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Thursday 30 April 2020

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High-profile schemes provide boost to contractor

Turnover has grown to more than £130m at a Leeds-headquartered construction business which has undertaken work on high-profile projects such as 33 Wellington Place, Follingsby Max and 2 Stockport Exchange.
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Business Matters: Preparing for life post-lockdown - Taking action now to ensure business resilience

James Sleight and Oliver Collinge at PKF Geoffrey Martin & Co. help Yorkshire business owners and management teams navigate periods of financial stress; in the context of Covid-19 they are actively helping clients understand their options, access the right support and plan for life post-lockdown.
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Deals

Completion date set for betting company deal

A completion date has been set for the merger of the company behind Paddy Power and the owner of Sky Bet.
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£26m boost for packaging company

A packaging company with operations in Leeds has secured a £26m boost to refinance its debt and increase its manufacturing capacity.
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Braveheart raises £275,000 with placing

Braveheart Investment Group has raised £275,000 through a placing to support its strategic investments.
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Runescape developer changes hands

The video game developer behind Runescape has been acquired by asset management firm Macarthur Fortune Holding in a $530m deal.
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Shoe Zone secures £15m loan

Shoe Zone has secured a £15m loan to help it cope with the Covid-19 pandemic but admitted that there is "significantly more to be done" to protect its financial position.
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Alvius snaps up UK Startup Jobs

Recruitment software company Alvius has acquired the UK Startup Jobs platform.
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Business

Board appointed to support West Yorkshire’s Covid-19 recovery

A new board has been appointed to plans West Yorkshire's economic fightback from the coronavirus outbreak.
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CFO appointed at Yorkshire Water

A new chief financial officer has been appointed at Yorkshire Water and its ultimate parent company Kelda Holdings.
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Irwin Mitchell promotes three Yorkshire partners

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has named three new partners in its Yorkshire offices as part of its latest round of promotions.
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Harrogate Family Law promotes two partners

Harrogate Family Law has made two partner promotions.
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Work underway on £25m full fibre network extension

Work is underway to extend Doncaster's full fibre network to reach almost every home and business in the town, as part of a £25m investment from CityFibre.
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SDH outlines training academy plans

Telecommunications infrastructure company SDH Project Services – which was recently acquired by the Telcom Group – has outlined plans to open a trio of specialist training academies across the North.
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Wickes to trial store reopenings

Home improvement retailer Wickes has outlined plans for a trial that will see it re-open six stores under strict social distancing measures.
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Wetherspoons completes placing and outlines reopening plans

JD Wetherspoon has raised more than £140m in a share placing. The company also outlined its plans to start reopening pubs and hotels in late-June.
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Fish and chip restaurant group reopens takeaways

The Catch group of fish and chip restaurants has reopened to offer takeaways.
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Property

Distribution portfolio acquired for almost £50m

A portfolio of regional warehouses has been snapped up by Urban Logistics from Legal & General Investment Management for £47.2m.
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SIG reopening UK and Ireland sites

Specialist building products distributor SIG expects to have reopened the majority of its sites in the UK and Ireland by mid-May.
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New housing plans for former social club site

New plans are set to be submitted for the residential redevelopment of a former social club in Sheffield.
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Civic Engineers makes Leeds promotion

Structural engineering practice Civic Engineers has promoted a member of its Leeds team to director.
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Host of project wins for WSP | Indigo

The integration of WSP and Indigo Planning has flourished by securing a host of project wins.
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Manufacturing

Yorkshire SME manufacturers call for further support

SME manufacturers in Yorkshire and Humber are calling for greater financial support from the government in the face of plummeting sales, production volumes and the prospect of job cuts due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Revenue continues to fall at food giant after disposals

Revenue continued to decline at the company behind 2 Sisters Food Group because of it selling off a series of subsidiaries, it has been revealed.
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Häfele Group hails performance in “challenging year”

The UK arm of manufacturer and supplier of furniture fittings and architectural hardware Häfele Group has hailed its performance despite describing 2019 as a "challenging year".
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New products on the horizon as Queen’s Award-winning snack maker gets “back on track”

A Queen's Award-winning snack maker specialising in air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps has said a string of new products are on the horizon. Its founder also told Insider things are "slowly getting back on track" during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a surge in online sales.
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Energy company wins contract for London development

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Plant-based dessert maker launches new product

A Yorkshire plant-based dessert manufacturer has launched a new product in Waitrose stores.
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