business briefs: Ibis; DrinkWell; Truline; ITS Technology Group; JSJ UK; Bibby Financial Services; Midland Hotel | TheBusinessDesk.com
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Ibis Budget Manchester Airport has launched an IPA beer exclusively for guests.The 262-bed hotel which opened at Manchester Airport in December last year and is managed by Aimbridge EMEA, has created Looking Fly a mix of Maris Otter and Munich Malts from Britain and Germany alongside Cascade and Chinook hops.The IPA was named Looking Fly following a social media competition earlier this year.Ben McNally, director of sales and marketing at ibis Budget Manchester Airport, said: Our Looking Fly IPA has been created exclusively for our guests so they can start their holiday off that bit earlier.The beauty of an overnight stay with us is that it takes all the stress away, you can check your bags in the night before with the Twilight Check-in service, then walk over to your terminal in the morning, and now with our IPA you can enjoy a drink on us the night before.Manchester-based lower calorie drinks retailer, DrinkWell, has secured a \xa3600,000 investment to drive its development as the leading marketplace for better choice alcohol.DrinkWell will use the raise, from Sadita Holdings after the success of a prior investment round, to continue to support innovation, bringing new and exciting products to the market, as well as to steer growth in both the international online and offline trade.The online drinks marketplace, known as the home of reduced calorie alcohol, has seen phenomenal growth over the past 12 months. A pioneer in the lighter alcohol market, it has continued to meet increasing demand, with its innovative product range which it imports, manufactures and distributes.DrinkWell was launched in 2015 by founder and managing director, Tom Bell. Truline has also provided a full solution with design and fit out at a large blue chip manufacturing plant.And it has recently completed multimillion-pound education projects which have seen a variety of refurbishments including spaces within Grade II-listed buildings. These include flagship joint ventures with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and DG Cities in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to deliver transformational full fibre infrastructure and services to support their digital ambitions.Andy Bell, head of public sector at ITS Technology Group said: Helping communities thrive is about more than just delivering a high quality service, we immerse ourselves fully in the needs of our public sector projects and organisations, including deriving growth, inclusivity, and sustainability.Preston-based bespoke joinery firm, JSJ UK, is helping local teachers to build self-esteem, life skills, positive attitudes to learning and strong grades for their pupils through the part-donation and creation of an outdoor classroom.Chorley St Peters CofE Primary School had hoped to follow Ofsted guidance by creating an outdoor learning environment on school grounds, but costs threatened to prevent the project from going ahead. Also, finding appropriate locations for lessons can be a challenge, particularly if learning outside of the classroom is to take place multiple times a term for every class.Teachers at Chorley St Peters approached JSJ UK, whose designers provided plans following a visual design concept brief with school staff, adjusted material choices, and committed to gift 25% of the projects cost as a donation to the school.Built from environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient red grandis, the octagonal structure creates a convivial environment inside, enhanced by a vaulted ceiling to give an open, airy atmosphere.