Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced it agreed to sell its interests in the Carr’s Billington Agriculture business to Edward Billington and Son Limited…

Northern Gritstone, which invests in university spin-out businesses in the north of England, announced the appointment of Alison Maughan as investment manager. Maughan joins Northern…

Manchester-based Co-op Group announced it has sold its petrol forecourt estate to Leeds-based Asda for an enterprise value of £600 million. The Co-op said the enterprise value…

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced it has acquired Med-Pharmex, a veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Pomona, California, for £221.5 million. “The acquisition will…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that Barclays executive Susan Allen has been appointed as its chief executive officer. Yorkshire Building Society has assets of £56.4…

Manchester-based Co-op Group is in talks to sell 130 of its petrol stations for about £450 million as it seeks to reduce its debts, according…

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda said its second-quarter revenue, excluding fuel, fell about 2% to £4.9 billion Asda also said it is taking “far-reaching steps” to support…

M&G Wealth has announced that Tim Sargisson, CEO of Huddersfield-based independent financial advice firm Sandringham Partners, is to leave the business early next year. Sargisson…

Aviva Investors said it completed a deal to provide £72.5 million in funding to Peaks & Plains Housing Trust, a social landlord based in Macclesfield,…

Germany-based chemicals and ingredients distribution firm Brenntag announced the acquisition of Leeds-based Prime Surfactants Limited. Brenntag said Prime is “a leading distributor of surfactants specialties for…

Shares of Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the year ended July 31, 2022,…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose as much as 8% on Wednesday after it said its first-half revenue rose 3.6% to £2.23 billion and…

Manchester-based Co-op confirmed on Tuesday that Shirine Khoury-Haq has been appointed as group CEO on a permanent basis.   Co-op appointed Khoury-Haq, formerly group CFO and CEO…

Manchester-based Co-op announced it will team up with Uber Eats to offer quick, online home delivery via the Uber Eats app from around 1,000 Co-op…

Battery technology pioneer Britishvolt, planning to create thousands of jobs by building the UK’s first battery gigaplant in Blyth, Northumberland, has announced “a transition within its…

The North of England is set for an economic boost as it was confirmed that direct air links with China will be restored for the…

The debt of the UK government was £2.388 trillion at the end of July 2022 — an increase of £188.4 billion compared with July 2021…

Shares of Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, fell about 7% on Thursday after it published “robust” results for the half year…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 13% on Thursday after it announced results for the year to March 31, 2022 — but…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced that David Downie has informed the board he…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo announced it recently made a strategic investment in Revolution Beauty Group plc “amounting to a direct interest as at the close…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said it returned £750 million to shareholders by July 2022 as it announced first-half results that showed revenue slipped to £1.69…

Newcastle-based Sage Group announced it agreed to acquire Lockstep, a Seattle, Washington-based provider of “cloud native technology” that automates accounting workflows between companies. Sage provides accounting,…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc — which in April launched a formal sale process (FSP) for the company — announced it has decided to conclude…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said its passenger numbers continued to recover in July, with its three airports handling 85% of pre-Covid passenger numbers, up from…

Shares of North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group fell as much as 11% on Thursday after UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng questioned the company’s…

Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings announced on Thursday morning a placing of shares with institutional investors to raise up to £5.7 million. C4X said the…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, said its revenue rose 22.6% to £1.358 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2022. SIG…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose almost 20% on Tuesday after it announced it was successful in securing further funding from the UK’s Department for…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway announced its housing revenue rose 13% to a record high of over £3.5 billion as it published a trading update for…

Newcastle Building Society announced it entered into an exclusivity agreement with the much smaller Manchester Building Society “to explore the possibility of a merger by…

Skipton Building Society said its savings balances grew 6% to £21 billion in the first half of 2022, with pre-tax profit for the period edging higher to…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced that “after an extensive search process” it has appointed its chairman Peter Page to the role of…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Friday its revenue rose 7.1% to £404.7 million in its first quarter that ended on July…

The UK’s central bank on Thursday announced its biggest interest rate hike in 27 years and warned the UK is heading for more than a year…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc announced it has acquired Valencia-based Industrias YUK S.A. for €24 million in cash. “YUK is a Valencia-based,…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said it signed an agreement with Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation (PSPC) to acquire its pellet plant in Princeton, British…

A bid for £50 million of public investment in Eden Project North in Morecambe has been submitted to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund by…

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based accounting software giant for SMEs, said its revenue increased 6% to £1.412 billion in the nine months ended June 30, 2022, and…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced that its revenue increased 30% to £878.6 million in…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced on Tuesday that French businessman Régis Schultz has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer….

Newcastle-based Greggs said its sales rose 27.1% to £694.5 million in first half of 2022 but profit was flat at £55.8 million primarily reflecting “re-introduction…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, announced that current chief operating officer Dan Evans will become the firm’s new CEO on…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick said on Monday its revenue in the 13 weeks to June 25, 2022, was 7.6 per cent ahead of the…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it sold Rochdale-based Footasylum to German investment group Aurelius — taking a big loss on a…