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Greater Manchester Chamber Will Combat “Green” Employment Gaps With Local Skills Strategy
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has called upon businesses to help tackle skills shortages by contributing their views to the region’s Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), which aims to make the skills system more responsive to the needs of employers. As the...
Greater Manchester businesses celebrated at Good Employment Awards
Businesses and individuals came together at the second annual Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards to recognise commitments to equality, fair pay, and equity. The Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards have been created by the Greater Manchester Good...
Flights from Manchester Airport to China return to pre-pandemic levels in significant economic boost
Flights from Manchester Airport to China have returned to pre-pandemic levels and are expected to ‘significantly' boost trade, tourism and investment. Hainan Airlines is now offering four fights per week between Manchester and Beijing instead of just one. Since the...
New £1.3m packaging innovation lab opens in Rochdale
A new £1.3m packaging Innovation Lab built by Salford-based MC Construction has been unveiled by Macfarlane Packaging at its flagship North West Regional Distribution Centre in Rochdale. The North West Innovation Lab, at Macfarlane Packaging’s regional hub in Heywood,...
Three Business launches new grant scheme worth £150,000 for SMEs in Manchester
Three Business is launching a new grant scheme worth £150,000 for SMEs in Manchester, with support from Greater Manchester Chambers of Commerce. The grants will equip local SMEs with access to Three’s 5G network – the fastest in Manchester* – as well as a team of...
Bee Net Zero makes finding Green Funding simple
The Bee Net Zero partnership has launched a comprehensive guide to green finance options available to Greater Manchester businesses to help them to reach net zero targets. Access to finance is one of the greatest barriers businesses face when installing green...