June 2017


£180m West Yorkshire transport plan approved

More than £180 million of investment in West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund schemes in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield was approved at Thursday’s meeting…


Leeds United buys back Elland Road Stadium

Leeds United announced that Greenfield Investment Pte Ltd, parent company of Leeds United Football Club Limited, has bought back Elland Road Stadium. The stadium will…








IPO for Chesire’s Tatton Asset Management

Cheshire-based financial advisory company Tatton Asset Management announced its intention to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. Tatton said…














Boardroom changes at fashion firm Boohoo

Manchester-based fashion giant Boohoo.com said that after four years with the company Stephen Morana will step down as a non-executive director on July 1, 2017….



Fashion group N Brown’s chairman to step down

Manchester-based specialist fit fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — said its chairman Andrew Higginson intends to step down…





Boohoo stock jumps after 106% rise in revenue

Manchester-based online fashion retailer Boohoo.com said its revenue soared 106% to £120.1 million in the three months to May 31, 2017. The company said it now expects revenue growth of…



Revenue up 19% to £249m at Harrogate’s Vp

Harrogate-based specialist equipment rental group Vp plc said revenue grew 19% to £248.7 million and statutory profit before tax rose to £30.3 million from £27.5 million in the…


Revenue falls to £331m at Hull’s KCOM

Hull-based communications firm KCOM said its revenue fell 5.15% to £331.3 million in the year to March 31 “due to the continuing decline of legacy network…



WYG appoints new CEO as revenue hits £152m

Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed project management consultancy, announced the appointment of a new chief executive as it unveiled results for the year to March 31, 2017, showing revenue up 14% to…


AO World shares fall amid loss, UK slowdown

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World fell about 11% after it reported an operating loss of £12 million for the year to March 31 and warned of a “challenging…


GTCR to buy Sage Payment Solutions for $260m

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest tech company, said it reached an agreement to sell its North American Payments business Sage Payment Solutions…


Leeds-based Endless buys recruiter Affinity

Leeds-based private equity investor Endless said it acquired CER Staffing Solutions Limited, trading as Affinity Workforce, from Capita plc for an undisclosed price. With revenues of £140…