3+ day, 58+ min ago   (67+ words) TheBusinessDesk.com AM Sci Tech buys The Maybury Casino for £2.9m More from North West - Dave Maguire is the special guest at our next event with Fieldfisher - The Manchester Mixer – Bringing together North West’s young professionals - Commitments of £680m will support acquisition…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (336+ words) West Midlands injection moulding specialist Clarity Plastics has secured ISO 14001 accreditation after introducing a range of measures aimed at improving its environmental performance. The company, formed in 2025 through the acquisitions of Barkley Plastics and LVS, completed the accreditation process in…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (633+ words) Sheffield Hallam University has launched a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, bringing together academic expertise, industry and public sector partners. Building on the government’s ambition for the UK to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (391+ words) Chester-based car dealership, Michells North West, has achieved record annual results during the year to December 31, 2025. But it warns that government-imposed sales targets for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) need addressing, with demand failing to match expectations. The business includes Mazda,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (318+ words) SealStop, an automatic shut-off valve designed to eliminate water waste and save gardeners’ time, has won a “game-changing” grant of £60,000. The device, which is now sold across six countries, was invented by Yorkshire farmers Jason and Belle Richardson of Pocklington....

5+ day, 31+ min ago   (69+ words) thebusinessdesk.com AAB: Launching with intent to support scaling North West businesses More from North West - Solar facility developed at Knowsley farm to provide power and cut CO2 emissions - Dez Derry backs music event series La Discothèque via new investment vehicle…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1011+ words) Property consultancy Vail Williams has further strengthened its South Coast offering for clients with a chartered surveyor appointment. Luke Tubbs joins as an associate, working on property valuations and development consultancy. Tubbs, a MRICS RICS registered valuer, was previously with…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (437+ words) Many Scottish organisations are struggling to realise the full benefits of major change programmes. That’s according to the inaugural Transformation Readiness Index, which found that only one in seven respondents – 14.5% of 165 – said their organisation fully delivered the intended results of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (48+ words) thebusinessdesk.com Screenshot 2026-09-08 at 10.40.03 More from West Midlands - Manufacturer fined after worker injured in lifting accident - University of Birmingham spins out health data technology business - Isadore Goldman expands into Birmingham with new office - £25m NatWest boost for Birmingham’s AI travel tech…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (525+ words) West Yorkshire-based construction contractor, Triton Construction, has reported healthy levels of growth in profitability in its results for the year ended 31 March 2026, though its turnover dropped during the same period. It records pre-tax profits of £1.8m (2025: £1.3m) and turnover of £48.5m (2025: £60.5m) in a…...