Fibre optics firm i3 in Paris awards final
i3 Group has been nominated for a top industry award.
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St.Helens recycling plant impresses eco-minister
Recycling Minister Lord Henley toured a cutting-edge electrical recycling plant in St.Helens.
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The Removal Team moves on up
A St.Helens removals firm has reported increased market activity after posting better sales and profits and a recruitment drive...
Intrinsic to create 20 jobs
Intrinsic Technology is to more than double the size of its client services centre (CSC) team as part of plans to increase its overall headcount by 20 per cent.
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Pilkington NSG in £376m share issue
Pilkington owner Nippon Sheet Glass will raise up to £376m through an issue of new shares to renew and expand its plants as well as to repay debts, it said today.
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Pilkington owner Nippon Sheet Glass expects profits
Pilkington owner Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) is now expecting to go back into the black this year as the global recovery is increasing demand for its products.
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Work to start on stadium link bridge
St.Helens Council has announced that work is about to begin on a new landmark bridge that will link the Town Centre to the Saints Stadium, currently under construction.
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St.Helens is the UK's car friendliest town
St.Helens is the UK's car friendliest town...
Nichols records exceptional profits
Pre tax profits up to £6 million for Vimto makers, Nichols...
Lancashire Tea has growth in the bag
Lancashire Tea experiences growth in demand after a difficult year....
Vimto boosts growth
How much bigger can Vimto get?
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Work starts on £30 million Empress Park & Boston Park
Work to transform former brownfield sites in Haydock is now underway. A new business development, Empress Park and an industrial zone at Boston Park, home to a former colliery site, will pave the way for over 2,000 jobs.
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Speedy Hire confident despite cuts in public spending
Speedy Hire , the Newton-le-Willows- based plant hire group is confident it can prosper from the market upturn as and when it emerges.
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Pilkington creates 130 jobs in St.Helens
Pilkington is to restart one of its St.Helens float lines in a move that will create up to 130 jobs.
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£44m Saints Stadium Development Commences
Saints Rugby League Club’s dream of moving into a new purpose-built stadium will now become reality following the letting of the construction contract.
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£22 million Carmel College complete
The last building in a £22m new-build programme for Carmel College in St Helens is now complete and will open to students in September.
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Flamco makes the right move with £5m investment
Flamco hails new move and investment as critical to success...
Kalzip's sustainable roofing products add to green future
Kalzip’s new flat roofing system guide explains why high performance aluminium standing seam roofs are a robust and cost-effective solution for all new build and refurbishment applications. ...
First class service for Developers
St.Helens Council is one of the first in the country to train all its development control officers to use Building for Life, the national standard for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods.
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Flamco premieres new Conference Centre
Local business Flamco UK Limited has opened flagship conference and training facility in St Helens...
St.Helens £30m developments in process
£30m West Point, by Grantmaster Developments is set to start...
St.Helens Chamber is celebrating its latest milestone
St.Helens Chamber is celebrating its latest milestone, after helping 500 women start businesses in the Borough.
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Three more invest in Chalon Way
Chalon Way Industrial Development now full...
Double awards for Developments
St.Helens Council is celebrating a double success with two top awards in the annual North West Local Authority Building Control event...
£5m Golf course set to tee off
The £5m North West National golf course in Rainford, Merseyside, will open on 29 May. ...
The Northwest is still the UK’s largest manufacturer
Manufacturing is alive and well, says Northwest support agency Manufacturing Advisory Service
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St.Helens coach firm Hattons invests
St.Helens coach firm Hattons invests after clinching new rugby league transport deals
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Pilkington owner NSG upbeat
Pilkington owner Nippon Sheet Glass saw its losses widen despite stabilising market conditions.
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VIimto Sales Fizzing
Vimto drink maker Nichols enjoyed an “exceptionally good year” in 2009, which has carried over into 2010.
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Kalzip celebrates launch of Carnival Centre
Kalzip provides another innovative roofing solution...
Fives - £2m St.Helens football development set to open
Fives - a £2 million football development is set to open on Thursday 20th May...
Speedy Hire clinches £20m extension deal
Speedy Hire builds long term revenues with five year deal worth up to £20m
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Argos creates 30 new jobs
Argos has created 30 jobs at its new store at Ravenhead Retail Park.
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25 jobs created at Smyth's
Smyths Toys Superstores, which has 20 outlets throughout the UK, will continue its expansion by locating on the Ravenhead Retail Park.
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Healthy growth for Business Doctors
Newton-le-Willows based Business Doctors has reported a record period of growth.
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Chamber wins business excellence award
St.Helens Chamber has won an award for Education Business Excellence....
Alfred H Knight Holdings make Sunday Times Profit Track 100 list
The St.Helens based company Alfred H Knight Holdings has hit the Sunday Times top 100 private firms with the fastest growing profits list.
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Kalzip earns top marks at Swindon Academy
St.Helens based Kalzip has been selected to provide its roofing solutions to Swindon Academy....
7500 Jobs to be created at Parkside
Developers behind proposals to build a rail freight interchange at Parkside have unveiled a ‘smarter’ masterplan tailored to meet the changing demands of the economy but which could still create up to 7,500 jobs for St Helens.
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Northwest third best exporter in UK
An analysis of Government data by Close Treasury highlights the North West as the third best UK region for exports in the fourth quarter.
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Northwest economy continues to strengthen
The Northwest remained one of the best-performing UK regions in March....
St.Helens fibre optic firm i3 expands in the USA
Fibre optic infrastructure firm, i3 Group, is setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary in the US.
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Council is "just the job"
St.Helens Council is one of 75 top places to work ...
Speedy Hire strikes five year £20m supply deal
Speedy Hire announced a £20m supply deal with services provider Connaught
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Work starts on £25 million Stadium
Work has started to improve access to the former United Glass site in Peasley Cross, St.Helens.
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Sharp rise in sales and profits for Nichols
Vimto-maker hails exceptional year ...
CGI makes factory investment
Haydock glass manufacturer CGI International invests £250,000 ...
Draper Distribution drives growth
A St.Helens haulage team is driving ahead with an ambitious expansion timetable.
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£20m Stadium Development edges nearer
A decison to appoint the contractor to build the new Saints stadium is expected in the next few weeks.
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Dream gains more awards
Dream wins prestigious Civic Trust Award ...
Rural Economy Call for Proposals deadline - 19th March 2010
A programme to unlock the potential of Merseyside’s untapped rural economy is now seeking project proposals to benefit from multi-million pound funding opportunities.
Deadline extended until 19th March 2010....
Langtree welcomes Keller Geotechnique to Mere Grange.
Langtree has announced a further deal for its prestigious self-contained offices at Mere Grange in St.Helens.
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Competition gives new businesses a flying start
A Dragon's Den style competition is giving budding entrepreneurs the chance to win 12 months free office space at St.Helens Chamber’s Enterprise Greenhouse.
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Earlstown Station's £2m revamp is on track
Work to rebuild two platforms at Earlestown railway station has started.
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Analysts welcome positive Speedy Hire trading update
Liverpool stockbroker Panmure Gordon reiterated its “buy” call for plant hire group Speedy Hire, after an upbeat trading update.
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St Helens Chamber celebrates 1,250th business start-up
St.Helens Chamber has celebrated the launch of the 1,250th business to start in the Borough since the launch of a start-up scheme.
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Reap rewards – Merseyside’s Rural Economy aims to harvest funding opportunities
A programme to unlock the potential of Merseyside’s untapped rural economy is now seeking project proposals to benefit from multi-million pound funding opportunities.
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Kalzip’s solar solution for Energus
Kalzip, the world-leading standing seam roofing and wall cladding system designer, manufacturer and supplier has supplied an innovative and energy efficient solution at the Energus Centre of Excellence in Workington.
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Elite Telecom in LDP top 100 companies
Elite Telecom in LDP top 100 companies...
Nichols fizzes after strong trading year
The soft drinks firm behind the Vimto brand today unveiled a major acquisition and said profits would be well ahead of City hopes.
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Nichols acquires Ben Shaws
Vimto maker Nichols has acquired the draught soft drinks arm of Ben Shaws for an undisclosed sum...
Linpac wins National Award
Linpac Packaging from St Helens has won Supplier of the Year in the inaugural SOCIUS Network awards. ...
£30 million boost for Speedy
Speedy Hire, the Newton-le-Willows based plant and tools hire specialist, has clinched two new contracts and agreed extensions to two more, worth a total of more than £30m.
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Confidence levels up for St.Helens Businesses
Confidence has continued to rise within the St.Helens business community, according to the results of the latest British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES).
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Bus Company Strawberry chooses St Helens
Strawberry Bus Company, serving the Warrington, Skelmersdale and St Helens areas has chosen Linkway Distribution Park as the operating base for its fleet.
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Speedy signs five-year Middle East deal
Speedy Hire has secured a five-year services agreement in the Middle East ...
St.Helens Chamber scoops two awards
St. Helens Chamber of Commerce has scooped two awards at the British Chambers of Commerce annual awards. The latest triumph means the Chamber has won four awards in three years.
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New recycling range expected to drive growth at plastics firm Coral
Haydock plastics firm Coral Products has announced a new range of homeware and recycling bins.
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Elite Telecom acquires Can Networks
Elite Telecom's acquisition of Can Networks will adds millions in extra revenues
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Speedy Hire wins national environmental award
Speedy, the UK's largest tool and equipment hire company, has been awarded a prestigious award by The Green Organisation ...
Showers & Eyebaths export success
St. Helens -based Showers & Eyebaths, supplier of emergency decontamination equipment, has won aan export order on the Pacific island of New Caledonia....
Langtree business centre 80% full
Developer and investor Langtree has reported several new lettings at the centrix@newton serviced office in Newton-le-Willows.
The two-storey 15,000 sq ft building offers 15 small suites suitable for between two and 12 people, as well as conference and meeting facilities.
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Recession busting news for St.Helens
A twin recession-busting boost has been handed to St Helens this week as the town centre fights back against the economic slump.
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Intrinsic on verge of multi-million pound deal
Intrinsic Technology is on the verge of completing a multi-million-pound deal that will see an investor take over the business with the aim of quadrupling turnover to £100m inside 36 months.
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£500m rail project keeps St.Helens well connected
A world-famous St Helens railway has been earmarked for huge investment.
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Security firm extends its Kingdom
Kingdom Security, a St.Helens-based security firm has announced the acquisition of three other companies....
Business Doctors prescribe St.helens as their ideal location
Small firm advisor Business Doctors has moved into new offices in Newton-le-Willows, St.Helens.
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St.Helens - hotspot for business
St.Helens is building a reputation as one of the Northwest’s leading business destinations, with commercial property developers keen to invest in this hotspot.
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St.Helens delivers city growth
St.Helens has accordingly launched a new City Growth Strategy that will take the Borough through to 2018, setting out 90 individual projects with a combined total value of more than £1.8billion.
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St.Helens - strong employment growth - Economic Review 2009
St.Helens helps improve the employment rate in Liverpool City Region....
Intrinsic on target for growth and profits
Intrinsic Technology is celebrating its tenth birthday this monthwith half year figures indicating that they are on target to hit 40 per cent growth in 2009 with profits set to double from last year.
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Intrinsic listed on Sunday Times Tech Track 100
St.Helens based converged solutions specialists, Intrinsic Technology Ltd has been named in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for the second year in a row. ...
McBride benefits from St.Helens investment
McBride Plc, the private label household and personal care products manufacturer reported a 46 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £29.3m from £19.7m.
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Darkstar - £1.5 million investment creates 25 jobs
Darkstar - the largest of its kind in the UK is a £1.5m development and one of the most advanced in the world.
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Knauf has Grand Designs
St Helens based, Knauf Insulation has joined forces with TVs leading home improvement expert, Kevin McCloud, to roll out the Grand Designs Great British Refurb Campaign, an initiative to help every household in the UK go green.
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Parkside is a regeneration hot-spot in NWDA strategy
Merseyside has the lion’s share in a new list of strategic regional sites across the North West.
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St.Helens leads the way - Economic Prosperity
St.Helens Council is among the top performers in their field, setting the standard for innovation, service excellence and improvement...
Lloyds make the right connections
Lloyds Business Communications is rapidly making the right connections with new customers and reaping the rewards of choosing St.Helens as its new business location.
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Speedy Hire on the right track
Speedy - the UK's largest equipment and support services provider - has facilitated Network Rail's purchase of £6m of rail-specific plant equipment as part of its fleet management agreement.
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St.Helens - Best in Northwest
St.Helens has been ranked as the best in the North West for car-friendliness, and second in the UK, based on independent research looking at the UK's major towns and cities.
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Langtree invites you to Mere Grange, 2nd July 2009
You could be at the heart of one of the North West's premier business parks - Mere Grange...
Vimto adds fizz to Nichols plc
Soft drinks firm Nichols said sales are fizzing in the first 12 weeks of 2009.
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Speedy wins green contract
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St.Helens motors ahead
An innovative St Helens firm has been awarded £21,000 to help them develop a gadget to reduce emissions in diesel vehicles.
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Elite Telecom gain Premier status
Elite Telecom has set up a bespoke network system for Tottenham Hotspur to handle calls for all club departments, including ticket sales.
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St.Helens leads Rural Economy study
Rural businesses in Merseyside are being encouraged to have their say as part of the development of the Merseyside Rural Economy Action Plan (REAP).
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Speedy Hire wins Olympic Bid
Merseyside’s largest listed company, Speedy Hire, is part of a consortium that has won a key contract on London’s Olympic 2012 site.
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Four star rating again for St.Helens Council
Again St. Helens Council proves itself one of the best in the country for the overall quality of services it provides.
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St.Helens Council wins top Government awards
St.Helens Council and its Local Strategic partners have scooped two major national Beacon Scheme awards in the ‘local government Oscars’ that recognise excellence.
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Local breweries thrive as drinkers look for local beers
The George Wright brewery, in Rainford, near St Helens, is planning to expand as demand for its beers, such as Cheeky Pheasant, keeps on growing.
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Lancashire Tea brews up support for Town Hall tea dances
Newton-le Willows tea manufacturer, Lancashire Tea Company is proud to announce its support for the forthcoming St.Helens Live ‘09 Tea Dances to be held at the Town Hall.
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Business base is firmly on the map
A top-class office complex is really putting itself on the map after two firms chose the Borough as their regional bases....
Haydock’s Aimia Foods enjoys sales surge
The market continues to have an increased thirst for hot and cold drinks supplied by Aimia Foods.
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Enterprise Greenhouse helps new companies flourish
The first tenants have moved into St.Helens Chamber's Enterprise Greenhouse located in the £6m purpose-built Chamber building near the town centre.
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Vimto adds fizz to good results
Vimto-maker Nichols, the quoted soft drinks company based in Newton-le-Willows, has announced a growth in pre-tax profits of 11.1 per cent....
i3 extends its networks
Newton-le-Willows-based supplier of fibre optic cable networks i3 Group has acquired North Wales rival Fibre Associates, which is branded Fibre @.
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School re-build project boosts local economy
An ambitious project to rebuild a St Helens school is providing a timely boost to the town's economic well-being.
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Bold businesses are expanding in St. Helens
A number of small and medium-sized businesses are continuing to expand in St. Helens, despite the current economic climate, claims Bizspace, which operates the Bold Business Centre.
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St.Helens leads Merseyside's Rural Economy study
A major study of Merseyside’s rural areas has been launched to develop an action plan that will maximise its assets, stimulate business and contribute to the wider economic development of the region....
Business can reach for new heights
The recently refurbished Century House is set to provide excellent office accommodation with a host of benefits for new and established businesses.
The building boasts a prime location in St.Helens town centre within easy access of road, rail and bus connections.
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£12m Business Park secures first client
A leading UK construction firm is to relocate from Manchester to a prestigious new £12m business park in St.Helens.
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Vimto in £3.78 million deal
Haydock soft drinks firm Nichols is looking to grab a share of the growing premium juice market after agreeing a multi-million pound acquisition.
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Rainford Shower company gets the Italian job
Rainford manufacturer of emergency showers and eyebaths, has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Italian-based Eusebi Impianti...
Chamber wins Skills Award
St.Helens Chamber has won the top accolade for Meeting the Skills Development Agenda ...
Young Entrepreneur snaps Award
A young entrepreneur who turned his life around to launch a successful business has scooped a prestigious regional award.
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Blackbrook by-pass wins another national award
The Blackbrook by-pass has scooped another national award.
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£1.8billion City Growth Strategy launched
St.Helens has unveiled its revised City Growth Strategy – the business plan for the growth of “St.Helens plc” - that includes 90 projects with a collective value of more than £1.8bn.
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Business performance improves in St.Helens
The number of jobs generated, new businesses created and a big increase in the amount of new businesses surviving has put St.Helens among the top performing councils across the country.
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St.Helens is the happiest town in Merseyside
St.Helens is one of the happiest places to live according to researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester.
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McBride sieze economic advantage
Household goods firm McBride is opening a new factory in St Helens while scaling back its Warrington plant as it overhauls its UK manufacturing base to cope with soaring oil prices.
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Planning for the Future
St.Helens Council is launching a major land and employment study that will help to shape the Borough’s economic development and planning policy over the next decade and beyond.
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Regeneration experts hail the new St.Helens
Optimism and opportunity were two of the key themes to emerge from a major regeneration conference hosted by St.Helens.
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Big Art Project - Dream plan approved
Planning approval was unanimously granted by St.Helens Council last night (Tuesday 9 September 2008) for a spectacular new landmark artwork chosen by a group of local ex-miners...
Space centre takes off in St.Helens
The Storage Team is expanding its capacity for self-storage provision at its base in Lea Green Business Park, St.Helens. Thanks to an £800,000 investment, the company will create what is claimed to be Merseyside’s biggest self-storage facility...
St.Helens to become first UK location producing Pilkington’s new self-cleaning glass
Pilkington, a member of the NSG Group, has chosen St.Helens to produce its revolutionary Activ™Self Cleaning Glassand a range of products for the solar market.
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£4million business boost
Businesses in St.Helens have increased their competitiveness and won extra business to the tune of more than £4million thanks to support from an innovative project aimed at boosting the economic strength of the Borough.
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UK’s first essential oils centre and National Wildflower Farm for St.Helens
Fields of lavender and acres of stunning wildflowers will become a familiar sight in St.Helens with the prospective launch of the UK’s first essential oils and national wildflower farm.
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New £6m centre is enterprise hot house
An Enterprise Centre is St.Helens designed to create a hub of entrepreneurial activity will be officially launched today.
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Chamber gives New-Tonne a digital lift
Newton-Le-Willows based, New-Tonne Lifting Services Ltd, has boosted their profits after turning to St.Helens Chamber for support.
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St.Helens-based Telecom company swoops to buy rival in £3m deal
St.Helens-based Elite Telecom has acquired rival telecommunications firm GP Telecom in a £3m deal....
Work underway on £12m Business Park
Work has started on the £12m first phase of an office scheme in St.Helens. The space is being created at Mere Grange Business Park....
£1m target as Lancashire Tea strikes key store deal
Lancashire Tea said it expected its turnover to hit £1m by the end of the year....
Brand New St.Helens
St.Helens Council has launched "Brand New St.Helens", the Borough’s first ever integrated branding and destination marketing initiative, aimed at promoting "St.Helens plc" and showcasing the positive "post-industrial revolution" underway.
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Car Friendly St.Helens
St.Helens has been ranked as the best in the North West for car-friendliness, and number 14 in the UK, based on independent research looking at the UK's major towns and cities.
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