Today's Northern Powerhouse business news from Insider |
News from the Northern Powerhouse | Listed landscape products group Marshalls has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a manufacturer and supplier of pitched roof systems to the Great Britain construction market for a total enterprise value of £535m.
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EY has revealed plans to more than double the size of its business in Manchester in the next four years.
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Electric drivetrain company Saietta Group has taken on a manufacturing facility in Sunderland in a move which accelerates the listed business into the next phase of its evolution.
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Plans have been lodged for a second Sheffield 'Gigafactory' for an energy storage and clean fuel company that is set to support the creation of about 500 jobs.
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GP Bullhound has announced that entries for the 2022 Northern Tech Awards are now open. In their ninth year, the annual Northern Tech Awards showcase and celebrate the fastest growing and most promising tech companies in the North of the UK.
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Private equity-backed holiday cottage rental agency Sykes Cottages has acquired a controlling stake in an owner and operator of environmentally sensitive cabins set across Britain's forests.
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New images detailing SeAH Wind's £300m offshore wind factory at Teesside Freeport have been revealed, following plans being submitted for the building. Once operational, the factory will create more than 1,000 jobs.
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Urban regeneration business Muse Developments, in partnership with Bradford Council, has appointed Caddick Construction to bring forward the landmark One City Park office scheme in the heart of Bradford city centre.
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An independent builders' merchant with almost 100 branches in England and Scotland has posted a "solid" set of results, despite operating against a challenging backdrop.
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Liverpool-headquartered SysGroup has acquired a provider of managed cyber security services in a deal worth up to £8.5m.
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, James Tyler, head of technology at next-generation website testing specialist RapidSpike, outlines what the initiative means to him, why transport should be high on the list of priorities and why collaboration is key.
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