Safety seal manufacturer Roxtec UK is reporting a record financial year with turnover surpassing £6million for the first time. Following three successive years of stable turnover running at £4.8million UK sales rose by 26pc in the 2017/18 financial year hitting…
A young Greater Manchester-based tech entrepreneur has grown his cryptocurrency business to £840,000 turnover in its first year of trading after setting up with just £1,000 of savings. 28-year-old Josh Riddett started Easy Crypto Hunter in his home town of…
A special Christmas service is being held at Liverpool Pier Head in dedication to more 50,000 seafarers who visit the city port each year. Liverpool Seafarers Centre CEO John Wilson said the service will act as a poignant reminder of…
Birkenhead based shipyard Cammell Laird says it is delighted to have been shortlisted, as part of a syndicate of British firms, to compete to build three Fleet Solid Support ships for the UK Ministry of Defence worth an estimated £1billion. Defence…
Manchester-based bike brand Insync is looking to engage more Independent Bike Dealers with its new preferred partner programme. The Insync brand is owned by India’s Hero Cycles, the world’s biggest bicycle maker (see notes to editors). The Insync range of…
Britain’s Patrick Robinson and Harry Molloy have become the first UK cycling team to take on the Hero MTB Himalaya challenge, putting their Riddick mountain bikes to the test on one of the world’s toughest courses. “The only thing missing…
Morris & Spottiswood has been named ‘Contractor of the Year’ at the 2018 Education Buildings Scotland Awards. Members of the firm received the prestigious accolade at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh at a black-tie function supported by the Scottish…
South West UK based maritime engineering company Intermarine UK has named former A&P Falmouth procurement manager Mark Bowden as its new production manager. Mr Bowden will be in charge of day-to-day operations at the company’s newly opened 2,400sqm fabrication and…
The world’s leading hovercraft builder Southampton, UK-based Griffon Hoverwork will stage the official global launch of its new 995ED model, at Latin America’s premier naval and maritime exhibition Exponaval in Valparaiso, Chile running from December 4-7. The Griffon delegation led…
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) is reporting strong performance in domestic markets following long-term deals with local refineries and traders including ORPIC and OTI. OSC’s growth in the region is being driven by a 20-year contract to transport condensate for ORPIC…
