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		<title>Fabulosa Eyes Up Further Expansion Across Five Continents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following its exponential success in Europe, fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand Fabulosa, is continuing to bolster its global presence, targeting expansion into five continents by the end of the year &#8211; Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia and North America.  Having firmly established itself in the UK, the brand has since achieved significant international growth through an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fabulosa Announces Strategic Partnership with Leading Scottish Wholesaler</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand Fabulosa has secured a new partnership with United UK, opening doors to growth in the convenience channel across Scotland.   The premier cash and carry group, which is firmly committed to supporting the independent retail sector by providing world-renowned brands at competitive prices, will now be distributing Fabulosa’s wide range of fragranced [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fabulosa Strengthens NPD with New Senior Hire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand, Fabulosa, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Faruk Ghodawala as Third Party Supply Chain Director.   With over 25 years high-level FMCG category management experience in household and health &#38; beauty, Faruk joins from Unitas Wholesale where he held the position of Trading Controller. Previous to this he had senior buying roles [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Manchester-Based Shield Safety Secures Duo of Prestigious Industry Accolades</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shield Safety, the trusted name in food safety, health and safety and fire safety, which is headquartered in the Northern Quarter, has secured two coveted national awards, Best Company (&#62;10 Employees) and Best New Product/Service, at the prestigious Society of Food Hygiene and Technology Awards 2024. The business was honoured with the Best Company (&#62;10 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAS Daniels Sponsors Business Community Event in Stockport</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the main sponsor of a highly anticipated new business event in Stockport, leading North West law firm SAS Daniels will be convening with a host of local business community leaders to reflect on the inspiring development of the bustling town and consider what its future holds. ‘Stockport’s secret sauce’ is a TheBusinessDesk.com event and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Horlicks Supports Alder Hey Children’s Charity with National Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Haydock-based hot beverage brand Horlicks is helping locally based Alder Hey Children’s Charity to ‘make magical moments’ for its patients, families, and staff this Christmas with the launch of its latest products. Through three products exclusively available in B&#38;M stores nationwide from September; the Horlicks Instant Cracker, Horlicks Chocolate Cracker and Mixed Stick Pack, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Macclesfield FC Shares Details of Youth Development Opportunities at SAS Daniels Business Breakfast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Macclesfield FC gave attendees an insight into the superior opportunities for young footballers locally, and shared Academy successes to date, at the recently held Business Breakfast hosted by SAS Daniels LLP at the Leasing.com Stadium. The Macclesfield and Congleton offices of SAS Daniels invited special guest speaker Mark O’Leary, Head of Football Development at Macclesfield [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fabulosa Hits International Sales Landmark</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand, Fabulosa, has announced it has sold a staggering 15 million units in Europe through its retail partner Action, equating to enough liquid sold to fill 5 Olympic-size swimming pools. Action, the fastest-growing non-food discounter in Europe, stocks a core Fabulosa range in all of its 2600+ stores across 11 countries. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beech Hall School’s Six-Figure Channel Swim</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/beech-hall-schools-six-figure-channel-swim/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=beech-hall-schools-six-figure-channel-swim</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six inspirational pupils from Beech Hall School have successfully completed a relay swim of the English Channel, accomplishing the feat in record time for the Tytherington-based school and taking the fundraising total over £105,000 for learning disability charity Mencap.   The young swimmers formed the eighth team from the school to take on the challenge, three [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Paul Austen Associates Offers Free Support for Business Owners in Cheshire and Staffordshire</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/paul-austen-associates-offers-free-support-for-business-owners-in-cheshire-and-staffordshire/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=paul-austen-associates-offers-free-support-for-business-owners-in-cheshire-and-staffordshire</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those concerned about potentially austere tax measures coming into force following the Government announcement that the upcoming Budget will be “painful”, Paul Austen Chartered Accountants is offering free ‘Budget Busting’ sessions. In an effort to support small business owners in and around its office locations in Stoke on Trent and Congleton, the accountancy firm [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AFA Group Launches ‘Claims Family’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Manchester-headquartered AFA Group, and parent company of nationwide monthly budgeting service Clear Start, has announced the launch of Claims Family – a one-stop platform facilitating financial compensation for past services and agreements.   Claims Family and their partners will be supporting customers with mis-sold car finance, tenancy deposit disputes, flight delay compensation, business energy refunds, mis-sold pensions, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AFA Group Launches ‘Claims Family’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Manchester-headquartered AFA Group, and parent company of nationwide monthly budgeting service Clear Start, has announced the launch of Claims Family – a one-stop platform facilitating financial compensation for past services and agreements.   Claims Family and their partners will be supporting customers with mis-sold car finance, tenancy deposit disputes, flight delay compensation, business energy refunds, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Advancing Allergen Management…Safe to Trade Shares Guidance for Hospitality Businesses</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/advancing-allergen-managementsafe-to-trade-shares-guidance-for-hospitality-businesses/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=advancing-allergen-managementsafe-to-trade-shares-guidance-for-hospitality-businesses</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently released Imperial College London findings estimating that the number of people living with food allergies in England has increased significantly between 2008 and 2018,* together with the tragic death of 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs, after drinking a takeaway hot chocolate that she believed to be made with soya milk, is another reminder of the huge [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fabulosa Forges Ahead with Fragrance Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fabulosa, the fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand, continues to lead the way in fragrance innovation as it prepares to launch three new seasonal collections. Inspired by the trend of eastern delights, Persian prints and Moroccan magic which continue to emerge across the style landscape in 2024, the Eastern Delights collection features four captivating new oud-based [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAS Daniels Extends Partnership with Macclesfield FC</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/sas-daniels-extends-partnership-with-macclesfield-fc/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sas-daniels-extends-partnership-with-macclesfield-fc</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leading North West law firm SAS Daniels is thrilled to renew its longstanding partnership with Macclesfield FC for a further two years.  In addition to having their evocative branding around the Leasing.com Stadium and enjoying matchday hospitality within the Westwood Group VIP Lounge, the deal will also see the local law firm retain their back-of-shirt [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Weru UK Unveils Innovative New Door System</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/weru-uk-unveils-innovative-new-door-system/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=weru-uk-unveils-innovative-new-door-system</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lancashire-based glazing company Weru UK, a distributor for Weru, Germany’s market-leading supplier of windows and doors, has introduced its latest innovation in door technology. Available to view in Weru UK’s impressive showroom on Amy Johnson Way in Blackpool, the new Alegra door is a sliding, space-saving solution recommended for very large door openings. Like all [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Duo of Promotions Announced by SAS Daniels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SAS Daniels, the leading North West law firm, has promoted Maisie Clark and Matthew Ottley to the positions of solicitors, as the duo complete their training contracts with the business. Maisie, who has worked in property law for over seven years, is well-versed in dealing with both buyers and sellers on a variety of transactions. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fabulosa Announced as Finalists for Esteemed Award Scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fabulosa, the fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand, is celebrating its shortlisting for the prestigious North West Business of the Year Awards 2024. The firm has been recognised within the region for its noteworthy success in international trade, including breaking into new markets and achieving significant growth with existing overseas partners. The awards, led by TheBusinessDesk.com, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fabulosa Celebrates Landmark Export Achievement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fabulosa, the fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand, is celebrating another landmark achievement after winning the highly coveted ‘Export’ award at Insider&#8217;s Made in the North West Awards 2024.   In recognition of phenomenal growth through its export strategy, the firm was deemed the most outstanding exporter in the region in terms of international presence and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nolte Kitchens UK Launches Franchise Model to Fuel Expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 05:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Further to its highly successful entry into direct-to-consumer retail in the UK market, North West headquartered Nolte Kitchens UK is targeting rapid expansion through the launch of its new franchise model. Building on its longstanding German heritage and strong brand presence with 15 showrooms in premium high-street locations after only launching in the UK in 2021, the ambitious kitchen [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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