James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm, announced it completed the sale of Martek Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries to a regional…

Skipton International, part of the Skipton Group, has announced the appointment of Eric Barnett as its new chair. Skipton International is a bank that provides Sterling…

A £38 million centre dedicated to developing acceptable and planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins is to be headed up by the University of Leeds. The…

Merseyside-based Applied Nutrition has confirmed it is “actively preparing” for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London stock market at the end of…

Leeds-based PureGym Group has announced changes to its senior management team which include a change of role for CEO Humphrey Cobbold, who will become chair,…

Humber Freeport said it has helped to attract another major inward investment by playing a key role in securing a £250 million development. It said…

Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — said on Tuesday its revenue for the six months ended June 30,…

Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd (USSL) said it has bought 3,000 shared ownership homes from Sage Homes, an entity created by funds managed by Blackstone and…

Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc said the restructuring of its main subsidiary received High Court approval and it expected to report a full-year profit,…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc reported higher revenue for the first half of the financial year and forecast full-year completions at the top end…

Turner & Townsend, the Leeds-based international infrastructure consultancy, said on Wednesday its overall turnover and net revenue for the 12 months to April 30, 2024, rose…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, reported a 6.8% decline in like-for-like revenue to £1.317 billion in the six months to June 30, reflecting “prolonged…

Shares of Manchester-based pharmacogenetic testing compan Genedrive plc fell as much as 10% after it announced that CEO James Cheek has left the company “with immediate…

Newcastle Building Society said in its half-year report that it has set aside £20 million of funds to provide support for “members who are former customers…

Skipton Group, which includes Skipton Building Society and estate agent Connells Group, reported higher half-year profit, helped by an upturn in the UK housing market. …

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, reported a dip in annual sales but posted a profit excluding certain items. It said revenue declined…

LDC, the private equity investor of Lloyds Banking Group, said it exited its investment in Ashton-under-Lyne firm Hill Biscuits to Cerealto UK, a portfolio company…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, published an AGM trading update in line with expectations — with its UK and Europe order book at £460…

Croda International plc, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based specialty chemicals giant, cut its forecast for the full year after it reported lower profit due to a…

Research being used to develop new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases like dementia, Parkinson’s, diabetes and cancer is to benefit from a £16…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc said Chief Executive Brian Tenner plans to leave the company, but will stay in his post until a successor…

County Durham-based Esh Group, one of the largest privately-owned construction firms in the North of England, has posted a 55% increase in pre-tax profit for…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc said it is on track to reach £1 billion EPRA NDV by the end of 2027. EPRA NDV stands…

Sheffield-based Altitude Group plc, which designs and sells branded merchandise to customers around the world, said full-year sales and profit grew, as it made progress…

The number of British companies now in ‘critical’ financial distress rose by 1% to 40,613 in the last three months, according to Begbies Traynor Group…

Shares of Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail rose about 4% after it published a trading update for the first quarter of its…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said it experienced record demand in the first half of 2024 “delivering a 26% increase in revenues during the period…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said its revenue increased 24% to £6.255 billion in the year ended March 31, 2024, with profit before taxation soaring 43% to £529.5 million….

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said on Wednesday its group revenue for the six months to June 30, 2024, is expected to rise…

York-based Aptamer Group plc said it signed a new agreement with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to evaluate fibrotic liver delivery vehicles for small interfering RNS, known as…

The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) said research has revealed it has provided a £2.5 billion boost to the region’s economy since opening…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc reported a dip in annual sales as the cost-of-living crisis ate into consumers’ spending, but its profit rose due…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc said it completed the sale of a serviced land parcel at Benthall Grange, its major mixed-use development on the…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, reported lower revenue for the financial year, but higher profit, excluding some one-off items.  The company reported revenue…

Manchester-based housing association Great Places Housing Group has announced successful bidders for its latest four-year Innovation Chain North (ICN) framework of contractors and consultants. The new…

Private equity firm TDR Capital LLP said on Friday it agreed to acquire Zuber Issa’s shares in Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda, taking its ownership of Asda…

The group representing 24 of the UK’s top universities has published a manifesto aimed at the next government, calling for more investment to address a…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc reported a sharp increase in revenue and profit for the financial year, saying vehicle sales are now…

Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc said on Tuesday it rejected an acquisition by Nightcap plc, saying the rival group’s plan was “incapable of being…

Coventry Building Society has agreed to buy Manchester-based Co-operative Bank Holdings for £780 million in cash, as it looks to establish a national footprint and…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery and financial advisory firm, said it expected full-year revenue to grow 12% to about £136 million in…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, said its revenue rose 6% to £1.152 billion for the six months to March 31,…

Warrington-based water giant United Utilities said its revenue revenue rose by £145 million or 8.1% to £1.95 billion in the year to March 31, 2024, “largely…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment group, announced that its construction business has been appointed by Rotherham Council to deliver the £36 million redevelopment of Rotherham…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, published a trading update for the four months to April 30, 2024, showing revenue during the…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc said its revenue rose 17.6% to £4.7 billion and profit before tax rose 6.5% to £34.6 million in the year to February 29,…

Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings said its order book has grown about £8 million to £898 million over the past year. Reporting results for the…

Newcastle-based Greggs said it performed well in the first 19 weeks of 2024, with like-for-like (LFL) sales in company-managed shops growing 7.4% “with delivery sales,…

Manchester-based online fashion firm Boohoo Group plc said its revenue fell 17% to £1.461 billion and its loss before tax widened to £159.9 million from…

The board of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group said it has agreed to an increased “and final” offer to be acquired by…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said that Shirine Khoury-Haq will step down as an independent non-executive director on September 30, 2024, to focus on her…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell announce that Julie Chakraverty has been appointed to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director with effect from…

HSS Hire Group plc, the Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm, said its 2023 revenue grew 4.9% to £349.1 million but adjusted profit before tax fell…

Shares of James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based advanced materials and paper & packaging firm, rose as much 26% to around £3.33 after it published an unaudited…

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music rose as much as 6% after it announced a board succession plan and published a year-end trading update…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc forecast a 33% rise in annual profit and said 55% of seats were sold for the 2024 summer season amid strong forward bookings for…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, said it has proposed to acquire Alabama-based athletic fashion retailer Hibbett Inc for about $1.08 billion in cash….

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda said its 2023 adjusted EBITDA after rent, its preferred profit measure, rose 24% to £1.08 billion as its total sales, excluding fuel, climbed…

Hines, the global real estate investor and manager, has agreed to forward fund the development of a £120 million 519-unit residential scheme in central Newcastle…

Mutually-owned Coventry Building Society and Manchester-based Co-operative Bank announced on Thursday afternoon that “non-binding heads of terms have been agreed for a potential acquisition of…

Shares of Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, rose as much as 14% as the firm published a strong trading update for the year ended…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm, said its 2023 revenue grew 3.8% to £496.2 million, driven by 9.9% revenue growth in…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment group, announced that its land promotion business Hallam Land Management (HLM) has unconditionally exchanged contracts for the sale of 494…

Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail S.A. has published a trading update for the 53 week financial reporting period to March 30, 2024. B&M said…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, said its total group revenue fell 5% to £420 million for the year to March…

Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings announced that its subsidiary Carnell Group Holdings Ltd has acquired Route One Holdings (Wakefield) Ltd for an enterprise value of…

In another blow to the London Stock Exchange, Cheshire-based Redx Pharma announced it plans to de-list from AIM and re-register as a private limited company. Redx chair…

Shares of JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, rose as much as 16% after it published a trading update for the 53…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said its revenue fell 29.6% to £1.273 billion for the six months ended January 31, 2024, “driven primarily by the lower…

The City of Doncaster Council and Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd have agreed to locate the production programme for Airlander 10 — “the world’s most efficient…