Co-op bans plastic ‘bags for life’ due to single use
Manchester-based Co-op Group has announced it will stop selling plastic “bags for life” because many shoppers use them only once and they have become almost as big…
Manchester-based Co-op Group has announced it will stop selling plastic “bags for life” because many shoppers use them only once and they have become almost as big…
Wetherby-based cash management software company Proactis Holdings said late on Friday it agreed to a £71.6 million cash takeover offer from investment firm Pollen Street Capital….
Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory plc rose about 8% on Friday after it published an update on its trading and…
Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm Marshalls plc has announced the appointment of Justin Lockwood to its board as chief financial officer. Lockwood succeeds…
Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc said on Thursday its revenue fell 17.7% to £269.9 million in the year to December 26,…
Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc on Thursday published results for the six months ended January 31, 2021, with its CEO telling investors…
Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc said on Thursday its unaudited revenues for the financial year ended March 31, 2021, rose 10% to £18.3 million. It…
Shares of Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc rose about 3% on Thursday after it published a trading statement for the first…
Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell as much as 8% on Thursday despite the recently-floated company publishing a stock exchange update on trading…
Shares of Macclesfield-based Redx Pharma plc rose 4% on Wednesday after the drug company focused on cancer and fibrosis announced that it “successfully initiated dosing…
Shares of Newcastle-based LSL Property Services rose about 14% on Wednesday after it published “highly resilient” results for the year ended December 31, 2020, that…
Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 3% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the three months to March…
Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Wednesday that US private equity firms J.C. Flowers and Bain Capital Credit agreed to buy a stake in the self-styled…
York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said in an AGM trading update on Wednesday its current forward sales position of £3 billion is 23% ahead…
Liverpool Football Club has filed its consolidated financial accounts for the year to May 31, 2020, showing a loss before tax of £46 million as…
Leeds-based Jet2 plc said on Tuesday it expects to report a loss before foreign exchange revaluation and taxation from continuing operations of between £375 million…
Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said on Tuesday its revenue in its third quarter ended February 27, 2021, rose 4.7% to £145.3 million on a constant…
LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) said it has provided £85 million in long-term financing to Seaham-based Believe Housing, one of the largest affordable homes…
Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood announced that 80% of its March quarter rents had been collected as at April 20, 2021, and 95% of December quarter rents…
Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc said it has agreed “exclusive associations” with the Singaporean law firm Eldan Law and the South African law…
The Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield said they are launching a new investment company to help boost the commercialisation of university spinouts and start-ups…
The coronavirus pandemic forced the UK government to borrow £303.1 billion in the year ending in March, an increase of £246.1 billion on the previous…
Manchester-based online beauty and nutrition retailer The Hut Group (THG) said it has conditionally agreed to acquire Brighter Foods Limited, a specialist developer and manufacturer of…
Shares of Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield rose about 6% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the year ended March 31, 2021,…
Shares of York-based Gear4music (Holdings) plc, the largest UK based online retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, rose about 6% on Thursday after it announced…
Shares of Chester-based identity verification company GB Group (GBG) rose about 6% on Thursday after it published an update on its trading performance for the year…
The UK’s central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), announced that it intends to create a new northern hub in Leeds “as part of an…
Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell on Thursday published a trading update for the three months ended March 31, 2021, showing its total assets under administration…
Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has called for a “roadmap to restriction-free travel” as the UK’s largest airport group revealed figures showing its passenger numbers were down…
Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group rose 8% on Wednesday after it said its revenues edged 0.7% higher to £201.4 million in the 26…
Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc announced the appointment of Duncan Kennedy as chief financial officer and as an executive director with…
Shares of Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket Group fell about 4% on Tuesday after it said revenue for its first quarter fell 20% to £85.5…
Esken, the aviation and energy infrastructure firm formerly known as Stobart Group, announced it has signed a complicated agreement for the sale of its entire…
Jeff Fairburn, the former chief executive of Persimmon who left the York-based housebuilder following criticism of his £75 million pay package, has returned to the big time…
Shares of Wetherby-based cancer therapies and diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose another 8% on Tuesday after it announced positive data from the clinical validation…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered the new owners of Leeds-based Asda to address its concerns that their £6.8 billion purchase of the…
Accrington-based Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — said it agreed the sale of Hyde-based Findel Education Limited for about £30 million to…
Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics company Genedrive rose about 7% on Monday after it announced it has been successful with its tender into Public Health England (PHE)…
Martin Tugwell has been named as the next chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN). Tugwell will succeed Barry White, who is due to step…
Esken, the aviation and energy infrastructure group formerly known as Stobart Group, confirmed on Monday it is in “advanced discussions” with Isle of Man-based Ettyl…
Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc rose about 10% after the firm announced on Monday morning it won a national framework contract award for…
The UK central bank and the UK Treasury have announced the joint creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Taskforce to coordinate the exploration…
Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group, owned by the billionaire Issa brothers, announced it has acquired the British fresh fast food restaurant chain Leon Restaurants Limited…
Leeds-based Asda has announced that John Fallon will succeed Rob McWilliam as chief financial officer when McWilliam concludes his fixed term appointment in the role this…
Stockport-based musicMagpie, the online reseller that specialises in secondhand technology such as smartphones and games consoles, has announced plans for a £208 million flotation. musicMagpie announced a…
Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc said on Thursday its revenue increased 62% to £1.66 billion in the year to March 31, 2021, and it expects adjusted…
Manchester-based online beauty and nutrition retailer The Hut Group (THG) said on Thursday its revenue jumped 42% to £1.6 billion in the year to December…
Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc rose about 6% on Wednesday after it issued a trading update covering the year ended March…
Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc rose about 5% on Tuesday after it published results for the 26 weeks ended December 26, 2020,…
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs Group announced that it intends to expand its presence in the UK by opening a new office in Birmingham by the…
Manchester online fashion giant Boohoo said on Tuesday it has acquired a £72 million new office in Soho in the heart of London’s West End for…
Manchester City Council said on Tuesday that Louise Wyman is to step down from the role as Strategic Director of Development at the end of…
Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc rose as much as 5% on Tuesday to touch a record high around £9.50 after it estimated…
Sheffield-based law firm Irwin Mitchell is working with investment bankers at Rothschild to explore plans for an initial public offering, according to news reports. Analysts said…
Shares of Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc rose about 12% on Monday after it announced its subsidiary, C4X Discovery Limited, has signed an exclusive…
Manchester online fashion giant Boohoo said it has agreed a long-term lease for a new warehouse in Daventry which it said is expected to secure…
Norwegian energy firm Equinor and Perth-based networks giant SSE plc have agreed a plan to jointly develop the world’s first 100% hydrogen-fuelled power plant in…
Shares of Leeds-based Jet2 plc fell about 5% on Friday after the firm said it has extended its suspension of flights and holidays up to and…
Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 14% on Thursday after it published a first-quarter trading update for the three-month period ended March…
Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell announced it has added Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) to its online trading platform. “AQSE provides access to approximately 90 listed…
Manchester-based Co-op Group said on Thursday its revenue for the year to January 2 rose 5.5% to £11.5 billion and underlying profit before tax rose 37.3% to £92 million….
Manchester City Football Club has released its annual report for 2019-20 “covering an unprecedented season that was paused between March and June, and then completed…
Shares of Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it said it agreed to sell Laois Hire…
Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the period since its interim…
Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant Croda International said on Wednesday that its fragrances and flavours subsidiary Iberchem agreed to acquire Parfex S.A., a fine…
Newcastle-based accounting software giant Sage Group said on Tuesday it agreed the sale of its Swiss business to Infoniqa, a provider of HR software that…
Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Tuesday it will soon appoint three new directors and that Jenefer Greenwood intends…
Doncaster-based piping and ventilation systems firm Polypipe Group said on Tuesday it has changed its name to Genuit Group plc. “As set out in the announcement…
Shares of Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric Plc rose about 2% on Tuesday after it announced a strong trading update for the year ended March 31, 2021,…
Shares of Wetherby-based cancer therapies and diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose another 8% on Tuesday after it announced it entered into a global distribution agreement…