Boohoo warns Frasers off any merger plans

Manchester-based online fashion firm Boohoo Group is seeking assurances from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, the company’s largest shareholder which is pushing for a seat on…






Vimto maker targets medium-term sales growth

Merseyside-based Vimto maker Nichols plc said current financial year trading remains in line with management expectations. In the medium term, it said it is targeting growth…




York’s Aptamer updates on contract wins

York-based Aptamer Group plc, the developer of molecule binding techniques for use in medicine and cosmetics, on Wednesday provided investors with an update on contracts signed…


Surface Transforms chairman quits after two months

Surface Transforms, the troubled Knowsley-based maker of disc brakes for supercars, announced that Andrew Kitchingman, non-executive chairman, has resigned with immediate effect. Kitchingman was appointed…


Port of Blyth signs partnership with Delaware

The Port of Blyth (PoB) and Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP), the lead statewide economic development organization for Delaware, have signed a cooperative agreement to leverage…



TSG, Gateshead IT specialist, acquires Dayta

Gateshead-based IT specialist TSG announced the completion of the acquisition of Aylesbury-headquartered Dayta, one of the UK’s fastest-growing multi-academy trust technology providers. Dayta provides accountancy…




Northcoders gets on UK public sector platform

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said its consultancy brand, Counter, has been accepted onto the G-Cloud 14 framework, the UK government’s public sector…


Sosandar signs furniture deal with Next

Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, has signed a licensing agreement with retailer Next for…



CMap, Manchester PSA software firm, sold to ECI

Manchester-based private equity firm NorthEdge said it completed the sale of CMap, the Manchester-headquartered Professional Services Automation (PSA) software business, to London private equity firm ECI. CMap serves…




TDR Capital ownership of Asda now 67.5%

Leeds-based Asda has confirmed that funds managed by TDR Capital LLP have completed the acquisition of Zuber Issa’s shares in the business. This brings the…


Leeds developer Citu in £200m plan for 600 homes

Leeds-based sustainable developer Citu has announced a significant new partnership with The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USRF) and its Investment Adviser SURE Capital Partners, signing a…







Skipton names Gunawickrema to board

Skipton Building Society has named Hasintha Gunawickrema to its board as non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval. A former Barclays financial analyst, Gunawickrema worked at…


Boohoo names Finley CEO, snubs Ashley

Manchester online fashion firm Boohoo Group has named insider Dan Finley as its new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect, snubbing billionaire investor Mike Ashley…


BGEN, Warrington engineers, bought by M Group

Stevenage-based M Group Services said it completed the acquisition of Warrington-based BGEN Ltd, one of the UK’s largest independent technical engineering solutions businesses with a…



Team 17 names Varachia as CFO, COO

Wakefield-based Team17 Group plc, a developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, has appointed Rashid Varachia to the Board as Chief Financial Officer, and…






Cropper names Stirling as CEO

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based paper, packaging and materials company, has named David Stirling as its new CEO, taking over from Steve Adams early next…





Boohoo resists Ashley’s push for CEO

Manchester online fashion firm Boohoo Group is resisting retail billionaire Mike Ashley’s call to appoint him CEO, saying his presence on the board could raise…




Assura sells 12 assets for £25m

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust Assura plc said it sold 12 assets for cash proceeds of £25 million, enabling it to make a partial…











Nanoco names Shashkov as CEO

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc has appointed Dmitry Shashkov as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Shashkov succeeds Brian Tenner, who said in July…





Premier Inn parent Whitbread buys Leeds site

Whitbread, the parent company of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has acquired “a strategically located development site” in Leeds city centre. Whitbread has acquired the…