U.S. headquartered Micross Components Ltd have expanded their specialised UK manufacturing operation in Crewe to make way for new bespoke clean-rooms and an increase in business. The high-reliability semi-conductor supplier has moved from its historic base on Weston Road, to a new unit at Orion Park,...
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Think of Cheshire and you will probably conjure up images of black and white Tudor buildings, tranquil countryside, gently rolling hills and the Cheshire Plain. A hotbed of thriving businesses and innovation probably won’t be uppermost in your mind. However for many rural businesses, this is...
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Please note this event has been cancelled. If you require any assistance with funding or accessing finance please contact us. Cheshire East Council’s arms length Skills and Growth Company is to hold an event to help local businesses source new investment funding. The Access to Funding session...
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We are highlighting apprenticeship opportunities across the borough as part of National Apprenticeship Week. National Apprenticeship week takes place this week and along with our arm-length Skills and Growth Company, we are urging those considering their futures to think about an apprenticeship. We are using case studies...
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A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the increased coverage of superfast broadband across Cheshire, Halton and Warrington. The drive is being delivered by the Connecting Cheshire Partnership, made up of four Cheshire councils, infrastructure provider Openreach and the UK government, with funding...
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Cheshire East Council is to hold another free workshop to help business people learn how to win public sector contracts. The procurement training events will be provided by the council’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company and are targeted at local businesses in Cheshire East. The latest...
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The Skills & Growth Company is one of 15 projects to win a share of £2 million from the first round of funding from the government’s Business Basics Fund. The Business Basics Programme is designed to test innovative ways of encouraging small and medium sized enterprises...
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Cheshire East Council has helped a local business secure a £400,000 grant to fuel expansion and new jobs. J S Bailey Cheese, based in Calveley, near Nantwich, has begun an ambitious £1.5m growth project – which is set to create 15 new jobs and new production...
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Two of Cheshire East’s most digitally advanced businesses are opening their doors to help smaller businesses learn from their expertise. Siemens, in Congleton, and RedEye, in Crewe, are taking part in the Adoption of Digital Automation Processes and Technology (Adapt) programme set up by Cheshire East...
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The council’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company has published a new directory to promote businesses’ apprentice schemes – to help boost opportunities for school leavers. The first edition of the apprenticeship directory features 23 employers across the borough, ranging from multi-nationals AstraZeneca, Barclays and Siemens to...
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