Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, announced that current chief operating officer Dan Evans will become the firm’s new CEO on…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick said on Monday its revenue in the 13 weeks to June 25, 2022, was 7.6 per cent ahead of the…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it sold Rochdale-based Footasylum to German investment group Aurelius — taking a big loss on a…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its first-half revenue rose 14.6% to £358.5 million and profit before taxation rose to £41.6 million from…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, said its sales rose 21% to £1.127 billion in the six months to June 30,…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it is launching investigations into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda about…

Leeds Building Society said on Friday it has withdrawn from lending on second homes as it revealed that its savings balances increased more than £1 billion…

Manchester-based Co-op Bank announced its profit before tax soared to £61.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022, up from 21.4 million for…

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…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced its saving balances increased to £37.7 billion in the six months to June 30, 2022, up from £35.5 billion at…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax announced it expects to propose a dividend for the 2022 financial year of £84 million, an 11.7% increase on 2021,…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said it will soon re-commence dividend payments as its revenue for the six months to June 30, 2022,…

THG plc, the Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant, announced it has terminated its “option and collaboration agreement” with a unit of Japan’s SoftBank Group…

Researchers at the IPPR North think tank have published new analysis showing that the North of England “now receives less per person in public spending…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, announced it acquired Miers Construction Products Limited (MCP) for an initial cash consideration of £28 million. A further…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc announced the acquisition of Axiom Consulting & Investments Limited and Ellayaan Limited and their subsidiary undertakings, which together trade…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said on Monday that “the board and Kris Lee, chief financial officer, have agreed that Kris will leave…

The Co-op Group announced it is planning to cut around 400 jobs at its head office in Manchester. A spokesman for the Co-op said: “At our last…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc said on Friday that 27.71% of votes were cast against approving the firm’s remuneration report at the…

Shares of Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com rose as much as 13% on Thursday after it reported that its revenue rose 19% to £193.2 million…

Shares of Ladbible parent firm LBG Media plc rose about 6% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the half year ended June 30,…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc announced its reported revenue grew 4% to £416.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, and adjusted profit before…

Wetherby-based clinical stage oncology drug company Avacta Group plc announced that AffyXell, its joint venture with Daewoong Pharmaceuticals has successfully completed a funding round to advance…

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced it has agreed to acquire US-based Piedmont Animal Health, Inc for £175 million in cash. Dechra also announced…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc said its revenue grew 3.2% to £93.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, and adjusted operating profit edged…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell announced that customer numbers on its platform business increased by 14,120 to 417,503 in the quarter to June 30, 2022, up…

Australia-based transport firm Kelsian Group said on Thursday that it no longer plans to make an offer for Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group….

Shares of Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group rose about 6% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the six months…

Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell about 33% on Tuesday after it reported a loss before tax of £1.54 million for its first…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc said its revenue in the year to April 30, 2022, increased 31% to £110 million, 7% of which was…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose as much as 6% on Tuesday after the provider of training programmes for software coding published a trading update for the…

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the UK Government will more than treble the investment for TransPennine Route Upgrades (TRU) — slashing journey times…

Liverpool City Council said its chief executive Tony Reeves has made the decision to step down with immediate effect after four years in the job. Government-appointed…

Newcastle-based building services firm Northern Bear plc said on Monday its revenue rose 24% to £61.1 million in the year to march 31, 2022, and adjusted…

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is in discussions to potentially acquire Salford-based TalkTalk Telecom Group, according to a Bloomberg report. VMO2, brought together in a 2021 merger…

Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate £400,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after polluting two watercourses in separate incidents, according to the UK’s Environment Agency. “The…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood said it has submitted plans for a “revolutionary” workspace and leisure destination called “The Alberton” in Manchester City Centre. The…

Redrow plc, the Flintshire-based house building giant, announced on Thursday that it will commence a share buyback programme for up to £100 million. Redrow shares…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday it has started investigating if Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons’ acquisition of certain assets of convenience store…

The board of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) announced it has begun a review of strategic options for the airport. Airport owner Peel Group said aviation…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 18.1% to £195.2 million in the year to March 31, 2022,…

Renewable energy company Drax said it has submitted plans to build what it called “the world’s largest carbon capture facility” at its North Yorkshire power…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said on Tuesday its revenue for the half year ended June 30, 2022, was £348 million,…

Warrington-based water giant United Utilities said on Tuesday it agreed to sell its renewable energy business to SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc (SEEIT) for £100…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell announced that former Avellemy Investment Management executive Alena Kosava has joined the business as head of investment research, with Ryan…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced on Friday it hired former Morrisons chair Andy Higginson as chair of JD Sports, effective July 11,…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) – which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports – announced it made a loss of £320 million…

Shares of Leeds-based Jet2 fell about 13% on Thursday after it reported that its pretax loss widened to £388.8 million in the year to March 31,…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc fell as much as 5% on Thursday after it published a trading update showing its revenue fell 8%…

Shares of Liverpool-based high performance car brake disk manufacturer Surface Transforms plc soared as much as 10% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the…

Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc announced it has received a milestone payment of €3 million from Sanofi under the IL-17A Inhibitor programme…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Wednesday its portfolio currently stands at 662 properties with annualised rent roll of…

Shares of embattled Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc fell another 9% on Wednesday after it said it plans to raise £40 million through a…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. announced that Mike Schmidt of DFS Furniture plc is to be appointed as an executive director and chief financial officer…

Liverpool-based online retail and financial services firm The Very Group said on Tuesday it has appointed Lionel Desclée, former president and CEO of Walmart Japan, as…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc fell another 12% on Monday as the firm confirmed news reports that one of the third-party credit…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 firm, said it has completed the £667 million divestment of the majority of its performance technologies and industrial…

North East England has topped the list of UK regions for new job creation from inward investment successes, according to annual statistics by the the Department…

Leeds-based private equity firm Endless LLP has raised its third SME fund, Enact III, securing £100 million to invest in opportunities in the UK lower mid-market….

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons announced on Wednesday its like-for-like sales fell 6.4% in its second quarter but improved towards the end of the period. Nonetheless, revenue…

Shares of Wetherby-based clinical stage oncology drug company Avacta Group plc rose 11% on Wednesday after it announced that the first-in-human Phase I trial of…

Shares of Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc rose as much as 10% after it announced that its banking group has waived June 2022 covenant tests…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose as much as 4% on Wednesday after it said in a trading update it expects annual profit…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said its first quarter group revenue declined 2.2% to £1.161 billion on a constant currency basis “but with an improving trend during…

By Mark McSherry Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, announced that the United States government has agreed to provide up…

THG plc, the Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant, announced that its chair Charles Allen bought 1.15 million ordinary shares in the firm at a price…

Newcastle-headquartered international bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group announced that a new agreement has been reached between the Norwegian Railway Directorate and Go-Ahead Norway A/S,…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons rose about 3% on Monday after it issued a trading update for the year ended May 31, 2022,…

Skipton Building Society announced that Stuart Haire, currently CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC UK, will become Skipton’s new group chief executive at the…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo announced the appointment of Shaun McCabe as chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Neil Catto, who will transition to a role…