheBusinessDesk·24 August 2026

    L&G will let the homes as social rent and shared ownership

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  22. Nº 0864

    Arts leader McCarthy steps down from Salford chair role for Irish position

    Prolific North·21 August 2026

    Shona McCarthy, who chaired Walk The Plank in Salford for six years, has been appointed Director of the Arts…

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  23. Nº 0861

    Former John Lewis and Asda executive joins N Brown as Managing Director of Retail

    Prolific North·21 August 2026

    N Brown, the Manchester-based ecommerce group, has appointed Zoe Matthews as Managing Director of Retail.…

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  24. Nº 0867

    Manchester law firm Fletchers Group makes fourth acquisition in five months

    TheBusinessDesk·21 August 2026

    Deal brings around 100 staff including 12 partners into the business

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