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Kohler buys Merseyside’s Clarke Energy

Wisconsin-based Kohler Co. said its power group acquired Merseyside-based Clarke Energy Ltd., a multinational specialist in the engineering, construction, installation and maintenance of engine-based power plants. Knowsley-based…




Clydesdale and Yorkshire deposits £27.3bn

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said trading in the three months to December 31, 2016, had been in line with its expectations with deposit balances up…


New chair at Leeds global consultancy WYG

Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed global project management and technical consultancy, said chairman Mike McTighe will retire at the next AGM in September and be succeeded by Jeremy Beeton, currently…


Sage shares down 5% after trading update

Shares of Newcastle-based software company Sage Group fell about 5% on Thursday after the firm delivered what some analysts considered a slightly disappointing trading update for the three…


Shares down 10% at Manchester’s Cussons

Shares of Manchester-based soaps and consumer products company PZ Cussons have fallen roughly 10% since it said on Tuesday that statutory profit before tax fell 37.8% to £24.9 million and revenue…


Abbey Logistics buys Armet, creates £70m firm

Liverpool-based Abbey Logistics Group, which recently completed a management buyout, said it acquired bulk liquid food transport firm Armet Logistics Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Abbey, the…



NCC profits slip; chairman to step down

Manchester-based cyber security company NCC Group said its chairman Paul Mitchell will step down on May 31, 2017, as it announced profit before tax for the six months to November…


N Brown shares up amid strong online sales

Shares of Manchester-based specialist fit fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — rose about 7% after it said third…



Lloyds private equity firm invests in ChargePoint

Liverpool-based ChargePoint Technology said it secured a multi-million pound investment from private equity investor LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, to help it meet international demand…


Styles&Wood buys GDM

Sale-based property services firm Styles&Wood Group plc said it acquired Kent-based specialist mechanical, electrical and environmental consultancy The GDM Group Limited for an initial payment of £4 million in cash and…


£36m to build 1,381 housing association homes

Manchester-based housing association Great Places Housing Group and its partners said they secured £36.2 million of government funding to build 1,381 affordable homes across the…


£335m for 3,000 housing association homes

Northern England housing association consortium JV North said it will invest £335.5 million to build nearly 3,000 homes over the next four years. The consortium of…


Glenbrook targets ‘last remaining’ quay site

Property developer Glenbrook said it submitted a planning application to Salford City Council to build 270 private rented apartments on the last remaining undeveloped site overlooking Erie Basin…


Radrizzani buys 50% stake in Leeds Utd

Leeds United Football Club confirmed that sports media executive Andrea Radrizzani’s Aser Group Holding, through it’s acquisition vehicle Greenfield Investment, has bought 50% of the club’s share capital. Leeds…



Tritax in £102m Howden warehouse investment

Tritax Big Box REIT, a real estate investment trust, said it exchanged contracts — conditional on receiving planning consent — to provide forward funding for two large distribution warehouses at Warth…