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Maintaining staff morale is an important part of managing a productive workforce and showing your appreciation by way of gifts and other benefits is undoubtedly good for staff morale and there are some tax-efficient gifts that will help keep the costs down. Tax-Free Gifts You can make a gift to your employees that will not count towards taxable income [...]

Solar-energy provider, Green Shield Group has announced their first project located at Riello UPS on Wrexham Industrial Estate. The system which is a 60kW solar PV system will save £16,500 in Year 1 with a 31% self-sufficiency and a return on investment of three and a half years. Work is underway and installation is due to commence on-site in [...]

Burnley College student Holly Stewart has started an exciting new marketing internship at The Landmark. Currently studying Business BTEC Level 3 at the college, Holly has aspirations to start her own marketing business once she finishes her diploma in May 2024. Keen to build her communication and confidence skills during her time at The Landmark, the keen footballer - [...]

Regardless of whether you intend to pay your employees early at Christmas, you must still report your payroll with the normal payment date, even if the usual pay date falls on a weekend or bank holiday. For example: if you pay on Friday 23rd December 2022 but the normal/contractual payment date is Friday 30th December 2022, you should still [...]

Project Management is more than just tasks and timelines—it's a strategic competency that's essential in today's fast-paced business environment. Whether you're an aspiring manager or a decision-maker, understanding the principles can enhance your ability to deliver at your highest levels and boost your career prospects. We all “project manage” to a certain extent in our lives everyday. But in [...]

Autumn Statement 2023 commentary from Jane Parry – tax partner at PM+M: In today’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor lauded the government’s achievement of meeting its target of halving inflation. No one could argue that is a good thing, but some caution is needed as most of that drop has been driven by falling energy prices, and prices are still [...]

Visitors flocked to Burnley on Saturday 18th November as the town’s Christmas celebrations got underway with the lights switch-on event. There were a whole host of free, festive activities for people to enjoy throughout the day, ranging from meeting seasonal characters and playing crazy golf to enjoying live music and watching the magical lantern parade. A live stage show [...]

What More UK, the Lancashire housewares manufacturer, and owner of the well-known brand Wham, was delighted to have an extended range of the award winning PushPan® round cake tins showcased on QVC Germany this week. QVC is one of the 10 largest mail-order companies in Germany, with a market share of 50%. With the bakeware market also being very [...]

Blackburn-based Pierce Corporate Finance has advised Recydia, a subsidiary of Italian Conglomerate Cementir NV, on the disposal of Neales Waste Management (NWM) Holdings. NWM is a waste management business with interests in landfill, materials recovery facility (MRF) and hazardous waste operations. NWM is located in the North-west of England and was established in 1991 as a skip collection business [...]

Edge Hill University's sector-leading SME Productivity & Innovation Centre (SME PIC) has had its High Growth Innovation Sprint programme endorsed by the ScaleUp Institute, recognising its huge success in boosting growth and creating jobs. Edge Hill is the first university in the Northwest to receive the ScaleUp Institute’s endorsement, identifying its High Growth Innovation Sprint programme as one of the best [...]