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Keith Mollard of A&M Insulations

Engineers’ enterprenuerialism insulates their families’ future

Alex Turner meets KEITH MOLLARD, of A&M InsulationsRead

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.Read

Speedy Hire clinches new overseas partnership deal

THE Newton-le-Willows-based firm, Speedy Hire, has signed a five-year deal with the Middle East and North Africa joint venture of builder Carillion, Al Futtain Carillion (AFM).Read

Elite Telecom's acquisition of Can Networks will adds millions in extra revenues

Merseyside business telecoms provider Elite Telecom has acquired a Dorset-based firm in a deal that could add an estimated £8.5m to its revenues in the next five yearsRead

Aughton businessman stabbed to death in Skelmersdale is named

A POLISH man was arrested in Scotland on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing in Skelmersdale.Read

Allan Gauld, managing director of Intrinsic Technology

Tenacious approach has been Intrinsic to firm’s growth

Alex Turner meets ALLAN GAULD, founder and managing director of Intrinsic TechnologyRead

Almond Tree pub raided in Skelmersdale

FORTY police officers raided a Skelmersdale pub and recovered 900 imported cigarettes and a small amount of cannabis.Read

Skelmersdale and Ormskirk College revamp back on

A MAJOR £43m college transformation will go ahead next year.Read

Billinge woman drowns while on holiday in Kenya

A 19-YEAR-OLD Merseyside woman has drowned in Kenya, the Foreign Office confirmed yesterday.Read

Newton-le-Willows group Speedy Hire embarks on significant debt reduction drive

SPEEDY Hire has embarked on a concerted drive to reduce its debts which will halve interest rates on its loans from 4% to 2% by next January.Read

Jason Swindlehurst

Skelmersdale man Jason Swindlehurst named as dead Iraq hostage

A SKELMERSDALE man has been named as one of the dead British hostages handed over to authorities in Iraq.Read

Racist thugs in vicious attack on Billinge postman

A POSTMAN was pushed to the ground and kicked by a racist gang in Merseyside.Read

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Blaze wrecks pizza firm’s factory

MORE than 70 firefighters spent almost 10 hours tackling a fire which “wrecked” a West Lancashire food business yesterday.Read

429 jobs go – but Speedy claims restructure will help weather uncertainty

SPEEDY Hire is expanding its Merseyside base as part of a restructuring programme to help it cope with the economic crisis and the uncertain outlook in the construction sector.Read

Battery-powered fleet to be expanded

NEWTON-le-WILLOWS tool hire firm Speedy Hire is expanding its fleet of battery-powered delivery vehicles as it bids to reduce its CO² emissions.Read

Investment chance in hotel rooms

A WEST Lancashire hotel is offering rooms for sale to businesses and investors as it looks to expand.Read

The Merseyside Police drone

Hi-tech equipment and innovation is shared as police urged to be creative

POLICE technology and innovation were showcased at an event in Haydock Racecourse.Read

Rainford High Technology College

Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens,WA11 8NYRead

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