October 2018






Sheffield commercial bank BBI has £1.2bn invested

British Business Investments (BBI), the commercial subsidiary of Sheffield-based British Business Bank plc, the UK’s national economic development bank, has published its annual accounts for…





Peel launches new housebuilding division

Manchester giant Peel Land and Property (Peel L&P) announced it has appointed Phil Wilson as chief executive of what will be its new housebuilding division,…






Bellway profit £641m on revenue of £2.96bn

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said its profit before tax rose 14.3% to £641.1 million and revenue increased 15.6% to £2.96 billion in the year ended July…









Greggs sales up 7.3%, helped by focaccia

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose about 5% after it said its sales rose 7.3% in the 13 weeks to September…


Cammell Laird wins £619m contracts

Merseyside-based shipyard and engineering company Cammell Laird said it won two 10-year contracts worth an estimated £619 million to support the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)….


Bruntwood, L&G in £360m technology investment

Manchester-based commercial property company Bruntwood and Legal & General Capital said they established a landmark 50:50 partnership to create the UK’s largest property platform dedicated…


Peel consortium may take £2bn Intu private

A consortium including North of England billionaire John Whittaker, Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management and Saudi Arabia’s Olayan Group is considering a bid for Intu Properties, the shopping center…





Sunderland sofa firm ScS revenue up to £337m

Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group said its revenue rose 1.3% to £337.3 million and profit before tax rose 10.5% to £13.2 million in the 52 weeks ended…