February 2022





On the Beach shares up on stronger sales

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) rose about 5% on Friday after it published a trading update for its AGM…








Victorian Plumbing shares fall amid cost pressures

Shares of Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group fell about 8% on Thursday after it published an update on current trading that detailed “ongoing inflationary cost pressures”…










Dechra first-half revenue up 11% to £332m

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its revenue rose 10.9% to £332.4 million in the six months to December 31, 2021, while profit…




Telecoms firm Daisy to buy £210m rival XLN

Nelson, Lancashire-based telecoms firm Daisy Group is to buy London-based rival XLN Telecom in a deal understood to be worth around £210 million. Sky News reported…


Moneysupermarket revenue falls 8% to £316m

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com said on Thursday its revenue fell 8% to £316.7 million and profit before tax fell about 20% to £70.2 million…



Peel Ports appoints new CEO and chairman

Liverpool-based Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second largest port operator, has announced major changes to its senior leadership team to take effect from April 4,…





Ashley-backed Studio calls in administrators

Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — announced it will appoint administrators “as soon as reasonably practicable” after…







Redrow expects revenue to grow to £2.4bn

Redrow plc, the Flintshire-based house building giant, said on Thursday its first-half revenue rose £11 million to a record £1.05 billion, profit before tax rose 17%…


Cussons first-half revenue slips to £283m

Shares of Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons rose about 5% on Wednesday after it published results for the half year ended November 30, 2021, showing…





Bodycote chief financial officer Yates to retire

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced that chief financial officer Dominique Yates has advised the board of his intention to retire from…


Pets at Home hires Sky boss McGowan as CEO

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Monday it has appointed Lyssa McGowan — the outgoing chief consumer officer at Sky UK Limited…






Avacta shares up 12% on clinical study news

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose about 12% on Thursday after it reported that “the first-in-human Phase I trial (ALS-6000-101) of AVA6000 Pro-doxorubicin…



Skipton appoints Gwyn Burr as new chair

Skipton Building Society said it will appoint Gwyn Burr as its new chair on April 26 when Robert East retires from the role. “Robert has served the…




GB Group buys NZ anti-laundering firm Cloudcheck

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) announced that it has acquired Cloudcheck, a leading provider of electronic identity verification (IDV) and anti-money laundering (AML)…



NWF first-half revenue up 30% to £402m

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced its revenue for the half year ended November…