Greater Manchester stories
Demand for AI and cloud capacity is prompting Kao Data to bolster financial leadership as it pursues new UK sites and refinancings.
Care for families in Greater Manchester could gain GBP £1 million as data centre executives brave a five-day Arctic trek in Finland.
The canal-side brownfield scheme could reuse disused land while adding capacity for AI workloads closer to Manchester users.
The combined group will serve more than 70,000 UK organisations, but the deal still needs clearance under the National Security Investment Act.
The Manchester firm can now push its sheep wool insulation panels towards commercial use, with live building trials and testing funded by a GBP £75,000 award.
Working capital from a six-figure debt package will support the Stockport retailer's ownership change and online expansion.
Most Britons think the government is moving too slowly, with 58% saying the UK is not ready for AI's impact on jobs and the economy.
Drivers near Oldham gain easier access to ultra-rapid EV charging, with the new hub serving a motorway corridor short of chargers.
The renewal will keep Kao Data's UK data centres matched with certified renewable power as AI-driven electricity demand comes under scrutiny.
The new role signals 3PL's push to improve service and align staff, systems and technology as competition in fulfilment intensifies.
The recognition underlines a stronger culture and staff development push at the Manchester IT firm, after it lifted from Silver in three years.
Regional competition for AI talent and investment is intensifying as Manchester keeps the UK's top spot, ahead of Bristol and Glasgow.
An early Salford pilot found a 40% drop in hazardous prescribing within 12 months, prompting a rollout across 400 GP practices.
The city region is drawing more investors and employers as nearly USD $1 billion has flowed into its AI firms since 2010.
Six more NHS trusts are due to join, testing whether a flexible shared service can cut costs and improve oversight at scale.
The move comes as AI demand drives Britain's data centre operators to expand faster, secure more power and plan larger sites.
Customers in busy parts of Greater Manchester should see fewer dropped calls and faster data after 65 upgrades covering more than 14,000 postcodes.
Startups in Manchester and Dublin will gain short-term workspace and local contacts under a 12-month pact aimed at easing expansion overseas.
Irish start-ups hoping to sell in Britain will gain local contacts, workspace and market-entry support through a network of regional hubs by 2027.
Rising AI infrastructure spending is driving a UK data centre build-out that could lift lighting demand to GBP £130 million by 2030.
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