Warrington-based Eddie Stobart Logistics plc said it agreed to acquire The Pallet Network Group (TPN) for £52.8 million. Eddie Stobart also announced a placing with institutional…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has acquired Leeds-based Looking4.com — the online consolidator and price comparison business — for an undisclosed sum. Looking4.com specialises in online…

The Port of Tyne returned to business growth in 2017 — two years after the end of imports of coal — and is enjoying further…

Sheffield-based European building products supplier SIG plc said it agreed to sell VJ Technology (VJT) to UK private equity investment firm Primary Capital for about £29.7 million….

Airbus, which employs more than 6,000 at its plant in Broughton, near Chester, on Friday published a risk assessment outlining the “urgent risks” to its…

Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said its revenue rose 5% to £274.2 million and underlying profit before tax soared 19% to £23.5 million in the 12 months…

Sheffield-based Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition firm, said its revenue increased 9% to £75.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2018. Adjusted…

Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, rose about 10% after it said its profit before tax rose 38.1%…

Shares of recently-floated Rochdale youth footwear and apparel retailer Footasylum plunged almost 50% after it warned its current financial year “is likely to show more modest growth” than the…

A new report from international consulting and construction firm Mace Group claims that if Brexit happened, ‘Supercharged’ Free Ports could boost trade by nearly £12…

UPDATE 5 — Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said on Monday it finally clinched an all-share deal to take over Newcastle-based rival Virgin Money in…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF is considering an IPO on the London Stock Exchange that could value the firm at up to £1 billion. In response to…

Transport for London (TfL) confirmed on Friday its intention to award Siemens Mobility Limited a contract of around £1.5 billion to design and build 94…

Aviation, energy and rail firm Stobart Group said on Thursday that “following the receipt of comprehensive legal advice” it has served notice on executive director Andrew…

Shares of Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group fell about 10% on Thursday after it warned in a trading update it has “experienced challenging and volatile trading conditions.” Revolution Bars said total…

Shares of Manchester-based soaps and consumer products company PZ Cussons fell about 6% on Thursday after it said its profit before tax for the full year “will be…

Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — said on Thursday it has begun a review of whether…

Shares of Newcastle-based building services firm Northern Bear plc rose 15% on Wednesday after it produced a trading update for the year to March 31,…

Bus and rail firm Stagecoach said it has urged politicians throughout the UK “to take tough action on congestion” and put buses at the heart of…

The UK’s rail regulator has called on Network Rail to allocate £1 billion “of additional renewals work to replace worn out assets” to “improve reliability and boost safety.”…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday it is on target to complete the sale of more than 10,000 homes in a year for the…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said in a trading update for the three months to May 31 that its revenue rose 53% to £183.6 million,…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said late on Thursday that its CEO Liam Coleman has decided to step down from his position after less than 18 months during…

Hyde-based online retail and education firm Findel plc said its revenue rose 4.8% to £479 million and adjusted operating profit increased 15.4% to £36 million in the…

Harrogate-based specialist equipment rental group Vp plc said its statutory profit before tax edged higher to £30.8 million in the year to March 31, 2018, on revenue…

Shares of Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed project management consultancy, rose 10% after it said its order book was up 14.7% to £166.4 million as at March 31,…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World rose about 5% after it said its revenue for the year ended March 31, 2018, rose 13.6% to £796.8 million. AO…

Shares of Johnston Press plunged 17% to a new record low after it said in an AGM trading update that no agreement has been reached with its bondholders…

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG and Virgin Money confirmed on Monday morning that CYBG has made a revised proposal to acquire Virgin Money and…

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said its group sales rose 47% to £736 million in the year ended December 31, 2017 — and that…

Barclays has launched a new £500 million growth fund for small and medium-sized businesses in the North of England as part of the bank’s commitment…