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Manchester, Leeds power Regional Crane Surveys

The latest Deloitte Regional Crane Surveys show that residential and purpose-built student housing developments led construction activity across four of the UK’s most important regional…




LGIM ups investment in Jigsaw Homes to £125m

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said it has expanded its existing relationship with Greater Manchester affordable housing firm Jigsaw Homes Group following the completion…




Morrisons revenue rises 2.7% to £14.9bn

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said its full year total revenue excluding fuel rose 2.7% to £14.9 billion in the 52 weeks ending October 29, 2023. Full year…


Manchester’s AppLearn acquired by Nexthink

AppLearn, the Manchester-based digital adoption platform (DAP) vendor, has been acquired by Nexthink. With dual headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, and Lausanne, Switzerland, Nexthink has nine offices worldwide. AppLearn…












Newcastle’s Northstar Ventures launches tech fund

Newcastle-based venture capital and social investment firm Northstar Ventures has launched its first Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund, the Northstar EIS Growth Fund, which is now open for subscriptions….








Co-op targets 8 million member-owners by 2030

Manchester-based Co-op Group, the UK’s largest consumer co-operative, has announced its growth plans as it looks to increase the number of its member-owners from 5 million…












Northern Bear makes big board changes

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc has announced changes to its board, with John Davies, 57, becoming group chief executive officer on April 1, and group…









Sheffield’s Henry Boot sells 759 residential plots

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and construction group, announced that its land promotion and planning business, Hallam Land Management (HLM), has unconditionally exchanged contracts for…



UK Govt approves BECCS at Drax Power Station

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group announced that the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, has approved the Development Consent…