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Shares of Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc rose about 13% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the year ended May…

Gateshead-based NEL Fund Managers said it has secured an additional £21.5 million to invest in businesses across the North of England, expanding its support for…

Leeds-based engineering giant Doncasters Group, a key supplier to Boeing, is targeting a valuation of up to $4.43 billion in a New York Stock Exchange…

Shares of Wilmslow-based Tatton Asset Management plc rose about 14% on Tuesday after it published results for the year ended March 31, 2026, showing revenue…

Manchester-based Boohoo Group, the fashion retailer that now trades as Debenhams, said group revenue fell 24.7% to £917 million and loss before tax narrowed by…

Henry Boot announced that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has secured global design and engineering consultancy firm Arcadis as the latest occupier…

The Port of Tyne announced its strongest financial results in a decade, with revenue increasing 5% to £70 million and adjusted profit before tax growing…

A major study shows that the North East England region welcomed more than 70 million visitors in 2025 — with tourism now worth over £7.13…

North East England’s five universities are joining forces with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness to help transform academic research into high-growth new businesses. The North…

Manchester-based retailer Debenhams-Boohoo said it has completed the sublease of its distribution centre in the United States to ID Logistics, a global third-party logistics (3PL)…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, announced that it has signed a new three-year banking facility agreement with its existing lending syndicate on…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property development and home building firm, on Friday announced management changes. Boot confirmed that further to the announcement of May 8,…

Shares of Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc fell as much as 14% on Friday after it published an update on current trading conditions and…

Norcros, the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based bathroom products business, said its revenue rose 10.6% to £393.4 million and underlying profit before tax climbed 8.2% to £40.9 million…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc said on Thursday it has determined “that remaining a listed company is in the best interests of…

Balaena, the international maritime engineering and shipbuilding group, announced the acquisition of the APCL Group that operates shipyards Cammell Laird on Merseyside, A&P Tyne on…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, announced a £30 million package of measures to make Liverpool more “spongy” by transforming the…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Wednesday it “continues to experience challenging market dynamics as it enters the new financial year, with UK…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc said its forward order book fell slightly to 5,345 homes with a value of £1.57 billion at May 29, 2026, down…

Shares of LBG Media, Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other young adult brands, fell as much as 26% on Tuesday to around 26p after…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said on Tuesday the expected sale of a site by its Gleeson Land business “is unlikely to complete in…

Newcastle-based Greggs plc announced the appointment of Ikdeep Singh as an independent non-executive director, effective July 1, 2026. “Ikdeep is currently Global President of Mars…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property development and home building firm, said its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has completed the sale of a…

Manchester holiday firm On the Beach Group plc said it intends to commence a share buyback programme for up to a maximum of £10 million….

Manchester-based retailer Debenhams-Boohoo and Revolution Beauty announced a new licensing partnership to develop beauty and fragrance products across Debenhams Group brands. “The partnership combines the strength…

Turner & Townsend, the Leeds-based international infrastructure consultancy that is majority-owned by CBRE Group, published its annual review for 2025, reporting record growth across all…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said on Friday that private equity giant Apollo Management “does not intend to make a firm…

Ashington, Northumberland-based Bernicia, one of the largest providers of affordable homes in the North East of England, said it has secured a £100 million loan…

Howden Joinery Group has agreed to acquire the parent company of Pontefract-based Ultima Furniture Systems Limited, which trades as DIY Kitchens, for an enterprise value…

Manchester-based specialist property lender Roma Finance said it has agreed a new “forward flow” with J.P. Morgan, marking a major milestone in the lender’s growth…

Nissan and Chery International UK, part of Chinese manufacturer Chery, have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for “the study of contract manufacturing” for…

Shares of Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail plc rose as much as 15% on Wednesday after it published results for the 52 weeks to March…

Shares of Manchester-based retailer Boohoo Group, which includes Debenhams Group, rose as much as 25% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for its…

Shares of Chester-based GB Group (GBG) — a global identity verification, location intelligence and fraud prevention company — fell as much as 13% on Tuesday…

Shares of Liverpool-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, rose about 10% after it said it is trading ahead of expectations,…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), on Monday published a “robust” trading update for the year to March 31, 2026, “delivering adjusted…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said on Monday it has agreed to buy Bluefield Solar ‌Income Fund (BSIF) in a deal valuing the renewable…

Yorkshire Building Society and Leeds Building Society are plotting bids for Newcastle-based Atom Bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, according to a report in London…

Leeds-based supermarket group Asda has announced a partnership with Ocado Group to improve grocery home shopping experience for the millions of customers who shop online….

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc announced it has completed the sale of its Escode business to TDR Capital LLP for total enterprise…

Princes Group, the Liverpool-based international tuna, food and beverage giant, which joined the London Stock Exchange in November, announced on Friday that it is launching a…

Co-op Group, the Manchester-based member-owned mutual, said it successfully priced its £350 million sustainability bond sale “in aggregate principal amount of 8.25% sustainability senior notes due…

The £28 billion Leeds-based National Wealth Fund (NWF) — formerly called the UK Infrastructure Bank — and Lloyds Banking Group have announced a new commitment…

A deal to buy nearly 200 electric buses for West Yorkshire’s new Weaver Network has been signed. Mayor Tracy Brabin has signed an order with…

Manchester United plc has reported third quarter fiscal 2026 results, showing total quarterly revenue up 18.1% to £189.5 million helped by a 57.1% rise in…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group rose as much as 8% on Wednesday after it published FY26 results for the…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc has announced its intention to delist from the main market of the London Stock Exchange, citing “cost and regulatory…

Manchester-based pharmacogenetic testing company Genedrive plc said major shareholder and investor David Nugent has joined its board as a non-executive director with immediate effect.  Ian…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc said Barclays has joined the syndicate of three existing relationships banks on its £275 million Revolving Credit Facility (RCF)…

Co-op Group, the Manchester-based member-owned mutual, said it has launched a bond offering of £350 million sterling-denominated fixed rate sustainability senior notes due 2031. Owned…

Newcastle United said it has completed the purchase of a significant portion of the historic Leazes Terrace building next to St. James’ Park. “This strategic…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, confirmed on Friday it has received a conditional proposal from private equity giant Apollo Management regarding…

Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — published an AGM trading update for the four months ended…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property development and home building firm, said Hamer Boot has been appointed as the new permanent Managing Director for HBD, the group’s…

BTG Consulting plc, the Manchester-based business recovery, financial advisory and real estate firm, said it expects its full year results for the year to be above the…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, said its first-half revenue rose 10% to £1.363 billion in the six months to March…

Manchester-based Auto Trader Group plc said its revenue rose 4% to £624.3 million and profit before tax rose 3% to £388.8 million in the year…

Shares of Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell rose as much as 10% on Thursday after it said it now expect full-year revenue margin, profit…

Humber Freeport has showcased opportunities that it said have the potential to deliver up to £3 billion of further transformational investment and 5,000 jobs. The…

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) has called on the Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, to broaden its remit and build…

Maven Capital Partners has announced two new appointments to its Newcastle-based North East of England team, with Katie Bohill and Niall Choat joining the firm…

Shares of Princes Group, the Liverpool-based international tuna, food and beverage giant, which joined the London Stock Exchange in November, fell as much as 13%…

Leyland, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group plc said its first-half revenue rose 10.5% to £168.8 million and profit before tax rose from £5.4 million…

The stock price of Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc rose about 6% to an all-time high of around £56 a share on Tuesday after…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc said its subsidiary, Excalon Holdings Limited, has acquired Electricity Distribution Engineering Services Ltd (EDES) for up…

NatWest Group, the bank formerly known as RBS, on Monday announced a £20 billion funding commitment over the next 10 years to drive economic growth…

Jim O’Neill, the cross bench House of Lords peer who is chair of investment fund Northern Gritstone, told Bloomberg TV news on Monday that the…

Manchester-based Co-op Group has announced the launch of a new national advertising business called Co-op Media Network Out of Home, marking the retailer’s formal entry,…

Princes Group, the Liverpool-based international tuna, food and beverage giant, which joined the London Stock Exchange in November, said its first-quarter revenue increased 6% year on…

Newcastle-headquartered REIT Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said it increased its net rental income by 7.8% to £66.1 million in the six…