Recently-floated Cheshire firm The Beauty Tech Group plc announced the appointment of Marnie Millard , former CEO of Vimto firm Nichols plc, to its board…

Andy Burnham, the Labour MP hoping to replace Keir Starmer as ​UK prime minister, said his plans for the UK are consistent with the Labour…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, said it has invested more than £600 milion into the UK’s fastest-growing science and technology…

New York private equity firm Warburg Pincus said it agreed to acquire Worsley, Greater Manchester-based Network Plus, one of the UK’s leading utility and infrastructure…

Leeds Building Society announced that chief operating officer Rob Howse is to step down as a board member later this year and leave the Society….

Minnesota-based adhesives group H.B. Fuller Company said on Thursday it has made a recommended cash offer to acquire Winsford, Cheshire-based tissue healing technologies firm Advanced Medical…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, said Louis Taylor is stepping down as its chief executive at the end of September…

Vancouver-based hydrogen fuel cell technology firm Ballard Power Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire Newcastle-based GeoPura Limited, a zero-emission hydrogen-based power solutions provider. GeoPura’s customers…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power plc said it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with DB Systemtechnik GmbH “to forge an innovation and…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail plc said on Wednesday it has appointed Asda executive Atheeq Akbar as its chief financial officer, with effect from February…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc unveiled a new contract win and a trading update for the year ended May 31, 2026. Filtronic is a manufacturer of…

Teesside-based pawnbroker and foreign currency exchange Ramsdens Holdings plc on Tuesday agreed to a cash takeover bid worth up to £206 million from Texas-based Firstcash…

Blackburn-based petrol forecourt and convenience retail giant EG Group, has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering (IPO) that could raise $1 billion, according…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc reported profit before tax of £10.3m, ahead of market expectations and £8.7 million up on the prior year…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, said its revenue for the year to March 28, 2026, rose 1% to £454.3 million while statutory loss…

The Edinburgh TV Festival said it will move its host city after 50 years to Greater Manchester from 2027 onwards, citing “affordability, accessibility and sustainability.”…

New York-listed Manchester United plc said it has secured the majority of the land required to build its new 100,000-seat stadium — a major milestone…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he will resign — pledging to ​ensure an orderly transfer of power to a new UK leader…

LBG Media, Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other young adult brands, said it agreed to acquire Uncovered Holdings Limited, which it described as “a UK‑based,…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), said on Friday it is proposing to return up to £90 million to shareholders via a…

Leeds-based private equity firm Endless LLP said it has acquired Wolverhampton-based Anochrome Group, a leading surface finishing and coatings specialist, in a management buyout from…

Liverpool-based bargain retailer Matalan said its revenue edged 0.2% higher to £987 million in the 53 weeks ended February 28, 2026, with online sales growing…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc, which in May announced its intention to delist from the main market of the London Stock Exchange, said on…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group announced that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has closed its investigation into the company, which was announced on August…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, slashed its dividend as it unveiled a loss before tax of £32.3 million for the…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc said it is outsourcing up to 200 UK call centre jobs to South Africa as it announced its profit…

Leeds-based Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the largest UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) pool, is reducing its allocation to US ‌assets by up to…

Yorkshire Water, which provides water and wastewater services for over five million customers, has announced the completion of Swedish private equtiy giant EQT’s acquisition of…

Shares of Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc rose about 13% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the year ended May…

Gateshead-based NEL Fund Managers said it has secured an additional £21.5 million to invest in businesses across the North of England, expanding its support for…

Leeds-based engineering giant Doncasters Group, a key supplier to Boeing, is targeting a valuation of up to $4.43 billion in a New York Stock Exchange…

Shares of Wilmslow-based Tatton Asset Management plc rose about 14% on Tuesday after it published results for the year ended March 31, 2026, showing revenue…

Manchester-based Boohoo Group, the fashion retailer that now trades as Debenhams, said group revenue fell 24.7% to £917 million and loss before tax narrowed by…

Henry Boot announced that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has secured global design and engineering consultancy firm Arcadis as the latest occupier…

The Port of Tyne announced its strongest financial results in a decade, with revenue increasing 5% to £70 million and adjusted profit before tax growing…

A major study shows that the North East England region welcomed more than 70 million visitors in 2025 — with tourism now worth over £7.13…

North East England’s five universities are joining forces with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness to help transform academic research into high-growth new businesses. The North…

Manchester-based retailer Debenhams-Boohoo said it has completed the sublease of its distribution centre in the United States to ID Logistics, a global third-party logistics (3PL)…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, announced that it has signed a new three-year banking facility agreement with its existing lending syndicate on…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property development and home building firm, on Friday announced management changes. Boot confirmed that further to the announcement of May 8,…

Shares of Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc fell as much as 14% on Friday after it published an update on current trading conditions and…

Norcros, the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based bathroom products business, said its revenue rose 10.6% to £393.4 million and underlying profit before tax climbed 8.2% to £40.9 million…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc said on Thursday it has determined “that remaining a listed company is in the best interests of…

Balaena, the international maritime engineering and shipbuilding group, announced the acquisition of the APCL Group that operates shipyards Cammell Laird on Merseyside, A&P Tyne on…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, announced a £30 million package of measures to make Liverpool more “spongy” by transforming the…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Wednesday it “continues to experience challenging market dynamics as it enters the new financial year, with UK…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc said its forward order book fell slightly to 5,345 homes with a value of £1.57 billion at May 29, 2026, down…

Shares of LBG Media, Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other young adult brands, fell as much as 26% on Tuesday to around 26p after…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said on Tuesday the expected sale of a site by its Gleeson Land business “is unlikely to complete in…

Newcastle-based Greggs plc announced the appointment of Ikdeep Singh as an independent non-executive director, effective July 1, 2026. “Ikdeep is currently Global President of Mars…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property development and home building firm, said its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has completed the sale of a…

Manchester holiday firm On the Beach Group plc said it intends to commence a share buyback programme for up to a maximum of £10 million….

Manchester-based retailer Debenhams-Boohoo and Revolution Beauty announced a new licensing partnership to develop beauty and fragrance products across Debenhams Group brands. “The partnership combines the strength…

Turner & Townsend, the Leeds-based international infrastructure consultancy that is majority-owned by CBRE Group, published its annual review for 2025, reporting record growth across all…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said on Friday that private equity giant Apollo Management “does not intend to make a firm…

Ashington, Northumberland-based Bernicia, one of the largest providers of affordable homes in the North East of England, said it has secured a £100 million loan…

Howden Joinery Group has agreed to acquire the parent company of Pontefract-based Ultima Furniture Systems Limited, which trades as DIY Kitchens, for an enterprise value…

Manchester-based specialist property lender Roma Finance said it has agreed a new “forward flow” with J.P. Morgan, marking a major milestone in the lender’s growth…

Nissan and Chery International UK, part of Chinese manufacturer Chery, have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for “the study of contract manufacturing” for…

Shares of Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail plc rose as much as 15% on Wednesday after it published results for the 52 weeks to March…

Shares of Manchester-based retailer Boohoo Group, which includes Debenhams Group, rose as much as 25% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for its…

Shares of Chester-based GB Group (GBG) — a global identity verification, location intelligence and fraud prevention company — fell as much as 13% on Tuesday…

Shares of Liverpool-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, rose about 10% after it said it is trading ahead of expectations,…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), on Monday published a “robust” trading update for the year to March 31, 2026, “delivering adjusted…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said on Monday it has agreed to buy Bluefield Solar ‌Income Fund (BSIF) in a deal valuing the renewable…