July 2024



UK recommends Genedrive test, shares jump

Manchester-based Genedrive plc said UK medical authorities have recommended its genetic test for stroke sufferers before they use anti-blood clotting drugs, which should increase sales…








Filtronic posts full-year profit

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, which sells communications technology for aerospace and defence uses, reported higher sales and profit for the year as it notched contracts…


Bodycote sales and profit dip

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, reported lower half-year revenue and profit due to weakness in its automotive and industrial units. It…













JD Sports completes $1bn acquisition of Hibbett

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, announced on Thursday the completion of its acquisition of Alabama-based athletic fashion retailer Hibbett following receipt of the…








Port of Blyth to become 5G technology hub

A private 5G network-enabled Innovation Lab will soon transform the Port of Blyth into a technology hub for the North East of England, providing unprecedented access…



Grainger buys The Astley, Manchester build-to-rent

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc — the UK’s largest listed residential landlord — announced the £31 million acquisition of The Astley, a 135-home stabilised, fully occupied build-to-rent scheme within its…


Connells names Charlesworth as CEO

Connells, part of the Skipton Group, said it has appointed Helen Charlesworth as its new Group CEO, subject to regulatory approval. The UK’s largest estate…




Altitude profit up as US business expands

Sheffield-based Altitude Group plc, which designs and sells branded merchandise to customers around the world, said full-year sales and profit grew, as it made progress…


James Cropper sales and profit fall

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based paper and packaging company, said full-year revenue and profit fell due to lower demand and energy surcharges. The company reported…


Filtronic wins £7.1m SpaceX order

Leeds-based Filtronic plc said it won a $9 million (£7.1 million) follow-on contract from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide E-band solid state power amplifier modules…



MONY Group revenue up 5% to £223m

Chester-based MONY Group plc, which runs the price comparison and consumer tip websites MoneySuperMarket and MoneySavingGroup, said sales for the last six months rose 5%,…




Deloitte officially opens new Salford HQ

Deloitte’s North West of England practice has officially opened the doors of its pioneering state-of-the-art home at 100 Embankment in Salford, Manchester. Occupying 65,600 sq….






Renold resumes dividends amid ‘record trading’

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold resumed dividend payments as it reported “record trading performance, significant earnings growth and strong cash generation” for…


Northern Bear confirms board changes

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc confirmed a number of board changes. Simon Carr, 65, becomes non-executive chairman with immediate effect and Harry Samuel, interim…


Greggs plans new National Distribution Centre

Newcastle-based Greggs has announced plans for a giant new National Distribution Centre at Symmetry Park, Kettering, in partnership with Tritax Symmetry. “This initiative is a…


Henry Boot Construction appoints new MD

Sheffield-based builder and developer Henry Boot announced that Lee Powell, currently CEO of GMI Construction, will assume the role of Managing Director, Henry Boot Construction,…





Northcoders reports record demand in first half

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said it experienced record demand in the first half of 2024 “delivering a 26% increase in revenues during the period…





Manchester’s DF Capital gets £100m increase

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has agreed a second portfolio increase of £100 million to Manchester-based specialist commercial lender DF Capital’s…






Rosemont Pharma of Leeds acquires US firm Sabal

Leeds-based liquid medicines firm Rosemont Pharmaceuticals saif it acquired Sabal Therapeutics and its affiliates Metacel Pharmaceuticals, Palmetto Pharmaceuticals, Athena Bioscience and Sarras Health, a group…