Severfield first-half revenue up 9% to £149m
Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said on Tuesday its revenue rose 9% to £149.1 million in the six months through September 30 while underlying…
Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said on Tuesday its revenue rose 9% to £149.1 million in the six months through September 30 while underlying…
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…
Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose more than 10% on Tuesday after it said in a trading update that its sales rose…
The Eden Project has unveiled its vision for Eden Project North in Morecambe, Lancashire. The Cornwall-based environmental charity has presented new images and details to…
Warrington-based United Utilities, the UK’s largest listed water company, said on Wednesday its revenue for the six months to September 30 rose 4.6% to £916.4 million…
TalkTalk announced on Wednesday it will relocate its headquarters from London to Salford to support its next phase of growth. Several hundred roles will be…
Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Wednesday its revenue increased 7.6% to £1.85 billion in the year to September…
Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, said on Tuesday its pre-tax profit fell 45% to £2.3 million in the half-year to…
Shares of Hull-based communications firm KCOM plunged 30% on Tuesday after it warned its trading performance for the current financial year “will be weaker than originally…
Doncaster-based plastic piping and ventilation systems manufacturer Polypipe Group plc on Tuesday issued a trading update for the 10 months ended October 31, saying revenue was 4.5% higher…
Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World fell about 6% on Tuesday after it said its revenue grew 9.9% to £404.2 million in the six months to…
Think tank IPPR North said on Tuesday that UK Government figures it has analysed show that transport spending per person has gone up twice as…
UPDATE 2 — Shares of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG fell more than 15% on Tuesday after it said it increased underlying profit before tax…
Johnston Press — the debt-laden owner of The Scotsman, the i newspaper, the Yorkshire Post and about 200 local newspapers and websites — said late on Friday…
Investments by overseas companies in North West of England assets has more than doubled in the past year, according to Deloitte. Figures from the business…
Macclesfield-based engineering and thermal processing giant Bodycote on Thursday issued a trading update covering the four month period through October 31, 2018, saying revenue rose…
Shares of Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, fell more than 15% on Thursday after it warned shareholders to expect increased losses in the second half of the…
Walmart’s Leeds-based subsidiary Asda — currently preparing to be taken over by Sainsbury’s — on Thursday reported a sixth straight quarter of underlying sales growth. For the…
Manchester United on Thursday announced financial results for the 2019 fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2018, showing its revenue fell 6.1% to £135 million and…
Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Wednesday it would buy out Grip REIT plc for £396 million from its joint venture partner, Dutch…
A contract with almost £50 million which will help shape the future of roads across the North West of England has been awarded by Highways…
Associated British Ports (ABP) agreed a new deal with British Steel in which ABP has agreed to invest £65 million into the Immingham Bulk Terminal…
York-based Gear4music, the online retailer of musical instruments and equipment, announced on Tuesday a new long-term management incentive plan “to incentivise senior employees in a manner…
Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc said on Friday it agreed to acquire Mobile Phones Direct Limited for about £32.5 million in cash and shares….
Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group on Friday announced huge expansion plans in Australia by agreeing to buy Woolworths Group’s 540 site network (Woolworths Petrol)…
Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it would cancel the £10 billion Moorside nuclear plant on the Cumbria coast after failing to find an investment partner…
Manchester-based investment platform AJ Bell on Thursday notified the London Stock Exchange of its “potential intention” to float its shares as it unveiled full year…
York-based housebuilder Persimmon said its chief executive Jeff Fairburn is to leave the company because criticism of his £76 million bonus package was a continuing distraction that had…
Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc on Tuesday announced an update on its trading performance so far in 2018 as the self-styled “ethical bank” continues to recover from…
Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Tuesday group like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 5.6% for the 13 weeks to November 4. “As expected, retail LFL sales growth eased…
Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Friday it appointed Steve Hare to the role of chief executive officer…
Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group said on Thursday its Stobart Air business has secured an agreement to provide new aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI)…
Embattled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial said Chris Sweeney, managing director of its Vanquis Bank business, will step down from his role immediately. Sweeney will…
Channel 4 confirmed on Wednesday that Leeds will be the location of its new National HQ and that Bristol and Glasgow will be the locations…
Deloitte’s latest North West Share Index shows the the value of the 65 listed companies in the North West slipped by almost £200 million to…
Vodafone said it has become the first company in the UK to carry full 5G over a commercial network. Live mobile data traffic is now…
Boeing on Thursday opened its new fabrication factory in Sheffield — the company’s first manufacturing site in Europe — to make “actuation system” components for…
Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group — which has been consumed by a lengthy boardroom battle — said on Wednesday it made a loss after taxation of…
British Business Investments (BBI), the commercial subsidiary of Sheffield-based British Business Bank plc, the UK’s national economic development bank, has published its annual accounts for…
Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said its subsidiary EV Retail Limited acquired Paminvest SAS, a discount retailer operating under the trading name Babou in France…
Shopping center owner Intu Properties plc said on Friday it was considering a 215p per share preliminary takeover offer from a consortium led by its deputy…
Amazon has announced plans to open a new corporate office in Manchester in 2019 and increase the capacity of its Scotland Development Centre and Cambridge…
Manchester giant Peel Land and Property (Peel L&P) announced it has appointed Phil Wilson as chief executive of what will be its new housebuilding division,…
Swedish real estate group Pandox AB and the Fattal Hotel Group have acquired the prestigious Midland Manchester hotel for about £115 million. Pandox will take over…
Shares of York-based Gear4music, the online retailer of musical instruments and equipment, rose about 8% on Tuesday after it said its revenue rose 36% to £42.5 million…
Rotherham-based fishing tackle retailer Fishing Republic said on Tuesday its shares have been suspended on AIM “at the company’s request pending clarification of its financial…
Troubled Rochdale-based fashion retailer Footasylum said on Tuesday its revenue rose 19% to £98.6 million in the half year to August 25 but it made an adjusted…
Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said its profit before tax rose 14.3% to £641.1 million and revenue increased 15.6% to £2.96 billion in the year ended July…
Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax said it agreed to acquire Scottish Power’s portfolio of pumped storage, hydro and gas-fired generation for £702 million in…
Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory said on Monday that Geoff Cooper will retire as chairman following its next scheduled board meeting on October 18…
Caledonia Investments plc said on Monday it acquired a majority stake in Hunmanby, North Yorkshire-based Deep Sea Electronics Ltd in a transaction that values the business…
The Manchester office of Leeds-based Endless, the mid-market private equity investor, has completed the acquisition of Europe’s largest golf retailer, American Golf. The deal includes…
The North West of England has seen a construction boom over the last year, according to new figures. According to the Office of National Statistics,…
Shares of Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group fell more than 20% on Thursday after it said its first-half revenue rose 1% to £457.8 million but that…
Johnston Press — the debt-laden owner of The Yorkshire Post, The Scotsman, the i newspaper and about 200 local newspapers and websites — said on Thursday it has…
Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose about 5% after it said its sales rose 7.3% in the 13 weeks to September…
Merseyside-based shipyard and engineering company Cammell Laird said it won two 10-year contracts worth an estimated £619 million to support the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)….
Manchester-based commercial property company Bruntwood and Legal & General Capital said they established a landmark 50:50 partnership to create the UK’s largest property platform dedicated…
A consortium including North of England billionaire John Whittaker, Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management and Saudi Arabia’s Olayan Group is considering a bid for Intu Properties, the shopping center…
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…
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) on Wednesday confirmed that it intends to participate in the tender process for the concession to operate Sofia Airport in Bulgaria….
Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group said on Tuesday its revenue rose 8.7% to £141.9m in the year to June 30, 2018, but it made an operating loss of £3…
Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group said its revenue rose 1.3% to £337.3 million and profit before tax rose 10.5% to £13.2 million in the 52 weeks ended…
Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc on Monday issued a trading update for the first half of the year to September 30,…
UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR), the holding company for Bradford & Bingley plc (B&B) and Northern Rock (NRAM), said it concluded a competitive sales process…
Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, fell about 20% on Thursday after it said sales in its stores “have…
Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said on Wednesday its revenue soared 50% to £395.3 million and profit before tax rose 22% to £24.7 million…
Manchester United on Tuesday announced financial results for its 2018 fiscal fourth quarter and for the 12 months ended June 30, 2018. The company said…
Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory said on Tuesday its revenue rose 3.2% to £185.3 million but underlying profit before tax fell 13.9% to £22.7 million for…
North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group is in talks to buy a number of ScottishPower assets as it continues to diversify away from coal-burning generation. Drax said…