Manchester United plc said Mike Sansoni has joined the club as director of data, following 11 years with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team, where…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group fell about 5% after it cut its full-year profit guidance amid what it called…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenue rose 1.8% to £85.5 million and adjusted profit before tax edged 0.8% higher to…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, announced that Simon Fraser has been appointed to the board as non-executive director and chair designate to…

Leeds-based International Personal Finance (IPF) said on Wednesday that it is in advanced talks with US specialty finance firm BasePoint Capital about a possible takeover worth 223.8p…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said on Wednesday it remains frustrated by “the slow rollout of regionally funded Government training” as it published…

Shares of Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, rose as much as 13% after the firm published half-year results and extended its…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, said on Wednesday its total revenue increased 9% to £1.862 billion in the nine months…

FirstGroup plc announced that it has been awarded extensions to its Hull Trains and Lumo open access rail services by the Office of Rail and…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, said its profit before tax soared…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc rose about 8% after it published a trading update for the six months ended…

Cheshire-based NWF Group plc, which delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, said its group revenue fell 5% to £903.1 million in the…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 specialty chemicals giant, said its first-half sales rose 4.9% to £855.8 million but statutory profit before tax…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said it agreed to acquire online personalised card and gifting business funkypigeon.com Limited from WH Smith plc for £24 million…

Newcastle-based Greggs said its total sales for the 26 weeks to June 28, 2025, rose 7% to £1.027 billion but profit before tax fell 14.3% to…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said on Monday that trading in its first quarter of the new financial year has been strong, with revenue…

FirstGroup plc announced that it acquired Tetley’s Motor Services Limited (Tetley’s Coaches), a Leeds-based coach and bus operator that has been in operation for over…

Salford-based broadband giant TalkTalk Group has confirmed “a commitment from an existing shareholder on £100m of new funding facilities to be made available to the group”…

Shares of Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, fell as much as 20% after it published a trading update for the six…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society has reported statutory profit before tax of £187.9 million for the first half of 2025, up from £158.1 million for the…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, has reported a loss before tax of £17.5 million for the year to March 29, 2025, with…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell said it enjoyed its strongest ever quarterly net inflows of £2.5 billion in the three months ended June 30, 2025….

PD Ports — owner of numerous sites on Teesside and on the River Humber — announced that investment firm Pontegadea Inversiones of Spain has agreed to…

Food and drink company Princes announced the purchase of the historic Royal Liver Building (RLB) in Liverpool “as part of a £60 million investment” from…

Chester-based GB Group (GBG) confirmed that “the necessary workstreams” are underway to support its proposed application to the Financial Conduct Authority to move from the junior…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, said its activities in 2024-25 are “expected to create 38,000 additional jobs and £8bn of gross…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group announced that CEO Miguel Parras “has taken the decision to step away from Go-Ahead to pursue other opportunities”…

Carlisle-based agriculture firm Carr’s Group plc, a provider of sustainable livestock supplements, said it entered into a strategic manufacturing partnership with French company Vétalis to develop…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, said on Friday it has secured the right, but not the obligation, to dispose of an interest of…

Hundreds of high skilled jobs are to be created in Sheffield after Taiwanese advanced manufacturing company Walsin Lihwa (WL) announced a major investment that boosts…

Shares of James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based advanced materials and paper & packaging group, rose about 11% after it published a positive trading outlook and also results…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said its full year underlying profit “before tax and brand amortisation” is expected to be slightly above the top end of its guidance…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc confirmed on Wednesday it is considering options for its Escode and Cyber businesses. NCC said there can be…

Shares of Manchester-based household and professional cleaning products firm McBride fell as much as 13% after it said in a trading update that “there are…

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc said its revenue grew 14% to £78.1 million in the year to March 31, 2025, and profit before…

Shares of Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail fell around 9% on Tuesday after it published a trading update for the first quarter of its current financial…

Shares of Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, fell more than 20% on Tuesday after…

Norcros, the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based bathroom products business, has agreed to acquire Norway’s Fibo Holding AS from FSN Capital for an enterprise value of £45 million. In addition…

Northumbrian Water Limited said its operating profit increased from £233.2 million to £290.9 million in the year ended March 31, 2025, as revenue increased by £98.3…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, announced that Helen Ashton, non-executive director and chair of the group’s audit and risk committee, will…

Pladis, the company behind the Jacob’s, McVitie’s and Godiva brands, is to invest £68 million across its UK operations, with the bulk of the cash…

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…