THE Greater Manchester Loan Fund, managed by private equity house Maven Capital Partners, has provided a £200,000 finance package to Beyond Comparison Group Ltd. BCL, a Salford-based business, which develops white-label comparison software, will use the funding to further diversify its current offering, both for existing and prospective customers, and to develop new comparison engines […]

The Landing, MediaCityUK’s tech and enterprise hub, has announced more details of its new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) co-working space called Launch.  Situated on the 6th floor, Launch offers tech businesses a mix of co-working space together with access to a range of hi-tech testing labs, maker and prototyping workshops and development studios. Companies who sign-up for one of Launch’s flexible […]

Wakefield-based business communications specialist NGC Networks has added three staff to its team. Andrew Linley joins as commercial manager, Lisa Hepple as technical services co-ordinator and Adam Barraclough as technical services engineer. All three previously worked for ETS Communications. NGC Networks director Nikki Guest said: “We have strengthened the NGC team with these appointments to […]

THE Manchester office of mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge led the £23m investment in Exclaimer, the largest global provider of email signature software. The investment is the last primary i…

SOFTWARE developer Wandisco has announced the appointment of two board members after a rollercoaster few months. Erik Miller has joined officially as chief financial officer on a full time basis, whils…

A Newcastle technology company is the only fintech firm in the UK to make the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list for three consecutive years. True Potential employs 310 people at Newburn, and has seen revenues grow more than 300% since 2012 to reach £56.7 million in 2015. The award concludes an excellent year for True […]

Merseyside-based software developer Blue Prism has announced that full-year trading results at are expected to be “comfortably ahead” of existing expectations. The AIM-listed company, which is headquartered in Newton-le-Willows, said that momentum has continued in the final quarter of its financial year to 31 October 2016. The positive performance has resulted from strong new business […]

Software business Saggezza has launched a recruitment drive to double its headcount following a series of contract wins. Based in the Sunderland Software Centre, Saggezzza offers software technology solutions to national and international clients and currently employs 20 people. The company is looking to make 15 immediate appointments, at graduate level and above, due to a number […]

A York-based developer of human capital management (HCM) software has plans to recruit more people for its team and expand its headquarters after securing an equity investment of more than £20 million. The investment in Mitrefinch by private equity specialists LDC is part of a management buyout led by chief executive Debbie Guppy. LDC has become […]

vast:visibility has secured what it describes as a major investment from HgCapital. The Liverpool-headquartered technology company has worked with high-profile financial services brands such as Confused.com and Admiral. The deal forms part of a platform of UK general insurance investing that was initiated by HgCapital through the acquisition of A-Plan Insurance in 2015. HgCapital also […]

Andrew James, an ecommerce retailer which designs and distributes kitchenware products, commissioned Sheffield-based Microsoft ERP systems specialist Azzure IT to provide and manage new software to ensure a single, integrated system to cope with the demands of a diverse clientele, growing business and a continually expanding product range. The retailer sells over 750 niche kitchen […]

Stockport-based software firm CDL has secured a deal with Swinton Group – the insurance company will be implementing CDL’s insurance software Strata. The software will enable the Manchester-headquartered insurance broker to enhance the insurance shopping experience. Swinton’s private motor and household customers are now able to buy or access quotations produced from any channel in branch, […]

Lancashire’s Edge Hill University is on course to unveil he UK’s first super immersive 3D virtual environment as part of its new £13m Technology Hub. The four screen CAVE (cave automatic virtual environment) will offer both students and businesses the chance to fully immerse themselves in a virtual room. Using real data, users will be able […]

The chief executive – David Richards – and a founding partner of listed computing and software company WANdisco has stepped down. The search for a replacement for Richards, who co-founded the company in 2005, is now underway. In the interim period, Paul Walker, non-executive chairman, has assumed the role of executive chairman. Mr Walker said: “David […]

Sheffield recruitment technology firm TribePad has secured a contract renewal with the BBC to continue to deliver its applicant tracking software. Since 2013, TribePad has helped the BBC to automate its recruitment processes. TribePad’s software has reduced recruitment costs, time taken to hire and skill matching across multiple vacancies. TribePad has recently released a new programme known […]