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Bruntwood SciTech, the Legal & General and Bruntwood 50-50 joint venture specialist property platform focussed on the UK’s life science and tech industries, announced that it has…

Manchester nano-material firm Nanoco Group — which produces quantum dots used to make vibrant screen displays — announced that final agreements have been signed to settle the litigation with…

Shares of Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK plc rose about 13% after it published a trading update for the year ended January 1, 2023, saying…

Shares of NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, fell about 10% on Thursday after it warned it has experienced a recent “lengthening of…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc rose about 8% as the firm’s new CEO Régis Schultz and his management team gave…

Shares of Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick rose about 6% after it published a third quarter trading statement — for the 13 weeks to December 24,2022…

Manchester-based Re:course AI, which is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare training simulator, has secured $4.3 million in seed funding in a round led by Par…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings announced its order book at December 31, 2022, was £861 million, up from £742 million a year earlier. In…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, announced that Gavin Slark — formerly of Grafton Group — has officially joined SIG as chief executive officer….

Halma, the Amersham-based FTSE 100 global group of life-saving technology companies, announced it has acquired Bradford-based Thermocable (Flexible Elements) Ltd for its safety sector fire…

New investment firm Kelso Group Holdings Plc said on Tuesday it has bought a small shareholding in online nutrition and beauty giant THG, which it…

Shares of ITM Power, the Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm, rose about 13% after it published results for the six months to October…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced “record first half results” with group revenues and…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group rose about 10% after it published a third-quarter trading statement for the 12 week period…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it has been the target of a cyber incident which resulted in “the unauthorised access to a…

York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc has announced that following initial positive results from a project with “a multi-national consumer goods company” it has signed…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said its revenue for the 52 weeks ending October 30, 2022, rose 2.2% to £18.4 billion. Group like-for-like (LFL) sales ex-fuel fell…

By Mark McSherry Manchester-based Tosca Debt Capital (TDC) announced it has entered into a new capital partnership with global investment firm KKR, which is making…

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) rose as much as 9% after it published an encouraging trading update for the…

Bradford-based Provident Financial plc on Thursday said that its chief executive officer is to step down, while its fourth quarter trading remains in line with…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group said on Thursday it will apply to have the trading of its shares reinstated when its delayed results…

Leeds-based Jet2 said on Thursday it now expects its results for the year ending March 31, 2023, to exceed current average market expectations of £317 million. In…

The £20 billion Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has committed a further £100 million into alternative asset management group Gresham House’s Sustainable Infrastructure (BSIF) strategy. GMPF…

England has an “immature formalisation of the central-local government relationship” versus comparable countries, according to the latest State of the North report by influential think…

MAG (Manchester Airports Group) has announced a £440 million investment in Manchester Airport that it says will create thousands of jobs and unlock billions of…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group rose about 7% after it announced it intends to resume dividend payments “as soon as is…

The number of UK businesses in financial distress has increased as legacy Covid debt, rampant inflation and tumbling consumer confidence puts companies closer to collapse,…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot on Tuesday hailed 2022 performance, saying it was the “best year ever” at an underlying profit level….

Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc announced that former Deloitte audit partner Damian Sanders has been appointed its chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect.  …

Slingshot Simulations, a “digital twin” and decision intelligence company, has secured a £3 million Series A round of investment from Northern Gritstone, Mercia and the…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a curated collection of its products through J Sainsbury. Sosandar is…

Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell about 30% on Friday after it published a trading update for the three months to December 31,…

The Business Growth Fund (BGF) said it has achieved a record year for realisations in the North West of England, having completed three highly successful exits…

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music fell about 17% after it published a trading update for the three months to December 31, 2022….

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022, was £719 million, which represents year-on-year…

Eden Project Morecambe, previously known as Eden Project North, said it has been awarded £50 million in the second round of the UK Government’s Levelling…

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based accounting software giant for SMEs, said its total revenue increased 10% to £540 million in the three months ended December 31,…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo fell about 7% after it published a trading statement for the four months to December 31, 2022, showing…

Shares of Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell fell about 7% after it published a trading update for the three months ended December 31, 2022, showing…

Paris-based CGR has established a base in the UK with the acquisition of Skipton-based wire springs group John Binns & Son (Springs) Limited. CGR is…

Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, published a trading update for the year to December 31, 2022, saying its results “will be…

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos has officially joined the race to buy the English football club, Bloomberg reported. “I can confirm that we have…

Shares of Wetherby-based life sciences company Avacta Group rose about 13% after it announced that its tumour targeted therapy AVA6000 “continues to show a very favourable…

Shares of Manchester-based THG plc fell as much as 17% after the firm announced it is reviewing the future of its loss-making businesses outside of…

UK electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt has made an application to appoint bankruptcy administrators, Reuters reported. Britishvolt had been planning a gigafactory project at Blyth,…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride published a trading update for the six months ended December 31, 2022, saying revenues were 31% higher than the prior year…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc fell as much as 35% after it announced a trading update for the 26 weeks ended December 31,…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc rose about 6% after it announced that Renold Couplings, part of the company’s Torque Transmission…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), has reported a portfolio of 607 properties with an annualised rent roll of £141.6 million….

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc announced that its order intake for the 26-week period to December 25, 2022, was up 10.6% compared to the pre pandemic FY19 period — but…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said it completed the sale of 894 homes during the half-year to December 31, about 4.1% fewer than the…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory has announced the appointment of Matthias Seeger as its chief financial officer “after an extensive search process.” Seeger…

Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group said in a trading update that revenue was down 7.6% in the 18 weeks to December…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc rose as much as 9% to £14.10 on Thursday as it announced it is offering new customers a…

Shares of Liverpool-based Surface Transforms plc fell about 7% after it published a trading and operations update for the year to December 31, 2022, showing that…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) announced its expects to announce full year revenue of £385 million, up from £271.4 million in 2021. In a…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a full year trading update showing a “strong finish to 2022”…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenue increased 14% to £164.9 million in the year to December 31, with second half…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc rose about 6% on Wednesday after it published a “particularly impressive” trading update on its performance…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc has reported revenue of £11.6 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022, up 30% year-on-year and a new record…

Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc announced the appointment of Nick Ray as its chief scientific officer (CSO) with immediate effect.  Ray joined C4XD in…

Shares of Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products supplier, rose about 12% on Tuesday after it published a strong trading update for the three months ended…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory rose about 5% on Tuesday after it said trading was ahead of expectations as it announced…

Sunderland-based furniture and floorings company ScS Group announced it has acquired the brand, domain names, website, intellectual property and stock of Snugsofa.com (Snug) from the…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, said its 2022 underlying operating profit is expected to almost double from £41 million to £80 million,…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 11% on Tuesday after it published an unscheduled trading update for its third quarter, the three…

UK battery startup Britishvolt said on Monday it is in talks with a consortium of investors about selling a majority stake in the company. Britishvolt…

Shares of Manchester-based novel nanomaterials firm Nanoco Group plc fell more than 25% on Monday after the firm published a further update on its proposed litigation…

Shares of Stockport-based musicMagpie — which allows consumers to buy, rent and sell refurbished consumer technology — rose about 11% after it announced a new offering…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group rose about 8% after it announced that full and final settlement has now been…