by Nikki Brown | Oct 2, 2025 | GMLEP News
Medical products and technology firm Convatec has unveiled plans for a new research and development site in Manchester as part of over £742 million of investment in the UK and US over the next decade. The FTSE 100 listed firm said it has earmarked £500 million of...
by Nikki Brown | Oct 1, 2025 | GMLEP News
Stockport’s regeneration has hit a new milestone – its Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) is one step away from expanding to cover the whole town centre, tripling its boundary in a UK first. The move, approved by Greater Manchester Combined Authority...
by Nikki Brown | Oct 1, 2025 | GMLEP News
Victoria North has been named as one of the twelve new towns confirmed by the Government following publication of an independent report that recommends 12 locations as potential new towns. A New Towns Unit will be established by the government to progress development...
by Nikki Brown | Oct 1, 2025 | GMLEP News
Creative sector businesses in Greater Manchester are set for a boost following the award of £25 million in funding from government to the region. Greater Manchester is one of six English regions already with strengths in creative industries such as film and TV, music,...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 18, 2025 | GMLEP News
Work has begun on one of the region’s most ambitious regeneration projects as Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has broken ground on the £145m transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery on Great Ducie Street in central Manchester. It...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 18, 2025 | GMLEP News
A new fully funded accelerator is launching to help Salford’s SMEs unlock growth, adopt transformative technologies, and prepare for investment opportunities. Spark Salford, a new programme delivered by the MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub (MITIH)...
