Durham-based Atom Bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, said it has bought 25 acres of newly planted broadleaf woodland in Northumberland in a “significant investment” in…

Leeds-based Evri, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, said it delivered a “record year” in the 53 weeks to February 29, 2024 as…

Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — on Tuesday issued a trading update for the 10 months ended October 31,…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced that its board of directors has amended the current maximum percentage of the company’s issued share capital that may be owned…

The Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, said it has appointed Richard Bearman and Reinald de Monchy as Co-Chief Banking Officers, with…

SysGroup, the Manchester-based IT services, cloud hosting and cyber security firm, said it acquired the trade and assets of Crossword Consulting Limited (CCL), the consulting…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 specialty chemicals giant, has made a board and committee succession planning announcement. “John Ramsay, having served as…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing company, said operating profit for the full year is expected to be in line with analysts’ forecasts,…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said it returned to revenue growth in October and November but warned it still faced a difficult market. …

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm has set a new strategy and medium-term financial targets as it attempts to get business…

Chester-based GB Group, which sells global identity fraud and location software, said half-year sales and profit rose and it reiterated its full-year outlook. The company…

Liverpool’s B&M European Value Retail, the UK’s leading variety goods value retailer, said it will offer £250 million of sterling-denominated senior secured notes, due 2031….

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery and financial advisory firm, said it is looking at ways to lessen the impact of higher national…

Stockport-based Silveray, which is developing uses for digital X-ray film, said it has raised £4 million in seed funding for its first product launch in…

Global music and entertainment giant Warner Music UK and its partners have announced ambitious plans to open a major new studio facility in the heart…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc warned of an ongoing lack of conviction in the housing market in an AGM trading update. It said…

The Sheffield-based British Business Bank said it has completed its £250 million investment alongside Phoenix Group with Schroders Capital under the Long-Term Investment for Technology…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, published results for the six months to September 30, 2024, showing it paid £226 million…

Assura plc, the Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust, has confirmed that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has granted approval to Assura for a secondary listing on…

Liverpool’s B&M European Value Retail, the UK’s leading variety goods value retailer, said it is holding its outlook as it enters the ‘Golden Quarter’ of…

Manchester-based online fashion firm Boohoo Group published a flurry of stock exchange statements late on Wednesday to report that its first-half revenue fell 15% to £619.8…

Wilmslow-based Tatton Asset Management plc said its assets under management increased 34.9% to £19.948 billion in the year to September 2024. Announcing interim results for…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced that non-executive director Shelagh Hancock will step down from the board on December 31 to allow her…

Sheffield-based builder and developer Henry Boot announced that its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has completed the sale of 52 acres of land for…

Together Financial Services Limited, the Cheadle, Cheshire-based non-bank relationship lender, announced that it has “upsized” its revolving Lakeside securitisation programme (LABS) from £825 million to £1 billion, with…

Siemens Gamesa has won a £1 billion contract to build the turbine blades for ScottishPower’s East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm at its Hull factory. Under…

Newcastle-based RMT Accountants & Business Advisors, part of the Sumer Group, said it will grow its presence in the business recovery and insolvency sector after completing…

Salesfire, a Middlesbrough-based company whose platform helps e-commerce stores to increase sales, said it has raised a further £2.75 million from NPIF II – Mercia…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride said adjusted operating profit for the year full year to June 2025 would be in line with market expectations.  The…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said it expected 2024 full year adjusted EBITDA to be around the top end of analysts’ consensus estimates, on…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, announced the appointment of Ian McAulay as a non-executive director and workforce engagement director with effect from November 25,…

Georgia, US-based enterprise software firm Aptean announced the acquisition of Durham-based Indigo Software Limited, a provider of purpose-built warehouse management and logistics software solutions. “With…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, has acquired Barcelona-based ForceManager, a “cloud-native, mobile management solution that supports SMB sales processes and significantly…

The Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Leandros Kalisperas as its first Chief Investment Officer with responsibility for all of…

Croda International plc, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based specialty chemicals giant, said sales rose modestly in the third quarter and kept its full year outlook unchanged….

Leeds-based Asda has reported a 2.5% decline in total revenues excluding fuel to £5.3 billion for the third quarter ending September 30. Asda said third quarter like-for-like…

Leeds-based Radar Healthcare, a provider of risk, quality, and compliance software for the healthcare and social care sectors, announced a majority growth investment from Los Angeles-based…

United Utilities has announced a new programme of activity to accelerate spill reductions at a further 700 sites across the North West of England. The…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, announced the appointment of Janice Crawford as a non-executive director with effect from November 25, 2024. Crawford will also…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power said it signed its first contract to sell a NEPTUNE V containerised electrolyser plant to Guttroff GmbH, a…

Manchester-based online fashion firm Boohoo Group is seeking assurances from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, the company’s largest shareholder which is pushing for a seat on…

Surrey firm Nurture Group has announced its 50th and largest acquisition to date with the purchase of Oldham-based grounds maintenance and landscaping firm Tivoli Group…

Manchester-based Auto Trader Group plc, which runs the UK’s leading site for new and used cars, said half-year sales and profit grew, as the second-hand…

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has published an open letter to the board of fashion retailer Boohoo Group demanding shareholder approval for any asset disposals.  Frasers,…

Manchester-headquartered law firm, BBS Law, said it has secured significant investment from private equity firm Aliter Capital in a deal supported by FRP Corporate Finance….

Merseyside-based Vimto maker Nichols plc said current financial year trading remains in line with management expectations. In the medium term, it said it is targeting growth…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power said it has achieved a further 40% iridium loading reduction, reducing the amount of the expensive…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc fell as much as 6% after it published an update on trading for the period since July…

York-based Aptamer Group plc, the developer of molecule binding techniques for use in medicine and cosmetics, on Wednesday provided investors with an update on contracts signed…

Surface Transforms, the troubled Knowsley-based maker of disc brakes for supercars, announced that Andrew Kitchingman, non-executive chairman, has resigned with immediate effect. Kitchingman was appointed…

The Port of Blyth (PoB) and Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP), the lead statewide economic development organization for Delaware, have signed a cooperative agreement to leverage…

Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones announced that a bidder to reopen and run Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has “been identified” with the aim of having passenger…

Gateshead-based IT specialist TSG announced the completion of the acquisition of Aylesbury-headquartered Dayta, one of the UK’s fastest-growing multi-academy trust technology providers. Dayta provides accountancy…

Cubico Sustainable Investments, one of the world’s leading privately owned renewable energy companies, has announced plans for Scout Moor II, a landmark 100 MW onshore…

Hull-based Good Travel Management has merged with CT Travel Group to form a company with £85 million in annual revenue.  The move is backed by…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said its consultancy brand, Counter, has been accepted onto the G-Cloud 14 framework, the UK government’s public sector…

Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, has signed a licensing agreement with retailer Next for…

Landsec said it has acquired the remaining 25% interest in MediaCity in Salford from Peel Group “plus the leading television facility dock10 and the 218-bed…

Manchester-based private equity firm NorthEdge said it completed the sale of CMap, the Manchester-headquartered Professional Services Automation (PSA) software business, to London private equity firm ECI. CMap serves…

Radical Forge, the Middlesbrough-based games studio, has raised £2.6 million from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of…

HW Group — an executive search firm which serves some of the world’s biggest brands — has launched a new Leeds-based finance division to meet…