March 2023














Leeds-based UK Infrastructure Bank widens reach

Leeds-based UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) said it has been established as an “enduring institution” with key legislation receiving Royal Assent. “The UK Infrastructure Bank Act has been…












Pressure Technologies shares face suspension

Sheffield-based specialist engineering group Pressure Technologies announced it is likely the company’s ordinary shares will be suspended from trading on AIM on April 3, 2023. Pressure Technologies…




Aptamer shares up 9% on new product news

Shares of York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc rose about 9% after it announced it has developed a new reagent, Optimer-Fc, for use in automated…



Bodycote revenue up 21% to £743m

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its 2022 revenue rose 20.8% to £743.6 million while profit before taxation increased 23% to…



Evgen Pharma shares up amid research news

Shares of Alderley Park-based drug development firm Evgen Pharma plc rose about 9% after it announced that new research findings will be presented at the ESMO…



Severfield buys Voortman Steel of Netherlands

Severfield plc, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said it agreed to acquire Voortman Steel Construction Holding B.V. (VSCH) of Rijssen in the Netherlands for €24 million….






Harworth NAV tops £602m, but CEO cautious

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group reported that its statutory net asset value rose to £602.7 million in 2022 from £578 million in…


Persimmon board appoints new directors

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc announced the appointment of outgoing Land Securities Group chief operating officer Colette O’Shea and serial technology entrepreneur Alexandra Depledge…


Yourgene: SVB accounts have ‘no material impact’

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc published a stock exchange update to investors about “the implications of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) receivership.” Yourgene Health…



Sheffield’s Henry Boot sells 1,855-home site

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc announced that its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land Management (HLM) has completed the sale of…


NWF shares up on string trading update

Shares of Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, rose about 7% after it published a…







Linen firm Johnson says profit up 306% to £38m

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its 2022 revenue increased 42.1% to £385.7 million and adjusted profit before taxation increased 306.4% to £38.2…







Lookers acquires Fourways of Shropshire

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc announced the acquisition of Fourways Vehicle Solutions Limited, a vehicle hire and brokerage business based in Whitchurch, Shropshire. “Founded in…


Fisher shares fall amid update, nuclear sale

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company, said it sold James Fisher Nuclear Holdings Limited (JFN) and related properties to Myneration Limited,…





Co-op Bank profit soars to £132m

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank has reported profit before tax of £132.6 million for 2022, an increase of £101.5 million. Total income, which includes net interest income and…