Queensberry has announced the opening of a Tesco Express at its Metquartier asset in central Liverpool.
The supermarket chain, which will occupy the site of the former BOSS unit at the front of Whitechapel, is another boost for the centre, as it will create 20 jobs. Fitting out of 3,413 square feet will begin this month and the store will open in the spring. Queensberry pleaded through Avison Young, acting as leasing agent.
In recent years, the Met Quarter has evolved from a classic grocery mall to a colorful educational space. This new addition will further complement Metquartier’s existing high-end entertainment, arts and fashion retailers, offering synergy and convenience to all occupants. and customers.
The Met Quarter also welcomed Carvela to the center. The premium footwear and accessories logo replaces Kurt Geiger’s existing unit on the ground floor and will provide a high-end retail option for visitors.
Alex Hyams, Queensberry’s Senior Director of Assets and Rentals, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Tesco to the Met quarter, bringing a new elegance of use to the diverse mix of occupants we have decided on during the transformation of the project. Since Queensberry purchased the asset in 2016, we have continued to effectively remodel the building to include an educational campus with over 1,400 students and multiple advertising and recreational uses, adding the Everyman Cinema and GPO Food Hall.
A Tesco spokesperson said: “We are very pleased to open a new store in Liverpool and look forward to servicing the network in spring 2024. “
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Liverpool-based provider The Learning Foundry has secured an investment from the Department for Education to run government-backed skills training camps across the North West, starting next month.
Skills Bootcamps are funded and flexible courses for seniors aged 19 and over. Training provides opportunities for Americans and corporations to upskill, retrain, or retrain, offering access to sector-specific skills and careers in high-demand sectors.
The Skills Bootcamps are part of the broader “Life Skills” offering of the Education Component. Programs are flexible, funded, or funded, and last up to 16 weeks at a time. The Bootcamp education is co-designed with employers in sectors where skills gaps exist, expanding employment opportunities.
With funding of £1. 6 million, The Learning Foundry will offer programmes in the green skills, telecommunications and civil production and live music spaces.
Claire Lee, Chief Executive of The Learning Foundry, said: “The entire team at The Learning Foundry is very pleased to secure an investment from the Department of Education to deliver a Skills Bootcamp training. The investment will allow us to equip others with the skills they want to acquire and expand a career, not just a job, and for employers to see our region as an attractive position to stay and invest. “
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Everton FC has announced an extension of its partnership with FIGS, Inc. , the sportswear and lifestyle brand listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to their on-field collaboration, FIGS will paint the paintings for the club’s charity arm, Everton. in the Community, to gain an advantage in local fitness causes.
The partnership will run through the end of the season, beginning with a focus on preventative fitness in January and will include a charitable and medical professional giving program. During the season finale in May, the association will focus on intellectual fitness awareness. .
The first activation, called ‘New Year, New You’, is kicking off with the first Premier League home game of the year taking place on January 14, against Aston Villa, and is championed by first team star, James Tarkowski. FIGS is supporting Everton in the Community in offering fans complementary, non-invasive health screenings within The People’s Place, the charity’s purpose-built mental health and wellbeing hub, outside Goodison Park ahead of the match.
The examination will include a blood pressure check and electrocardiogram (ECG) and, if necessary, will provide recipients with further information, adding references to live in Liverpool 4, 5 or 6. Since many fitness situations are asymptomatic, performing those tests can help identify irregularities that can lead to significant fitness disorders if left untreated.
Lucy McLean, Everton’s Community Health Screening Coordinator, said: “Health checks are a quick and easy way to keep up with your health. They’re non-invasive and can help catch a problem early, even before you have symptoms. “And they’re a wonderful way to help you make informed decisions about your health. I would like to express our thanks to FIGS for helping us create a healthier Merseyside.
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The new year provides a wonderful opportunity for Greater Manchester-based brands to review their production processes and make major improvements.
Starting this month, experts at the GM Business Growth Hub will relaunch their acclaimed and fully funded ‘Lean Champion’ workshop to help brands in Greater Manchester improve quality and efficiency, reduce waste and achieve tangible, seamless improvements. An ideologically grounded production procedure aimed at maximizing productivity while also minimizing waste within a production operation.
Through hands-on, fun, and interactive learning, the GM Business Growth Hub’s one-day “Lean Champion” workshop provides participants with a how-to for identifying, prioritizing, and implementing continuous improvement opportunities, the team for implementing driving and sustaining Lean improvements, and good luck hotspots for achieving genuine change, a training regimen through which they can interact with others in Lean activities, percentage learning, training equipment, shaping behaviors and regimens.
Participants will also be presented with individualized on-site follow-up to help move forward on projects and issues they identify in the workshop.
Anne Campion, director of manufacturing at GM Business Growth Hub, said, “Being a Lean organization means that it is focused on maximizing profits through understanding and delivering what the visitor values at all times. If you and your organization are looking to make concrete innovations in quality, load, and delivery in the coming year and identify a corporate culture that values continuous improvement and solving challenges, then the Lean Champion Workshop is an opportunity you can’t miss. “
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It has been decided that Inscape Interiors, an advertising specialist based in Chorley, will manufacture and install IPS duct panel systems for 4 primary healthcare projects across the UK.
The company has been appointed through major contractor Integrated Health Projects to deliver the IPS package for the new North View inpatient intellectual fitness unit at North Manchester General Hospital. Inscape was also selected through the same contractor to complete duct panel installations for Manchester Royal Infirmary’s ‘Project RED’ transformation project.
Further afield, Inscape has also participated in Integrated Health Projects to manufacture and match IPS panels for a new emergency disintegrator at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. Meanwhile, Carefoot Construction decided to have Inscape provide IPS panels for the Royal Blackburn Hospital’s coronary system. health care unit, as part of a larger package of renovations being completed through the contractor at the hospital.
Gary Wynne, CEO of Inscape Interiors, said, “All of those health care projects will have a massive impact on their communities, providing life-saving care and aid to Americans and their families at a time when they want it most.
“We are proud to have had the buy-in from some of the UK’s leading contractors to provide the sanitary amenities for those major projects. Our role is only a small component of those overall projects, but our goal is to help our clients make a decision. big difference.
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ESP Play, the Burnley-based gaming gadget specialist, kicks off 2024 after a record-breaking year, having achieved an impressive £9. 1 million. This figure represents a 40% expansion from last year, with the structure of 712 playgrounds in 2023 to 579 in 2022.
This year the business has set an ambitious target of achieving an aspirational 25% growth, with the projection of £12.5m in turnover.
Founded in 2003, ESP Play specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of children’s play equipment. In addition to designing high-quality play spaces for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, the company also operates an advertising division, which offers a variety of gaming devices for businesses, asset developers, local governments and public play spaces.
Andrew Wood, CEO of ESP Play, said: “2023 has been a great fortune for the company as a whole and for our people. The truly extensive expansion we have achieved will need to be attributed to our committed team, who not only contribute to the expansion of the company and at the same time thrive through continuous advancements and achievements.
He added: “Providing adequate play facilities for children with special educational needs is a fundamental challenge. The demand for BEPs, whether inside or outside the classroom, is increasing, but many do not have access to a suitable external environment. Our purpose is to help all young people become physically active with the right equipment and the right kind.
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Helen Quayle, founder of Bury-based LaserHQ, has opened her fifth laser clinic inside Beauty Bazaar, Harvey Nichols, in Liverpool One shopping centre.
The clinic offers a variety of treatments, including laser hair removal, laser tattoo removal, pigmentation removal and SPMU eyebrow waxing. The clinic also specializes in all facets of hormonal fitness and can offer a free consultation with a hormone specialist for any client suffering from hormonal issues. affairs.
Helen said: “We’ve worked so hard to create a welcoming and inclusive space that provides exceptional services to clients, and we cannot wait to provide our services from such a great location.”
Fiona Lewis, General Manager of Beauty Bazaar, Harvey Nichols, said: “We were so impressed by LaserHQ as a brand when we were first introduced to Helen as it provides such a unique and thorough service for its clientele, something which definitely aligns with Beauty Bazaar, Harvey Nichols’ ethos. We’re absolutely thrilled to have them become a part of our family.”
Helen established LaserHQ in 2017 after recognising a gap in the market for affordable and accessible laser hair removal services after wanting to have treatments done herself. Starting her business initially from just one small room at the back of a salon, Helen now has centres in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.