Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc has dropped its unsolicited £720 million all-share bid for rival Crest Nicholson, the companies said.  The move ends a months-long standoff,…

The UK Takeover Panel has extended the deadline for the £720 million all-share takeover proposal by Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc for Crest Nicholson to August 20, the…

Merseyside-based soft drinks maker Nichols plc said it expects full-year profit slightly ahead of investor estimates as sales of Vimto hit an all-time high in…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc has made a higher all-share approach to buy smaller rival Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc worth about £720 million. Bellway now has…

Crest Nicholson confirmed on Friday it rejected a £650 million bid from Newcastle-based housebuilder rival Bellway plc last month. Its shares rose 14% on the…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc has confirmed it proposed an all-share bid last month to acquire Crest Nicholson and the offer was rejected by its smaller rival….

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc published a trading update for the three months to March 31, 2024, to coincide with the company’s…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 6% after it published 2023 results showing profit before tax soared 75.3% to…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said it delivered a strong performance in 2023 and expects to report FY23 adjusted profit before tax  slightly above…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc has announced changes to its board. Richard Newman will join the board as a director with effect…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 5% after it said its revenue increased 6.6% to £85.5 million in the half year…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc announced at its AGM on April 26 that chief financial officer David Rattigan has resigned from the board…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its 2022 adjusted profit before tax increased 14.5% to £25 million as revenue increased 14.3% to…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenue increased 14% to £164.9 million in the year to December 31, with second half…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc reported that its revenue rose 19.1% to £80.2 million in the half year ended June 30, 2022, and profit…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its first quarter revenue rose 28.9% year-on-year to £39.6 million — as it announced that chairman John Nichols…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021, rose 21.6% to £144.3 million and adjusted profit before…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in a trading update on Wednesday its revenue rose 22% to £144.3m million in the 12…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 7% on Friday after it published a strong trading update for the first nine…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it said its revenue rose 13.8% to £67.4 million in…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 3% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the three months to March…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said on Wednesday its profit before tax plunged 79.8% to £6.5 million and revenue fell 19.3% to £118.7 million…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in a trading update on Tuesday that its revenue fell 19.3% to £118.7 million in the 12…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc fell about 12% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the nine months…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto firm Nichols plc rose 5% on Wednesday after the group said it will reinstate dividend payments and that CEO Marnie Millard will…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said on Wednesday its profit before tax rose 2.1% to £32.4 million and revenue increased 3.5% to…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said on Thursday its revenue rose 3.6% to £147.2 million for the year. Nichols’ other brands include…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc fell 11% on Monday after it warned in a trading update that a new excise…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said on Wednesday it revenue rose 10.2% to £71.6 million and profit before tax rose 2% to…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose 3% on Wednesday after it said 2018 revenue rose 7% to £142 million and…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose 7% after it said it expects full year profit to be ahead of the…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenue rose 2.3% to £65 million and profit before tax increased 2.7% to £13.1 million in the half…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc recommended a healthy increase in its final dividend as it announced its 2017 revenue rose 13.2% to £132.8 million. Profit…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc see-sawed after it said the recent escalation of hostilities in Yemen resulted in its supply route…

Merseyside-based soft drinks firm Nichols plc said Vimto sales helped its 2016 revenue rise 7.4% to £117.3 million and operating profit rise 9% to £30.3 million. “There is no doubt that the…

Merseyside-based soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in a trading update for the year to December 31 that group revenue increased 7.3% to £117.3 million. Nichols said the growth…

Merseyside-based Vimto maker Nichols plc said current financial year trading remains in line with management expectations. In the medium term, it said it is targeting growth…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc said annual revenue dropped sharply, completing fewer homes for lower average selling prices as the UK housing market struggled.  The company…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc has announced that Graham Prothero, currently chief operating officer of Vistry Group, will succeed James Thomson as CEO of…

Shares of Rotherham-based Xeros Technology Group plc fell about 35% on Thursday after it published a trading update saying it is no longer likely to reach…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Tuesday it will soon appoint three new directors and that Jenefer Greenwood intends…

Starwood Capital Group said on Friday it has acquired the Renaissance Manchester site from Urban & Civic through a joint venture with Property Alliance Group. Located…

Shares of Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics rose about 4% on Thursday after it announced a trading update for the six months ended October 31,…

Manchester and Vienna-based biotech firm F2G Ltd on Wednesday announced it has secured $60.8 million in financing from new and existing investors. F2G develops novel…

Carlisle-based aviation, energy and civil engineering firm Stobart Group — still recovering from recent boardroom battles — announced the appointment of David Shearer to its…

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Monday it acquired beauty contract manufacturer and product developer Acheson & Acheson in a deal understood to be…