Vp sales flat, writes down tool rental business
Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc reported flat annual sales and lower profit as the UK construction market remained slow and it wrote off some…
June 2024
B&M sales hit £5.5bn, aims for 1,200 UK stores
Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail reported higher annual sales and operating profit as it opened more stores in the UK and kept…
AJ Bell: British ISA would cause more harm than good
Salford investment platform AJ Bell has warned that proposals to introduce a “British ISA” risk causing more harm than good and “damaging the successful ISA…
Mabey Hire of W Yorkshire bought by Germany’s PERI
PERI Group of Weissenhorn in Germany has acquired Mabey Hire, the Dewsbury, West Yorkshire-based firm that specilaizes in infrastructure and renovation construction projects. “Becoming part of the PERI…
Banks Group pivots to property and mining
County Durham-headquartered energy, property and mining firm the Banks Group said it delivered a “robust performance” in 2023 across all of its business areas in…
Hydrogen to create 11,500 North West jobs – report
The North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) said in a report that the hydrogen sector could boost the region’s economy by £3.4 billion and create 11,500…