CONTENTS 22 The Big Interview
Elizabeth Porter visited her local Jobcentre looking for work. Sent for an interview for a part-time admin role, three decades later she owns the business that took her on. Since buying specialist storage solution company Brysdales in 2014 she has grown its turnover and headcount and has more big plans for the future.
ISSUE 120 JANUARY/FERBRUARY 2025
Regulars
The Lancashire Business view
In View
Barometer Dealmakers LBV Hub
Appointments Interviews
The Big Interview: Elizabeth Porter
Lancashire Leaders: Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Special Features Our 20th Anniversary
2025 Looking ahead Sub36
Apprenticeship guide In Depth
Hotspots: Chorley
Net Zero
Advice Legal View
The Guide to...
HR and Employment Law 25 Debate Managing change
Investing in Lancashire
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06 In View
Two major contracts for Eurofighter Typhoon have been announced that will secure thousands of defence jobs in Lancashire. Italy and Spain have confirmed deals to buy up to 49 of the fighter jets with work continuing to secure new export orders.
26 Looking ahead
The new year is with us and to start 2025 we have asked business leaders from across Lancashire to look into the future and share their thoughts on what the next 12 months will bring for their organisations and the wider county economy.
35 Hotspots
The first stop of our 2025 tour of Lancashire’s hotspots takes us to Chorley. Leaders from business and local government came together at Park Hall Hotel and Spa with regeneration taking centre stage. Town centre living is set to play a major role.
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For someone who spends his time telling politicians to be quiet, when it comes to Lancashire Sir Lindsay Hoyle is looking for more noise. The House of Commons speaker is a proud ambassador for the county. Here he shares his views on leadership.
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44 Business profile
Marketing agency D&M Creative is on a mission to ensure its growing client base remains at the forefront of the ever-accelerating digital revolution. The Lancashire company’s experts fuse together the benefits of AI, data and human-led creativity.
52 Lancashire Business Day
A standing ovation welcomed Colin Mustoe to the stage as he was named Lancashire Business View’s 2024 ‘Business Personality of the Year’. A stunned Colin received the honour at our sell-out Lancashire Business Day celebration.
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57 Managing change
We’ve seen new UK and USA governments and the first Labour Budget in a decade and a half. Employment law and tax changes are coming. We asked our panel of experts how they plan to navigate the uncertain times that lie ahead.
62 Skills and apprenticeships
With a strong legacy of apprenticeships, Lancashire employers are watching carefully recent announcements from government and proposals to change the apprenticeship levy. Our guide highlights the training and skills support on offer in the county.
73 Investing in Lancashire
Lancashire has several major regeneration schemes in the pipeline. We partnered with Lancashire County Council to bring business leaders, politicians and local authority officers together to discuss the impact of our ‘Big Ticket’ items.
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