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C4XD shares up 40% on AstraZeneca payment

Shares of Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc rose as much as 40% after it announced that AstraZeneca has triggered an $11 million…



Co-op board changes as Debbie White becomes chair

Manchester-based mutual giant Co-op Group announced big board changes, with Debbie White becoming chair and Moni Mannings and Luke Jensen appointed as independent non-executive directors. White succeeds Allan…










University of Manchester hires new leader

The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Duncan Ivison as its next President & Vice-Chancellor. Ivison will formally take up his role on August 1,…














Liverpool’s Surface Transforms secures funding

Liverpool-based Surface Transforms, makers of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic automotive brake discs, announced it has signed a £13.2 million loan agreement with the Liverpool City Region…







Marshalls appoints new chief executive

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, announced the appointment of Matt Pullen as chief executive officer designate. Pullen is a former chief…









Manchester payments firm Total Processing bought

Dublin-based NomuPay announced that it acquired Manchester-based Total Processing, a “merchant services and bespoke payment processing solution provider.” NomuPay describes itself as an “end-to-end payment…


Castore raises £145m as it nears £1bn valuation

Manchester-headquartered sportswear brand Castore has secured £145 million of investment in a funding round led by US investment bank Raine Group. Bloomberg reported that the funding round…




Harrogate’s Vp ups H1 revenue to £191m

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said its first-half revenue rose 2.4% to £190.9 million in the six months to September 30, 2023, as statutory…






Dechra executive director Griffin to leave

Cheshire veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced that Tony Griffin will step down as an executive director of the company after 12 years of service, with…












Victorian Plumbing revenue rises 6% to £285m

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group said its revenue rose 6% to £285.1 million and adjusted profit before tax climbed 29% to £20.3 million…