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Leeds-based supermarket group Asda said its third-quarter trading was impacted by “severe disruption” to its IT systems “following cutover from Project Future” which materially impacted…

Ferry company Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) are to commence work on a new freight ferry terminal at the Port of Immingham. The…

Leeds Building Society said on Friday that CEO Richard Fearon is leaving the mutual after nine years, the past six of those as chief executive….

Shares of Manchester-based fashion retailer Boohoo Group plc, which plans to change its name to Debenhams plc, rose about 40% after it published results for…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said on Thursday that Matt Pullen will be stepping down from his role as chief…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell announced that senior independent director Evelyn Bourke will step down from its board as a non-executive director with effect from…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group — where CEO Lyssa McGowan left the business on September 18 and Ian Burke assumed the…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc announced that it has signed a new £275 million Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with NatWest, Santander and HSBC. “It…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, announced that its land promotion and planning business, Hallam Land has completed the sale of a…

Shares of Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc rose as much as 7% after it published unaudited financial results for the six months ended September 30,…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said its revenue rose 10.4% to £1.468 billion in the 26 weeks to September 27, 2025, and profit before…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc has reported a record group order book of £915 million. For the year ended September 30,…

Manchester’s position as a leading UK life sciences hub has taken a major step forward as UK Biobank begins the fit-out of its new national headquarters…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, said on Monday it has responded to an updated mandate from Westminster by publishing a…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power said Stablegrid Group has chosen ITM as the technology partner and supplier for two energy infrastructure projects in Germany, totalling…

Shares of Cheshire-based NWF Group plc, which delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, fell almost 20% after it warned its results for the…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced the completion of the sale of a package of 10 non-core sites to the French…

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has announced a £1 billion “GM Good Growth Fund”’ for a pipeline of projects to drive growth and deliver regeneration “at…

Leeds-based transport technology provider Tracsis plc said on Thursday it will pursue mergers and acquisitions opportunities as it reported revenue up 1% to £81.9 million…

Leeds-based supermarket group Asda confirmed it has reached a sale and leaseback agreement on 24 stores and its Lutterworth depot with two separate buyers, raising a…

Shares of Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc rose as much as 15% after it published a trading update for its Annual General Meeting and…

Shares of Manchester-based household and professional cleaning products firm McBride plc rose around 20% on Thursday after it published an AGM trading update and announced…

Newcastle-headquartered build-to-rent (BTR) specialist Grainger plc, the UK’s largest residential REIT, said its IFRS profit before tax rose 153% to £102.6 million in the year to…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, said on Thursday it anticipates that FY26 profit before tax and adjusting items (PBTAI) will be…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said its revenue grew 5% to £5.342 billion in the half year ended September 30, 2025, and profit before tax edged 1% higher…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, said on Wednesday its revenue increased 8% to £2.513 billion in the year to September…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc said on Tuesday it continues to review strategic options “including the potential sale of the operating business” and it is…

The University of Liverpool has unveiled an ambitious plan to position the Liverpool City Region and the UK as a global leader in AI-driven materials…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said its revenue rose 31% to £80.7 million in the six months ended September 30, 2025, and it made…

Lancaster University spinout authentication firm Quantum Base, which joined the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange in April, said on Monday it has signed an agreement with…

Shares of Leeds piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group fell 14% on Monday after it said it expects current subdued market conditions “to persist for the…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based advanced materials and paper & packaging group, said its revenue rose 3.7% to £51.8 million in the six months ended September…

Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc said its Myprotein business, part of the THG Nutrition portfolio, has agreed a new collaboration with Mars. “The partnership will see the…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said on Friday demand for new homes “remains subdued, but steady, with buyers lacking confidence in the current economic…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said its financial year has begun positively with “improved financial performance.” In an AGM trading update for 19 weeks ended November 9, 2025,…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said its group profit before tax fell 55.6% to £75 million in the 26 weeks to September 27, 2025. B&M said group…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, said its underlying first-half profit before tax rose 97.4% to £361 million for the six-month…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Thursday its current private forward sales position has increased 15% to £2.09bn. In a third-quarter trading statement for the…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced that it will begin scheduled flying from London Gatwick Airport for the first time from late March 2026. “The agreement will bring Jet2 to…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its group revenue rose 2% to £548 million in the 10 months ended October 31, 2025….

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said it will invest £40 million over the next three years to help “raise animal welfare standards” across the business’s…

Co-op Group, the Manchester-based member-owned mutual, said it plans to open more than 50 new or “transformed” stores across the UK before Christmas — while calling…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc announced the appointment of THG plc executive Matthew Rothwell as Nichols’ Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary,…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, said it appointed Tate & Lyle CFO Sarah Kuijlaars to its board as an independent non-executive director…

Liverpool-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, said on Monday its revenue rose 24.2% to £107.1 million in the year to July…

Liverpool-based online retail and financial services firm The Very Group, owner of Littlewoods, announced the completion of a transaction under which investment firm Carlyle becomes…

Liverpool City Region said it is set to receive £700 million to build new social and affordable housing as part of a major UK Government…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc said it returned £162.2 million to shareholders in the first half of its current financial year through £100.2…

Shares of North Shields-based “delivered wholesale” business Kitwave Group plc rose about 7% after it published a trading update for the 12 month period ended October…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), said on Wednesday that its EBITDA earnings in the six months ended September 30, 2025, were “modestly…

Liverpool-based Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second largest port operator, has announced big investments in the Eastfloat Terminal at Birkenhead Port and at its Great Yarmouth site….

Apollo, the New York-based alternative asset management giant, announced that Apollo-managed funds have agreed to invest $6.5 billion for a 50% stake in Ørsted’s Hornsea…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc announced that its “challenger” consultancy brand Counter has secured a series of “substantial new assignments, renewals and extensions…

Skelmersdale-based waste vehicle lease firm NRG Riverside said it has completed a £455 million refinancing of its debt structure to position itself for the next…

Princes Group, the Liverpool-based international food and beverage giant, joined the main market of the London Stock Exchange on Friday with its offer price set at…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc announced that Catherine Faiers intends to step down as chief operating officer in order to take up a…

Leeds-based engineering giant Doncasters Group, a key supplier to Boeing, has approached investment banks to prepare for a possible 2026 initial public offering (IPO) in…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said on Thursday it has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across…

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc announced that Julian Davis will be stepping down from his roles as chief financial officer and director — after…

Sustainable Ventures has launched a major climate tech hub in the heart of Manchester, located in the recently Grade 2 listed Renold Building. The hub will…

Together Financial Services Limited, the Cheadle, Cheshire-based non-bank relationship lender, announce the refinancing of its securitisation facility for property development lending, ADALO Asset Backed Securitisation (ADALO). Together…