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Shares of Barrow-in-Furness energy, defence and maritime transport engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc rose as much as 12% after it published a positive…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc has reported a record group order book as at December 31, 2025, of £924 million, up…

US-based LanzaTech Global Inc. has announced Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside as the intended location for its pioneering Dragon II project — a £600 million…

Shares of Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, fell as much as 12% after it published a trading update for the year…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group — currently awaiting a new CEO and CFO — rose as much as 6%…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said on Wednesday total group revenue for the 11 months ended December 31, 2025, rose 7.3% to…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, said on Tuesday its revenue increased 10% to £674 million in its first quarter “with…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said on Tuesday it expects full year adjusted profit before tax to be “towards the upper end of current…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said on Tuesday it anticipates reporting a statutory loss for FY2025 “mainly due to the effects of changes…

Canada Life Asset Management announced the completion of a £129 million fixed rate loan to Cortland, the real estate investment, development and management company. The…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said Connected Living London (CLL), its partnership with Places for London, has agreed to forward fund…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc announced that, following an “extensive exercise in relation to a potential sale of the group’s trading business” it is…

Shares of Develop North plc, the Newcastle-based investment company, rose as much as 10% after it announced the appointment of former Newcastle City Council development…

The Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) shadow board will be asked at its meeting on January 30 to approve in principle the appointment of…

The mutually-owned Skipton Group, which includes Skipton Building Society and estate agency Connells Group, announced on Friday the appointment of Peter Griffiths the new chair…

York-based international animal health business Animalcare Group plc published on Thursday an unaudited trading update for the year ended December 31, 2025, “delivering strong revenue…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell has revealed record platform assets under administration (AUA) of £108 billion, up 21% in the last year and 5%…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Thursday its group third quarter revenue revenue grew 2.9% year-on-year (YOY) to £1.737 billion and year-to-date (YTD) revenue…

Train operator Northern has recorded its strongest year for passenger demand since the pandemic, with nearly 100 million journeys made across its network in 2025….

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc announced on Wednesday it has sold its software escrow Escode business to private equity firm TDR Capital…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons on Wednesday updated investors on its trading for the 52 weeks ending October 26, 2025, together with an update on sales…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, reported fourth-quarter to-date organic sales growth of +1.4% but said group like-for-like (LFL) sales were down…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc announced that musicMagpie, which it acquired in December 2024, is partnering with Timpson to provide customers “with a faster and more…

Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc said its full year adjusted operating profit is “expected to be in line with both analysts’ expectations and the…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said its total revenue for the three months to December 31, 2025, rose 32% to £64.6 million. Gear4music…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc rose as much as 7% after it published a “strong” trading update for the 26 week financial reporting period…

Surface Transforms, the embattled Knowsley-based maker of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic disc brakes for supercars, has reported a rise of 120% in 2025 revenue to…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, announced the appointment of Simon Bourne as its CEO with immediate effect. “Simon was appointed…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc said it completed headline sales of £92.5 million in the second half of 2025, bringing total sales for the…

Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, a provider of technology, compliance and regulatory services to financial advisers and institutions, said it completed the acquisition of the Pearson Ham…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said it expects its total 2025 revenue to have increased 4.3% to £535.6 million. In a…

The CEO of Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said on Friday the firm “delivered a solid performance in a subdued market” in the half-year…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power confirmed that Jürgen Nowicki has now assumed the role of non-executive chair following his appointment announced on June 25,…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced the acquisition of Spectrum Thermal Processing, an aerospace and defence focused heat treatment provider based in…

Liverpool-based online retail and financial services firm The Very Group, owner of Littlewoods, has announced “resilient Christmas and Black Friday trading results” for the six…

The UK government said that commuters across the North West of England are set to benefit from a brand new rail line between Liverpool and…

Lloyds Banking Group announced that more than £1 billion of new finance can be available to businesses across the North East of England in 2026…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its 2025 revenue increased 1.3% to £175 million as the company “successfully moved to a lower…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, published a trading update for the year ended December 31, 2025, showing full year like-for-like sales flat…

Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc published a “strong” fourth quarter trading statement for the period ended December 31, 2025. “Q4 was the strongest quarter…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot said on Tuesday that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, in partnership with St John’s College Cambridge, has secured an…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Tuesday its total completions in 2025 were up 12% to 11,905 homes, “ahead of market expectations.” In…

Gateshead-based Origin Tech, a fast-growth provider of technology and engineering services to the water sector, has secured a multi-million-pound investment from growth capital investor BGF….

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) said top employers have backed the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) by pledging more than 1,000 new T Level placements across…

Shares of recently-floated The Beauty Tech Group plc, the Cheshire firm which owns brands including CurrentBody Skin, ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser, rose about 5%…

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) said it handled more than 5.6 million passengers in 2025, making it the busiest year in the airport’s 92 year…

Newcastle-based Greggs said on Thursday that total sales for its financial year 2025 rose 6.8% to £2.151 billion, with like-for-like sales in company-managed shops 2.4%…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, has announced the acquisition of Akao, a French specialist in “digitalisation and automation solutions.” Sage is…

Cheshire-based Redx Pharma announced that the Partial Clinical Hold (PCH) placed on its zelasudil (RXC007) Phase 2a trial in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) by the…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot said on Monday the disposal of Henry Boot Construction (HBC) business to PWS Construction Limited, a company newly formed by the HBC…

Yorkshire Water said it has hired more than 900 staff since April 2025 as part of its £8.3 billion investment programme. “The recruitment drive supports…

Leeds-based International Personal Finance (IPF) said on Monday it has agreed to a £543 million cash takeover by US specialty finance firm BasePoint Capital. Under…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group — where CEO Lyssa McGowan left the business on September 18 and Ian Burke assumed the…

Newcastle University and Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, have finalised the formation of their Castle Leazes joint venture to develop new accommodation for 2,009 students.  The joint venture…

Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc announced that Jan Bramall will become its chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors,…

State-owned Spanish company Aena — the world’s largest airport operator by passenger numbers — said it signed a contract to purchase 51% of the new…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc announced the appointment of former Mitie Group executive Alice Woodwark as chief executive officer. Woodwark will assume the role…

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC,) a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has concluded a £230 million buy-in with the Trustee of the Peel Ports…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power announced the signing of a contract with a project managed by Octopus Energy Generation to deploy its NEPTUNE V containerised…

AJ Bell announced the launch of a new portfolio in its Gilt MPS (Managed Portfolio Service) range, Gilt MPS 4, which is now available via…

Newcastle-based Greggs announced the appointment of former Greene King CFO Richard Smothers as an independent non-executive director, effective from February 1, 2026. Smothers will assume…

Frontier IP, a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, announced that portfolio company Alusid Limited has raised £500,000 through a pre-IPO equity funding round. Sustainable ceramics…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of “advanced RF solutions” for the space, aerospace and defence and telecoms infrastructure markets, said it received…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory fell as much as 25% on Friday after it published a disappointing trading update showing…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc said its revenue on a constant currency basis (excluding non-core disposals) fell 2.6% to £293.9 million for…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, said it has made a number of promotions and organisational changes. Steven Stacey has been promoted…

Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc said that after a Strategic Review it has decided to retain its Africa business and said it has…

Northern LGPS, in partnership with Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI), has completed the acquisition of PRS Holdco, the operating arm of PRS REIT, bringing its…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), said the recent £127 million sale of its Data Centre (DC) business is a “transformational deal”…

Shares of Liverpool-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, rose about 10% on Tuesday after it published an update on trading…