July 2022

Bodycote first-half revenue up 14% to £358m

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its first-half revenue rose 14.6% to £358.5 million and profit before taxation rose to £41.6 million from…



CMA probes green claims of Asos, Boohoo, Asda

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it is launching investigations into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda about…








THG ends investment option with SoftBank

THG plc, the Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant, announced it has terminated its “option and collaboration agreement” with a unit of Japan’s SoftBank Group…



Sheffield’s SIG buys Miers Construction Products

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, announced it acquired Miers Construction Products Limited (MCP) for an initial cash consideration of £28 million. A further…


Begbies buys Mantra, property finance brokerage

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc announced the acquisition of Axiom Consulting & Investments Limited and Ellayaan Limited and their subsidiary undertakings, which together trade…


Card Factory CFO Lee to leave next year

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said on Monday that “the board and Kris Lee, chief financial officer, have agreed that Kris will leave…







Avacta’s Daewoong JV completes funding round

Wetherby-based clinical stage oncology drug company Avacta Group plc announced that AffyXell, its joint venture with Daewoong Pharmaceuticals has successfully completed a funding round to advance…


Dechra raises £184m amid acquisition push

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced it has agreed to acquire US-based Piedmont Animal Health, Inc for £175 million in cash. Dechra also announced…





Harworth shares up as it targets £1bn

Shares of Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group rose about 6% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the six months…



Begbies Traynor revenue up 31% to £110m

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc said its revenue in the year to April 30, 2022, increased 31% to £110 million, 7% of which was…









Redrow plans £100m share buyback

Redrow plc, the Flintshire-based house building giant, announced on Thursday that it will commence a share buyback programme for up to £100 million. Redrow shares…








AJ Bell makes big investment appointments

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell announced that former Avellemy Investment Management executive Alena Kosava has joined the business as head of investment research, with Ryan…






Surface Transforms revenue soars 240% in H1

Shares of Liverpool-based high performance car brake disk manufacturer Surface Transforms plc soared as much as 10% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the…








Croda completes £667m divestment, transition

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 firm, said it has completed the £667 million divestment of the majority of its performance technologies and industrial…