Invest Newcastle, part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), has released its annual review of inward investment, revealing another strong year for job creation and business attraction….

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its group revenue in the six months to June 30, 2025, is expected to have increased 5.5%…

Shares of Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc fell as much as 25% after it said it cannot accurately predict the timing of income…

Law firm Addleshaw Goddard said it advised JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, on its new £1 billion multi-bank revolving credit facility…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc — which has agreed to a takeover offer from US private equity firm MPE Partners — reported a…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc reported record passenger numbers, revenue and profit for the year ended March 31, 2025 — but the firm’s shares fell as much as…

Leeds-based transport technology provider Tracsis plc announced that Chris Barnes will step down as CEO and from the company’s board on July 31, 2025, following…

Shares of Blackpool-based high performance polymer company Victrex fell 8% after it reported “softer than expected” medical revenue in its third-quarter to June 30 and…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors — Warren East and John Howarth — effective following its AGM on…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, announced the appointment of Dutch national Pim Vervaat as the company’s new chief executive officer — and chair…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc said in a trading update on Monday that “volume demand during the early part of FY2026…

Kendal-based James Cropper plc said its Paper & Packaging business is “trading ahead of both the same period in the previous year and of the board’s…

Digital bank Zopa said it will soon open a new base in central Manchester. Set to launch as early as August 2025, the move represents…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said the housing market “lacks confidence and remains subdued” and the firm “does not see a short-term catalyst for…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot said that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has secured outline planning consent for phase one of Golden Valley, Cheltenham — a £1 billion…

Advertising giant Havas is to open a new, state-of-the-art Manchester “Village” for 500 staff after agreeing a lease for 31,500 sq ft of specialist hybrid…

Shares of Newcastle-based Greggs fell as much as 15% after it published a trading update for the 26 weeks ended June 28, 2025, saying full year operating…

New analysis from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership argues that Greater Manchester has seen the biggest increase in productivity of any UK region or mayoralty over…

Investment firm Northern Gritstone and KQ Labs, the life sciences accelerator delivered by The Francis Crick Institute, have announced the launch of a new life…

Shares of North Shields-based “delivered wholesale” business Kitwave Group plc fell 22% after it warned in its interim results that it has revised its expectations…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group announced the appointment of Shell executive Frank Lemmink as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as an executive director of the…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said it is poised to embark on a fresh phase of significant infrastructure investment, thanks to a record year that also…

Manchester-based private equity firm NorthEdge said it has invested in Newcastle-headquartered employee engagement software platform Oak Engage. The deal marks a successful exit from Oak Engage…

Manchester’s inward investment agency MIDAS has launched a new life sciences prospectus showcasing the city-region’s position as one of the UK’s most dynamic health innovation…

Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons said on Thursday it will not after all sell its St Tropez self-tanning brand and will instead retain St Tropez “and…

Leeds Building Society on Thursday detailed more board changes following its announcement on Tuesday that CEO Richard Fearon is taking a temporary break from the…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power announced the launch of Hydropulse GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary based in Berlin, Germany. Hydropulse will build, own and operate…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, on Wednesday reported a 120% increase in…

Shares of Oldham-based Ultimate Products — owner of homeware brands including Salter and Beldray — fell almost 30% on Wednesday after it published a trading update saying its full-year…

Shares of Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc rose about 13% on Wednesday after it published an AGM trading statement showing a return to group revenue…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc on Wednesday published an AGM trading update for the three-month period to May 31, 2025, reporting new car retail like-for-like volume…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc said on Wednesday it has acquired Bologna, Italy-based Ognibene S.p.a. for €10 million in cash. On June…

Leeds Building Society CEO Richard Fearon said he is taking a temporary break from the mutually-owned business so he can “prioritise family time and making the…

The Manchester-based Co-op Group announced that it will stop “sourcing relationships” wherever possible with 17 countries — including Israel and Russia — where “there are…

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc rose about 9% after it reported double digit growth from mid-March 2025 “with a strengthening trajectory…

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other brands for the 16-34 year old demographic, said its profit before tax grew 165% to £8.6…

Jonathan Reynolds, UK Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade, announced that £6.6 billion of new capital is being committed by the…

Norcros, the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based bathroom products business, said it will close its Johnson Tiles South Africa (JTSA) business, which is part of its South African subsidiary, Norcros…

Leeds-based East Coast Hydrogen is to receive £96 million of funding from UK energy regulator Ofgem. East Coast Hydrogen will repurpose and build new gas…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, recently released a major new study exploring the growth and competitiveness of Europe’s most dynamic scale-ups….

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said its second quarter trading for the 13 weeks ended April 27, 2025, produced total sales up 4.2% to £3.9 billion. Underlying…

Shares of Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc fell about 11% on Thursday after it said its first-half revenue fell 6% to £156.8 million…

Parkwalk Advisors, in collaboration with Northern Gritstone, the investment company chaired by Jim O’Neill, has announced the launch of the Northern Universities Venture Fund. The…

Co-op Group, the Manchester-based mutual, has announced a new £350 million lending agreement with six banks — HSBC, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest and fellow co-operative…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, said its group revenue fell 1.2% to £416.6 million in the year ended March 31,…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc said its revenue grew 9% to £1.138 billion in the year ended March 31, 2025, including a £30 million revenue contribution…

Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc announced an agreement to sell its 50% equity interest in Nigerian edible oils business PZ Wilmar Limited to joint…

Manchester-based Praetura Ventures and Edinburgh-founded Par Equity are to merge to create PXN Group, a new venture capital and investment firm with over £670 million…

Switzerland-based private equity firm Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, has agreed to acquire Manchester-based MPM Products, a global pet food business focused…

Edinburgh and London-based private bank Hampden Bank said it has hired Haydn Aird from Handelsbanken to the new role of Head of Banking for the North…

Sheffield-based Yorkshire AI Labs (YAIL) and London-based Oberon Investments have launched the Oberon Yorkshire AI EIS Fund with plans to invest up to £100 million into the North…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power announced that a customer has selected ITM as the supplier for a large-scale green hydrogen project in…

British Steel, the UK’s only manufacturer of rail, has secured a new £500 million long-term supply contract with Network Rail. The 5-year agreement – with…

Wigan-based home delivery firm ArrowXL has been acquired by the Jacky Perrenot Group, a pan-European logistics and transportation business with a turnover of €1.2 billion….

Manchester-headquartered international law firm and business services provider DWF Group has announced its CEO transition plan. Nigel Knowles, appointed group CEO in May 2020, will…

York-based international firm Animalcare Group plc announce that, in line with its geographic expansion strategy, it has acquired a 25% strategic equity stake in InVetro Pty…

Together Financial Services Limited, the Cheadle, Cheshire-based non-bank relationship lender, has announced changes to its senior leadership team and board. Cheryl Brough joins Together as Chief People Officer…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc said on Friday it has agreed to a £186.7 million takeover offer from MPE Bidco, a vehicle…

University of Sheffield spinout biotech company Crucible Therapeutics has been awarded £2.3 million to develop breakthrough therapies that address underlying causes of motor neuron disease…

Town Centre Securities plc (TCS) said it has received planning approval from Leeds City Council for a landmark student accommodation scheme at the Merrion Centre….

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said it has purchased stock with an estimated cost value of up to £2.4 million, together with certain intangible…

Northern Gritstone, the investment firm focused on science and technology enabled businesses in the North of England, said it has made a £1.8 million commitment to…

Private equity firms KKR and Stonepeak Partners on Wednesday raised their all-cash takeover offer for Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust Assura to almost £1.7…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said its revenue increased 3.1% to £380 million and statutory profit before tax increased from £2.8 million to £21.7…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, said it has secured its largest order…

Shares of Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway rose as much as 7% after it published a trading update for the period from February 1 to June…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power announced the appointment of former Linde Engineering CEO Jürgen Nowicki, 61, as non-executive chair of the…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot announced that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has completed the sale of TWO45, a multi-let industrial led business park with…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging group, announce that it has agreed revised terms with its lenders in relation to its principal…

Manchester United plc’s New York-listed shares rose almost 20% on Friday after the company announced financial results for the 2025 fiscal third quarter ended March 31,…