Manchester-based Co-op Group announced that CEO Steve Murrells will step down following this year’s AGM in May and that it has appointed Shirine Khoury-Haq, group CFO and…

Shares of Liverpool-based high performance car brake disk manufacturer Surface Transforms plc soared as much as 35% on Thursday after it announced it signed a new…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick on Thursday held a site visit for analysts and institutional investors at the company’s fresh poultry site in Eye, Suffolk….

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) it must address CMA concerns that its £7.1…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said its 2021 revenue rose 3.7% to £230.6 million and profit before tax soared 105.3% to…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group said its net asset value increased 18% to £578 million in the year to December 31, 2021,…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose as much as 5% on Tuesday after it announced a 50% increase in its interim dividend…

Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant THG plc announced that corporate board veteran Charles Allen is joining THG as independent non-executive chair with immediate effect and…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said it appointed Jamie Ward as head of investment “solutions” to help continue the growth of its investment business that now…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc has agreed to acquire Autorama (UK) Limited, which it called “one of the UK’s largest transactional marketplaces for…

By Mark McSherry Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc has agreed two new “association agreements” — with Portuguese law firm Nobre Guedes & Associados (NGA)…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons announced it has acquired Childs Farm, the UK baby and child personal care brand, for about £37 million in cash. “Joanna Jensen,…

Leeds-based VR (virtual reality) games studio XR Games has announced the acquisition of VR pioneers Fierce Kaiju, also based in Leeds, for an undisclosed sum. Founded…

Skipton Building Society announced that its 2021 profit before tax increased 129% to £271.8 million as it grew its membership to more than 1 million…

Shares of Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group rose about 17% after the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) issued a lower-than-expected £23.5 million fine…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its 2021 adjusted profit before tax soared to £72.1 million, up 221% on 2020…

Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc announced that Vimian Group AB has acquired Avacta’s veterinary division Avacta Animal Health for up to £2.3 million. “Avacta Animal Health…

Shares of Leeds-based property investor and car park operator Town Centre Securities (TCS) rose about 18% on Wednesday after the firm published results for the six…

Real estate advisor CBRE said on Tuesday it has been appointed to sell the iconic Royal Liver Building in Liverpool for only the second time…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc announced it intends to return £80 million to shareholders over a 12 month period as it announced results for the 26 weeks to…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group plc announced it agreed a new senior debt package comprising a five-year £200 million revolving credit facility (RCF) together…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its 2021 revenue increased 3% to £615.8 million, including a full year contribution from its acquisition…

By Mark McSherry Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc said on Monday it has acquired RailComm LLC, a North American based rail technology software and services…

Shares of Sheffield-based international building materials supplier SIG plc rose about 10% on Friday after it published 2021 results showing underlying revenue up 22.4% to…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc fell about 25% on Thursday after it published results for a “challenging and disappointing”…

Leeds Bradford Airport announced it is withdrawing its planning application for a replacement terminal building “following excessive delays and the decision to call in plans…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo rose about 17% on Thursday after it published a trading update saying it expects to report adjusted EBITDA…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group announced the appointment of Royal Mail executive Sarah Mussenden as group chief financial officer with effect from May 9,…

Manchester-based Bank North, the new regional business bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has made a raft of executive appointments as it ramps up…

Immobel Capital Partners, the investment management business of Immobel Group, announced it has agreed to acquire 50% of the White Rose Park green office campus near…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot announced that its property investment and development business HBD and its 50:50 joint venture partner Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) have commenced…

Shares of Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) fell about 14% on Tuesday after it published 2021 results showing revenue up 18% to £271.4…

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced it has imposed sanctions — including fines totalling £910,000 — against KPMG and its former employee Michael Frankish…

Newcastle-based food-to-go retailer Greggs said on Tuesday its 2021 sales grew to a record £1.23 billion, a 5.3% increase on 2019.  Pre-tax profit for the year was…

Oslo-based Flokk, the European manufacturer of office seating products, has acquired Huddersfield-based Connection Seating Ltd, doubling its footprint in the UK. Through a combination of…

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda has confirmed that it is removing products that originate from Russia from its stores and online platforms. Asda and its charity, the…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group fell as much as 20% on Thursday after it published a trading update for…

Newcastle Building Society said its gross mortgage lending for 2o21 was £861 million and net core residential lending was £330m compared to £645 million gross…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose about 8% on Wednesday after it said it expects trading performance for the year ended February 28, 2022, to…

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…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said its mortgage balances in 2021 increased 8% to £41.9 billion, the highest in its history. Throughout the year the mutual…

Shares of Stockport-based musicMagpie — which allows consumers to buy, rent and sell refurbished consumer technology — fell almost 50% on Wednesday after it published…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its profit before tax increased 23% to £966.8 million in the year to December 31, 2021…

The board of Welcome to Yorkshire (WtY) has placed the organisation into administration. Rob Adamson, Michael Kienlen and Daryl Warwick of Armstrong Watson LLP have…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, said on Tuesday it will pay out £139.4 million in dividends after its adjusted profit…

By Mark McSherry Leeds-based Clipper Logistics plc and GXO Logistics, Inc. of the United States announced they reached agreement on the terms of a recommended £965…

Shares of Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK fell about 6% on Monday after it said that a recent cyber attack from Russia will have…

Peel L&P said its revised plans to restore and redevelop Hulton Park into a world-class golf resort and parkland capable of hosting the Ryder Cup…

Hammerson plc confirmed it completed the sale of its Victoria Gate and Victoria Quarter shopping centres in Leeds to Swiss investor Redical Holdings AG for £120…

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) rose about 5% on Friday after it published a trading update for its AGM…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc announced that after over 40 years of service chairman Jamie Boot will be retiring from his role…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Friday that Kath Smith has been appointed as its senior independent director and chair of the…

Manchester’s office market returned to growth in 2021, buoyed by £707 million of investment, according to real estate services specialist JLL. Documenting the growth of…

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has bought Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group — formerly known as Findel — out of administration for £26.8 million. The…

Leeds Building Society — the UK’s fifth-largest mutual — said its gross lending reaching a record £4.4 billion in 2021 as it delivered record profit before tax…

A personal finance expert at Salford investment giant AJ Bell has warned that planned changes to the student loan system in England will double repayments…

Shares of Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group fell about 8% on Thursday after it published an update on current trading that detailed “ongoing inflationary cost pressures”…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group has belatedly reported that its revenue for the year to July 3, 2021, grew 4.1% to £4.058 billion…

Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — said on Thursday its administrators are “currently in advanced discussions in…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group announced on Thursday its 2021 revenue rose about 20% to £5.09 billion and it made a pretax profit of £122…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank on Thursday announced its first full year of profit in 10 years amid a surge of 185% in its net mortgage lending to…

Salford investment giant AJ Bell has warned that an estimated 850,000 pension savers invested in “lifestyling” funds, which have fallen in value by 13% in…

Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant THG plc announced on Tuesday that “it it knows of no notifiable reason” for the fall in its share…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc has reported “exceptional input cost inflation … driven by Covid-19 shocks to the global supply chain and rapid and…

Hammerson plc has confirmed that it is in discussions with entities related to Swiss investor Redical Holdings AG on terms for a possible sale of…

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its revenue rose 10.9% to £332.4 million in the six months to December 31, 2021, while profit…

Leeds-based Clipper Logistics plc and GXO Logistics, Inc. of the United States announced they have reached “agreement on the key terms of a possible cash…

Sheffield City Council announced that Eugene Walker, its executive director for resources, is stepping into the role of acting chief executive amid the absence of…

Nelson, Lancashire-based telecoms firm Daisy Group is to buy London-based rival XLN Telecom in a deal understood to be worth around £210 million. Sky News reported…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com said on Thursday its revenue fell 8% to £316.7 million and profit before tax fell about 20% to £70.2 million…