Greater Manchester stories
Kao Data campaign celebrates women shaping digital infrastructure
Tue, 10th Jun 2025
Kao Data’s new campaign, Critical Careers, celebrates the vital contributions of women shaping the rapidly growing global digital infrastructure sector.
The Couture Club's sales soar 200% with Shipster tech
Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
The Couture Club has reported a remarkable 200% growth in international sales, thanks to a game-changing logistics overhaul with Shipster's software platform.
Kao Data & CBRE partner for data centre management
Thu, 5th Dec 2024
Kao Data has appointed CBRE to manage its facilities across Europe, enhancing operational efficiency and support for its expanding data centre portfolio.
Kao Data begins £350m data centre project in Stockport
Thu, 10th Oct 2024
Kao Data has begun construction on a GBP £350 million data centre in Stockport, set to enhance Greater Manchester’s digital infrastructure by 2026.
Northern installs parcel lockers at 50 railway stations
Tue, 1st Oct 2024
Northern is introducing Parcel Pending lockers at 50 stations in Northern England, enhancing convenience for over 100 million annual passengers.
Oldham Council cyberattack exposes resident data, raises alarm
Wed, 28th Aug 2024
Oldham Council hit by cyberattack, exposing sensitive data; part of a broader wave across Greater Manchester, leaving thousands at risk of phishing scams.
Greater Manchester councils select inploi to boost job platform
Thu, 27th Jun 2024
Consortium of 13 councils selects talent tech firm inploi for a four-year, six-figure contract to enhance the greater.jobs platform amidst UK's labour shortage.
ANS taps industry veteran Ben Cooper as Marketing Director
Tue, 26th Mar 2024
Manchester-based digital transformation firm ANS appoints industry expert Ben Cooper as new Marketing Director to accelerate brand awareness and shape robust marketing strategies.
Why enterprises and governments should prepare for Q-Day
Fri, 24th Nov 2023
Governments and research organizations are investing in quantum computing to address sustainability, defence, climate change and other societal challenges.
Kao Data appoints David Bloom as New Chairman for UK & European Growth
Fri, 22nd Sep 2023
Kao Data appoints David Bloom as new Chairman to steer strategic growth in UK and Europe. Bloom brings extensive experience in technology and data centres.
4th Utility appoints Top Digital Leader as CEO of Consumer Business Unit
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
The full fibre broadband provider 4th Utility, appoints Steve Wilson, a top digital leader, as CEO of its newly created consumer business unit.
Snowflake secures data deal with WA's Vix Technology
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
Western Australian company Vix Technology has entered into a business agreement with cloud data platform Snowflake to crunch real-time data.
England’s second largest police force still reliant on vulnerable Windows XP
Thu, 21st Sep 2017
The Greater Manchester police have revealed more than one in five of its computers are still running an OS that has been unsupported since 2014.