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Friday 8 January 2021

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Keepmoat acquires site for £52m development

Keepmoat Homes has completed the acquisition of a site in South Yorkshire for a £52m development of more than 350 new homes.
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Business Matters: Seven tips for leading digital transformation if you don’t have an IT background

Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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Deals

Consortium secures €5m funding for combined wind and hydrogen project

A consortium made up of ITM Power, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, and Element Energy has been awarded €5m (£3.7m) in EU funding to support the development of a combined wind turbine and electrolyser system.
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Ascent acquires financial services firm

Ascent Performance Group, the financial services outsourcing business and part of the Irwin Mitchell Group, has acquired Excel Collection and Enquiry Services.
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SME lending hit £54bn in first three quarters of 2020

Gross lending to SMEs in the first three quarters of 2020 was more than double the annual total for 2019, reaching £54bn, according to data published by UK Finance.
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CMA to investigate NVIDIA’s $40bn takeover of Arm

The Competition and Markets Authority has invited interested parties for their comments on the anticipated acquisition of semiconductor and software design business Arm by US technology group NVIDIA Corporation.
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Business

January edition of Yorkshire Business Insider looks to the future

The January edition of Yorkshire Business Insider is out this week, and includes our annual list of the 50 Most Exciting Companies in Yorkshire.
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Yorkshire agencies highlight importance of flexibility and digital

Marketing, PR and digital agencies from across Yorkshire have highlighted the importance of flexible working, digital technologies and communication in helping businesses handle the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Seven schemes backed by Combined Authority’s Investment Committee

Seven schemes have received backing from West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Investment Committee at its latest meeting.
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Open access operators to suspend rail services during lockdown

Yorkshire-based open access train operators Grand Central and Hull Trains are set to suspend services for a third time in 12 months following the introduction of the latest lockdown.
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Ten new recruits for digital marketing agency

Leeds-based digital performance marketing agency connective3 has welcomed ten new recruits, taking its total headcount to 40.
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Seafood supplier partners with Booths

Ramus Seafood has entered into a new partnership to supply supermarket group Booths.
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National Express to suspend coach services

National Express is to fully suspend its national network of scheduled coach services from Sunday night.
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B&M boosted by Q3 revenue rise

B&M has posted a rise in Q3 revenues although it cautioned that there remain "uncertainties ahead".
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Property

Outline approval for redevelopment for former Arla Foods site

Outline planning consent has been granted for a development of more than 600 apartments on the former Arla Foods office building in Leeds.
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Planning consultancy opens Sheffield office

Planning and urban design consultancy nineteen47 has opened a new base in Sheffield.
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Barratt Developments expecting slower second half

Barratt Developments is expecting to complete fewer homes during the second half of its financial year.
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Manufacturing

“Excellent year” for North Yorkshire brickmaker

The York Handmade Brick Company has reported one of the most successful years in its 30-year history following work on a number of high-profile projects.
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LCV market suffers 2020 slump

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell 20 per cent in 2020, according to new figures.
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Plastic recycling firm supplies tech for new facility

Plastic manufacturing specialist Protomax Plastics has installed recycling technology at a new facility in Hull.
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Surgical Innovations director to step down

The group development director at Leeds-based surgical equipment manufacturer Surgical Innovations is set to step down at the end of the year.
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