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Massive careers fair with hundreds of jobs at leading companies comes to Manchester next month

Manchester Careers Fair 2023 will "showcase a wide range of job roles and opportunities to suit diverse career paths".

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 20th July 2023

A huge careers fair with hundreds of jobs at some major companies up for grabs is coming to Manchester next month.

Described as being “the ultimate networking platform”, the UK Careers Fair travels all around the country with the aim of bringing job-hunters together with employers who are looking for skilled candidates to fill hundreds of roles.

Events have been held in over 60 locations nationwide, and in just a few weeks time, it’s stopping off right here in Manchester.

Taking over the Britannia Hotel on Portland Street in the heart of the city centre, organisers are promising that the upcoming Manchester event will “showcase a wide range of job roles and opportunities to suit diverse career paths”.

Those making their way down to the Manchester Careers Fair on Friday 18 August will get the chance to explore a wide range of roles – with everything from entry-level, apprenticeship, and graduate positions, to management roles, franchise opportunities, and both part-time and full-time positions, as well as flexible and work-from-home jobs available.

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The four-hour event is free to attend, and is gearing up to offer job seekers an “unparalleled chance” to engage with local and national employers face-to-face.

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Massive careers fair with hundreds of jobs is coming to Manchester / Credit: The UK Careers Fair (via Facebook)

British Airways, Lidl, Arnold Clark, Optical Express, and BAE Systems are just some of the companies that will be looking for new recruits at the Manchester fair, as well as seeing representatives from HM Courts and Tribunal Service, and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, also present and looking to fill roles at the event.

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Manchester Careers Fair 2023 will take place on Friday 18 August at the Britannia Hotel on Portland Street from 10am to 2pm.

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Find out more and grab a free ticket here.

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Manchester company set to rescue beloved tea brand Typhoo from administration

Danny Jones Danny Jones Manchester vape company could save Typhoo from administration

Beloved British tea brand Typhoo has unfortunately fallen into administration after 121 years but a Manchester company could be set to save it from the jaws of insolvency.

Undoubtedly one of the biggest and best-known brands in the UK, not to mention the teabag of choice for millions up and down the country, Typhoo is a household name to most and has been a mainstay in supermarkets and newsagents for longer than we’ve been alive.

Despite its long-standing reputation and catering to a market of obsessive tea drinkers who aren’t going anywhere, the brew business has proved difficult for them, with a steady decline in sales and increasing losses year on year, as well as levels of debt creeping up to a now unsustainable point.

Financial advisory firm Kroll has now been appointed to handle the administration and find a buyer for the tea business, with a Manchester-headquartered company currently believed to be the frontrunner.

Supreme PLC is London-listed but has a HQ in Manchester.
The old Tyhpoo factory which closed last year.
Typhoo could be pulled back from the brink of administration. (Credit: Supreme via Facebook)/Rept0n1x via Wikimedia Commons)

Typhoo has been struggling to keep a foothold in the tea markets in recent years – suffering a significant setback when its Merseyside factory on the Wirral was broken into back in August 2023 – however, they have now been given a lifeline by a company just down the road in Stretford.

According to industry news outlet, Proactive Investors, vape and battery distributors Supreme Imports (based over in Trafford Park) are now said to be in ‘advanced talks’ to buy the tea brand and save it from going belly up after well over a century on our shelves.

The Bristol-based veterans were acquired by Zetland Capital back in 2021 which looked to have stabilised finances for a little while, but despite steadying the ship in the immediate, the last three years have seen a return to turbulent times.

While administration should keep them afloat while a sale is secured, there is still the matter of sizeable debt to be contested with; as of September last year, Typhoo owed more than £73 million to creditors – a whole £20m more than the previous year. In contrast, Supreme recently posted pe-tax profits of £14.7m.

Meanwhile, serious dips in revenue haven’t helped, with losses of around 25% recorded in the previous financial year and the closure of the Moreton plant (which contributed to approximately £24.1m worth of “exceptional costs”) leaving them at risk of going total collapse. It isn’t the heavyweight it once was.

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Conversely, with a diverse portfolio including not only vapes and batteries but lightbulbs, protein powder and bars; other e-cigarette items, the Clearly Drinks brand and even Sealions sleep gummies, Supreme are in the position to potentially rescue Typhoo, although a buyout deal is not yet finalised.

It’s unclear what the PLC will ultimately do with the brand should the acquisition be completed but it could prove to be a big coup if they can help it recover.

More importantly, with more than 100 jobs at risk throughout the company, not to mention Tyhpoo’s heritage as a historically significant domestic brand, we would love nothing more than to see the much-loved brew-makers back on their feet and livelihoods kept intact thanks to a local brand of our own.

Fingers crossed.

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A Christmas train in Wigan has been delivering donated toys galore

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia Christmas toy train Wigan

Yuletide wishes have come true as a donation of toys and goodies have been delivered via a Christmas train in Wigan, right in time for the big day.

The Amazon toy train, which is a new initiative running this festive season, is dropping off presents from now right up until Christmas day itself.

Already visiting Wigan earlier this month, the locomotive has its sites set on three more stops including London, Swansea and Scotland as it makes its journey across three nations.

In partnership with Multibank’s Brick-by-Brick project, the train hopes to provide and offer gifts to families in need across the UK with Wigan marking the closest stop off in Greater Manchester.

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Credit: Lee Boswell (supplied)

All the toys that are being transported across the country in this Amazon-fronted train are featured on the company’s ‘Top Ten Toys 2024’ list.

Hatchimals, Screamerz and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza were some of the exciting gifts found on the Christmas train in Wigan at the start of this month.

This lighthearted and fun-filled Christmas-themed project is kitted out with toys from top brands like Play-Doh and the brickmasters themselves, LEGO Star Wars.

So far, Multibank has helped over 400,000 families and provided three million essential items across their operations in England, Scotland and Wales since launching in 2022.

This collaborative local project doesn’t just operate at Christmastime either: Brick-to-Brick Multibank run all year round collecting surplus business requirements like furniture, hot water bottles and hygiene products to be used by those less fortunate.

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The Christmas train in Wigan filled with Amazon’s top toys.
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The Wigan toy train features some well known brands.
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This roster of children’s favourite companions and interactive games is inspired by the consumers themselves. Every toy is related to or the exact match of what Amazon customers have been searching for the most. A real Christmas list come true.

The list of the top toys isn’t extortionate either, offering customers some affordable and still as fascinating options with prices starting from £9.99.

Even old-school classics like Play-Doh have a spot on this wish list. This poses the really big question: where’s the adult version?

You may have finished your Christmas shopping not too long ago or might still be looking for inspiration, browse the top-ranked teddies and more HERE.

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