Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said it expected to report a drop in profit for the year, as end markets remain slow, and announced…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said it expected results in line with current expectations this year but pinpointed sluggish growth in the rail and…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc reported flat annual sales and lower profit as the UK construction market remained slow and it wrote off some…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said its first-half revenue rose 2.4% to £190.9 million in the six months to September 30, 2023, as statutory…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said a slowdown in housebuilding — where demand has reduced by 10% compared with 2022 — has stabilised at…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said its revenue rose 6% to £371.5 million and adjusted profit before tax, amortisation, impairment of intangible assets and exceptional…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Tuesday it is confident of delivering a full-year outcome in line with expectations as it hired a new…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc — which in April launched a formal sale process (FSP) for the company — announced it has decided to conclude…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc — which in April launched a formal sale process for the company — said on Wednesday its revenue rose…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Thursday it is launching a formal sale process for the company after an investment firm connected to Vp…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Tuesday its revenues rose 24% to £176.1 million in the six months ended September 30, 2021, and statutory profit…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Tuesday its revenue fell 15% to £308 million in the year ended 31 March 2021 and it made…

Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the period since its interim…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Monday its revenues fell 24% to £142.1 million in the six months to September 30, 2020, and it…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said in a trading update on Tuesday it has cut around 150 jobs and closed or merged 17 branches…

Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc rose 9% on Thursday after it published an AGM statement saying demand has returned and its revenues…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Wednesday its revenue fell 5% to £362.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2020, and that…

Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc rose about 10% on Tuesday after it reported a 26% jump in revenues to £382.8 million and a…

Harrogate-based specialist equipment rental group Vp plc said its statutory profit before tax edged higher to £30.8 million in the year to March 31, 2018, on revenue…

Harrogate-based Vp plc, the equipment rental specialist, announced the acquisition of Brandon Hire Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries for £41.6 million in cash and…

Harrogate-based specialist equipment rental group Vp plc said revenue grew 19% to £248.7 million and statutory profit before tax rose to £30.3 million from £27.5 million in the…

Wetherby-based life sciences company Avacta Group has appointed Michelle Morrow as Chief Scientific Officer with effect from 4 November. Morrow brings nearly 20 years’ experience…

The UK government has pledged to invest up to £22 billion in two carbon capture sites in the industrial heartlands of the North West and North…

German gaming and pop culture firm Saga Alliance has acquired Heathside Trading, a Blackburn-based distributor and manufacturer of toys and collectibles with operations in the…

Brighouse-based Logically, a firm that builds AI to combat harmful online content, announced the acquisition of Barcelona-based AI company Insikt AI. Logically said the acquisition…

Micochip design giant Arm Holdings is to expand in Manchester city centre after signing the largest office deal yet announced at Gary Neville’s £400 million St…

Liverpool-based TJ Morris, the family firm behind discount chain Home Bargains, reported an increase in turnover from £3.4 billion to £3.7 billion in the year to…

Cheshire veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced that Tony Griffin will step down as an executive director of the company after 12 years of service, with…

Blackburn-based petrol forecourt and retail company EG Group announced it has agreed a deal to acquire Tesla’s latest ultra-fast charging units to boost its electric…

Blackburn-based petrol forecourt and retail company EG Group, which last week sold its UK and Ireland operations to Asda, announced it is seeking to amend…

Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products supplier, said it has entered into an agreement for the disposal of the intellectual property (IP) of T-Juice, including the…

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…

Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc announced the appointment of Nick Ray as its chief scientific officer (CSO) with immediate effect.  Ray joined C4XD in…

Blackburn-based petrol station, restaurant and convenience store giant EG Group announced that its revenue increased 12.3% to $8 billion for the three months to September 30,…

Altrincham-based cloud data integration platform Matillion has announced an investment from US-based Databricks Ventures. Matillion said the strategic investment for an undisclosed amount underpins Databricks’ support…

Bruntwood SciTech — the 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General — has submitted a planning application to deliver two new buildings for…

Bruntwood Works, the workspace, retail and leisure arm of commercial property group Bruntwood has submitted a planning application to redesign and revitalise the Grade II…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood has reported a return to profit in its latest financial year as the total value of its assets rose to more…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced it hired former Nike executive Bert Hoyt as a non-executive director and that it is making “substantial progress”…

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda announced that its chief operating officer Anthony Hemmerdinger and strategy officer Preyash Thakrar have both left the business as the group announced…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood announced it has agreed a new £276 million, 15-year sustainable-linked loan facility with Aviva Investors. The agreement sees Bruntwood consolidate…

Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said in an AGM statement on Thursday its pipeline of new business development opportunities now comprises a total contract…

Leeds-based Asda has announced that John Fallon will succeed Rob McWilliam as chief financial officer when McWilliam concludes his fixed term appointment in the role this…

Altrincham-based cloud data integration platform Matillion has announced $100 million in Series D funding. The funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said on Tuesday it agreed to sell Drax Generation Enterprise Limited (DGEL), which runs four Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group has announced the acquisition of The Vet Connection (TVC), the UK’s largest independent veterinary telehealth provider, for £15…

Associated British Ports (ABP) said it won a two-year contract with Belgium-based manufacturer VPK Packaging Group to handle 35,000 tonnes of paper per year at…

Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, said on January 22 it may consider increasing its inventory holdings by up…

Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, said on Tuesday it plans to buy back 55 vet practices from partners…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture said its revenue rose 14.1% to £870.5 million in the year to July 28 but reported profit before tax slumped 48.5% to £25.8 million amid…

Leeds-based property investor and car park operator Town Centre Securities said its statutory profit before tax rose £9.8 million to £12.4 million for the six months ended…

Manchester-based commercial property company Bruntwood has appointed Phil Kemp to the position of chief commercial officer (CCO) to support the firm’s growth plans. Bruntwood said Kemp will be responsible…