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BAROMETER UP Little Hoole-based Kingswood Homes is to
begin work on the build of 50 new homes in the village of Elswick.
Blackburn-based tissue products manufacturer
Accrol Group acquired wet wipes firm John Dale for £3.9m. The purchase includes its 47,000 sq ft premises in Flint, Wales.
Lancaster-based TNP (The Networking People)
developed the high speed and high-capacity digital network which will drive the new £1.7m Fraser House Business Hub opening in the city.
Chorley-based automotive repair specialist Plans to develop a 67 acre, £35m golf resort and holiday park have been agreed in principle
by Fylde Borough Council. Led by Pure Leisure, with planning support from De Pol Associates and design support from MCK Associates, Larbreck Golf and Leisure Village expects to employ a workforce of 85 and contribute £2.5m each year to the local economy.
Burnley Council approved Maple Grove Developments’ construction of a seven-screen cinema and 12,750 sq ft of leisure and retail space as part of the £21m Pioneer Place project.
Jump Maniax, a 20,000 sq ft inflatable indoor arena, is set to open in Preston when government restrictions are lifted. The venture is a £250,000 investment by the company, its first in the UK and the biggest arena of its kind in the North West.
Book recycler and retailer WeBuyBooks is to
acquire the 120,000 sq ft Grade II-listed Lambert Mill in Rawtenstall, increasing its available storage space by 300 per cent, after securing a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK.
Burnley-based logistics firm EFS Global
acquired Manchester-based AFI UK and Atherton-based Austin Wilkinson, both haulage and freight forwarding specialists, taking the company’s total number of depots to 13.
The town of Kirkham appointed urban design and regeneration specialist The Paul Hogarth Company to advise on its £3.5m regeneration project. The company has previously worked on projects including Belfast’s waterfront and Titanic Quarter.
Preston-based Parkinson Real Estate
ClearTrace has seen a dramatic rise in demand for its medical cleaning services and products during the Covid-19 pandemic. The company secured a £50,000 loan from Rosebud in 2019, which set the company in a position to expand during the pandemic. It has since grown its client base from around 10 to more than 40 customers across the UK, including the NHS, as well as advising the Isle of Man government, and moved into Lancaster University’s Health Innovation Campus.
won the commission to advise Blackburn with Darwen Council on viability appraisals and planning applications.
DA Techs received a £250,000 loan provided by NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance. The rapidly growing firm, soon to hit £1m turnover, previously secured backing from Rosebud and Made Smarter.
The Tring-based Oakman Group acquired six Lancashire pubs which had been operated by the Seafood Pub Group when it entered into administration in June of last year.
Livingston-based Workflo Solutions opened a 4,000 sq ft facility at the Rising Bridge Business Park in Accrington. The company provides a range of outsourced business support technology services including document management, print, scanning, VOIP telephony, IT support, data security and cloud computing.
Chorley-based Vernacare acquired medical
products manufacturer Robinson Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. Robinson manufactures a range of products including single-use instruments and veterinary medicinal products, and operates sites in Nottinghamshire, Somerset and and Hefei in the Anhui Province of China.
Burnley-based RAM Services has been bought out by its senior management team for an undisclosed sum.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
Lancaster-based chartered surveyor and sustainability consultant Murton & Co doubled its annual turnover when it was enlisted by property manager Assura to assess and advise on the energy performance of its 590 buildings.
Blackpool Council is to bring the management and day-to-day operations of Blackpool Airport back in-house following a lengthy but unsuccessful search for a new contractor. The council reacquired Blackpool Airport from Balfour Beatty in September 2017 for £4.25m through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Blackpool Airport Operations and Blackpool Airport Property, which will now operate the site. The council’s planning committee also voted unanimously to approve the build of a seven-storey 215,000 sq ft office block as part of the Talbot Gateway town centre regeneration plans. The hub will house 1,700 desks, but is expected to accommodate up to 2,800 civil service jobs when accounting for those who will work remotely.
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