From left to right: Abi Fuller, Amy Middleton, Becki Harrison and Chloe Hill

While the riots that affected Manchester were on a far smaller scale than those in London and its outer regions, there was still a level of trepidation for the team at Acumen when they returned to their city centre offices the following day.

While many of the other premises around Acumen on Canal Street had not escaped the attention of the rioters, the building which is home to Acumen and its sister companies, Research opinions, The Pioneer Suite and Aspect Viewing Facilities, was fortunate enough to have been left alone.

Never ones to count their own blessings, the team quickly mobilised to join in the clean-up operation which had been gaining support through the use social media. Armed with brushes, dust-pans and large quantities of bin bags, the team headed out into the city centre to join the other volunteers that had found time to help with the clean-up.


Crowds gather in Piccadilly to repair the damage done by the rioters

While a lot of the damage had been to shop windows there was still signs of the previous night’s problems on the streets around the city centre.




In this picture: Alistair Woolham, Alanna Fairall, Mike Durkin

Miss Selfridge was one of the shops to face the worst of the vandalism, being set alight after looters had managed to break into the store.



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