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Case Studies
Olympics a major draw for Northwest curtain firm
Merseyside-based Ena Shaw has vaulted its rivals to score a high-value contract to provide curtains for athletes’ accommodation at the London 2012 Olympics.
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Alan Hindle Transport - Northwest company strikes gold with London 2012
Alan Hindle Transport, based in Bolton, a specialist haulier to the construction industry, is providing a range of vehicles to the main Olympic sites. The business runs a mixed fleet ranging from half-tonne pick-ups to 44-tonne abnormal loads, and is busy
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Northwest helps British Cycling get into gear
It seems that everyone is getting on their bike these days. A combination of summer weather, crowded public transport and a slew of high profile British cycling champions has seen a considerable rise in the numbers of people taking to the roads. Great new
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On track for London 2012 (re)cycling gold
Specialists in recycling and waste management, Glasdon UK Limited is benefiting from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, having won a contract through the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to provide all the London 2012 offices with recycli
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Bolton Company helps lay the foundation for the London 2012 Games
Companies across the UK are benefiting from London being chosen to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including firms in the Northwest
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Manchester firm has sights on London 2012 opportunities
Companies across the UK are getting involved in business opportunities around the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, including Manchester - based building protection provider Icopal.
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Northwest businesses boosted by Beijing effect.
British Cycling, the national governing body for cycling which is headquartered at the Velodrome in Manchester, has seen an increase in levels of participation in cycling both recreationally and in international competitions since Beijing 2008.
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CompeteFor gives Cheshire company a boost
Macclesfield - based communications company Media4Change works with businesses to help them promote their social and environmental activities.
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Merseyside equipment and support services company wins key contract for London 2012
A national equipment and support services comapny with its head office in the Northwest has won a key contract to provide renatl equipment, building supplies and training to firms working on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games site in London
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Northwest coatings company secures work for London 2012
London 2012 is creating opportunities throughout the UK, including the Northwest. One such company which benefited from these opportunities was Bolton based Leigh Paints, that has won a contract to provide a range of coatings for the steel frame of the ma
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Chorley Business supplies to the London 2012 Games
The Northwest continues to benefit from London being chosen to host the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games, with a Chorley-based supplier of welding products the latest success story.
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European Badminton Championships
As London prepares to host the 2012 Olympic Games, two companies in the Northwest are proving they have the experience and expertise to supply major sporting events.
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Blackburn business benefits from London 2012
Blackburn company Tensar International, which provides soil reinforcement and ground stabilisation solutions, is the latest Northwest company to benefit from the staging of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in London.
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Northwest businesses join forces for CompeteFor contract
Two Northwest businesses have benefited from a partnership approach by winning a contract through CompeteFor, the online portal for contract opportunities for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Northwest business benefits from tier two London 2012 contract opportunity
Companies across England’s Northwest are benefiting from London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games business opportunities, including Bolton-based Ascot Doors.
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Northwest benefits from Pre Games Training Camps
With just over two years to go, preparations have begun for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, with the first Pre Games Training Camp (PGTCs) getting underway in Manchester.
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Crane company gets a lift from London 2012
Companies across the Northwest are continuing to benefit from London’s hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
One of the latest companies to win work is Ainscough Crane Hire, which is supplying and directing cranes on a number of
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Oldham-based Dew Piling secures four London 2012 Aquatics Centre contracts
Companies across the Northwest are benefiting from the construction phase of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including work being carried out on the Aquatics Centre.
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Merseyside GPS company helps measure up the London 2012 Games
Liverpool based Korec, which supplies advanced GPS measurement solutions to the survayeing, construction and GIS mapping industries, was keen to get involved in the planning of the 2012 Games
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