Market value of North West firms up to £45.6bn
The third quarter of 2017 has seen listed companies in the North West of England add almost £2 billion to their total stock market values,…
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South Bank could double size of Leeds city centre
Developer CEG said it has submitted a planning application for a £350 million, 3.52 hectare (8.69 acre) site in South Bank, Leeds, close to the…
Caddick plans £300m ‘SOYO’ Leeds cultural hub
Caddick Developments, part of the Wetherby-based construction firm Caddick Group, said it plans to transform the six acre Quarry Hill area of Leeds into a…
Biggest ever commercial property letting in Leeds
The UK Government’s Cabinet Office has announced that 7 & 8 Wellington Place in Leeds will be the location of a brand new Government Hub…
Leeds-based Jet2.com creates 1,700 jobs
Jet2.com — owned by Leeds-based leisure and logistics firm Dart Group — has announced a major recruitment drive with roadshows taking place across the UK to…
Asda hails first quarterly sales rise in three years
Walmart said its Leeds-based subsidiary Asda reported a positive quarterly sales figure for the first time in three years for the April 1 to June 30 period. Asda said…
Yorkshire & Humber ‘has fastest growing output’
Yorkshire & Humber became the fastest growing region in England and Wales in terms of output in July, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional…
OK for Leeds Beckett £75m creative arts building
Leeds Beckett University said it has received planning permission for its new £75 million Creative Arts building. The university said the 14,500 sq m development…
Leeds Building Society savings balances hit £12.5bn
Leeds Building Society said strong mortgage growth drove a 9% increase in profit before tax to a record £63.2 million in the first half of 2017….
Swiss bank Julius Baer opens in Manchester, Leeds
Swiss private bank Julius Baer said it is opening new offices in Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow and it has hired a number of experienced relationship…
North West firms’ market value up 5% to £43.7bn
UPDATE 1 — The North West’s listed companies added £2.1 billion to their stock market values in the second quarter of 2017, according to Deloitte….
Balfour Beatty, Carillion win HS2 contracts
Infrastructure and construction group Balfour Beatty said that it was awarded two contracts by High Speed 2 (HS2) — the UK’s planned high speed rail…
High speed rail confirmed for north of England
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed plans to extend Britain’s HS2 high speed rail lines from Birmingham to the North-West, East Midlands and Yorkshire. The…
Revenue tops £200m at Leeds-based Callcredit
Leeds-based Callcredit Information Group reported record results and launched a new identity “designed to position the business for continued growth both in the UK and…
Endless buys corporate travel firm CTI
Leeds-based private equity investor Endless LLP said it acquired a majority stake in Manchester-based business travel management company CTI for an undisclosed sum. The deal,…
Dart revenue £1.73bn, but shares fall amid Brexit fear
Leeds-based leisure and logistics firm Dart Group said its revenue rose 23% to £1.73 billion in the year to March 31 but profit before tax fell…
Lake District wins World Heritage List status
Cumbria’s Lake District has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. “Located in northwest England, the English Lake District is a mountainous area, whose valleys have…
Digital bank Atom confirms future in Durham
Atom bank, the UK’s first digital only bank, has confirmed its future in Durham by signing a 10-year lease on the city’s Rivergreen Centre. Atom…
Hepworth Wakefield is Art Fund Museum of Year
The Hepworth Wakefield in West Yorkshire has been chosen as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017. The £100,000 prize that goes with the award…
Sales up 23% to £500m at Yorkshire’s NG Bailey
West Yorkshire-based NG Bailey, the family-owned engineering, IT and facilities services firm, said its sales increased 23% to £500 million and operating profit doubled from £6…
Persimmon H1 revenue up 12% to £1.6bn
York-based house builder Persimmon said its revenue grew 12% to £1.66 billion in the six months to June 30 and that “consumer confidence remains resilient…
Leeds United buys back Elland Road Stadium
Leeds United announced that Greenfield Investment Pte Ltd, parent company of Leeds United Football Club Limited, has bought back Elland Road Stadium. The stadium will…
Leeds’ Callcredit buys Spain’s Confirma group
Leeds-based Callcredit Information Group, which is backed by private equity firm GTCR, has acquired the Spanish Confirma group of companies — comprising Confirma Sistemas and Soluciones…
Leeds office take-up set for record year – Savills
Office take-up in Leeds is on track to reach 800,000 square feet by the end of 2017, which would be 94% above the 2016 total…
Dart Group to buy $384m Boeing planes
Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said it agreed to buy a further four new Boeing 737-800NG aircraft in addition to the acquisition of 30 aircraft announced in…