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Sheffield’s SIG appoints CEO for 18 months

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, announced the appointment of Dutch national Pim Vervaat as the company’s new chief executive officer — and chair…






Boot gets OK for £1bn Golden Valley plan at GCHQ

Sheffield-based Henry Boot said that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has secured outline planning consent for phase one of Golden Valley, Cheltenham — a £1 billion…







Drax hires Shell executive Lemmink as CFO

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group announced the appointment of Shell executive Frank Lemmink as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as an executive director of the…



Maven sells Newcastle’s Oak Engage to NorthEdge

Manchester-based private equity firm NorthEdge said it has invested in Newcastle-headquartered employee engagement software platform Oak Engage. The deal marks a successful exit from Oak Engage…










Manchester’s Renold buys Ognibene of Italy

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc said on Wednesday it has acquired Bologna, Italy-based Ognibene S.p.a. for €10 million in cash. On June…
























DWF, Manchester law giant, appoints CEO-elect

Manchester-headquartered international law firm and business services provider DWF Group has announced its CEO transition plan. Nigel Knowles, appointed group CEO in May 2020, will…







Gear4music buys assets from administrators

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said it has purchased stock with an estimated cost value of up to £2.4 million, together with certain intangible…




Harrogate’s Vp ups revenue to £380m

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said its revenue increased 3.1% to £380 million and statutory profit before tax increased from £2.8 million to £21.7…





Henry Boot sells Skelmersdale business park

Sheffield-based Henry Boot announced that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has completed the sale of TWO45, a multi-let industrial led business park with…