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Wednesday 1 April 2020

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Revenue tops £400m but Poundstretcher slips to loss

Turnover has grown to more than £400m at Poundstretcher during its latest financial year, but the West Yorkshire-headquartered discount retailer has slipped to a pre-tax loss, new accounts have revealed.
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Ask the expert: The secret’s well and truly out of the bag about the North of England

Rob Barker, property director at Potter Space, outlines some of the reasons southern companies are finding Yorkshire increasingly attractive.
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Deals

Education business deal to be scrutinised by CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority has invited comments on the £50m acquisition of a supplier of school equipment and resources as it looks into whether the deal may lead to reduced competition in the sector.
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Inc & Co Property Group acquires serviced office provider

Inc & Co Property Group, the sister company of Inc & Co, has acquired a business that operates serviced offices in various locations across Leeds and London.
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CMA clears betting company deal

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed merger of the company behind Paddy Power and the owner of Sky Bet.
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Finance For Enterprise backs butchers

Alternative lending provider Finance For Enterprise has provided funding to a family-run butchers in South Yorkshire.
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Ask the expert: Covid-19 crisis - Optimising the country’s fleet operations with vehicle tracking

Andrew Johnson, the founder of Simplytrak, says the vehicle rental sector has an essential role in maintaining the movement of goods, people and services during the Covid-19 virus outbreak. Whilst many companies step back from expansion and even daily activity, vehicle rental companies are experiencing a surge in demand.
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Business

Virgin Money suspends job cut and branch closure programme

Virgin Money has cancelled its programme of store closures and job cuts until further notice.
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Coronavirus leads to highest grocery sales ever recorded - report

The public's response to the coronavirus crisis has led to March being the biggest month for grocery sales ever recorded, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar.
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Banks to cancel dividends to help fight against Covid-19

Some of the UK’s largest banks have announced plans to cancel dividend payments in response to a request from the Bank of England through the Prudential Regulation Authority. The move is designed to free up capital to help tackle the Covid-19 crisis.
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New cleaning partnership to create 25 jobs

A new business partnership has been established to launch a disinfection and sterilization system used in sectors such as healthcare and food production on a wider scale, creating 25 jobs.
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Sharp fall in Yorkshire business confidence – Lloyds Bank

Confidence among Yorkshire businesses fell sharply during March, according to research from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
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OSBF appoints business development manager

Alternative funding specialist One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) has appointed a new business development manager for South and West Yorkshire.
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Cleaning company launches specialist coronavirus services

An East Yorkshire cleaning and facilities management group is investing in specialist equipment and chemicals to help protect essential services and businesses during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Property

11-storey apartment building gets the go-ahead

Plans for the construction of an 11-storey block featuring almost 100 apartments on a site in Sheffield have been given the green light.
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Planning consultancy appointed to major mixed-use scheme

A planning consultancy has been appointed to work on a 618-acre regeneration project in South Yorkshire.
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Dunelm warehouse acquired for £2.2m

A West Yorkshire warehouse unit occupied by Dunelm has been sold for £2.2m in a deal brokered by Commercial Property Partners.
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Big Yellow secures new debt facility

Self-storage giant Big Yellow has completed a seven-year debt facility with Aviva worth £35m.
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Manufacturing

Manufacturer named as ‘Export Champion’

A West Yorkshire manufacturer has been named as an 'Export Champion' by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and will now support other businesses across the Northern Powerhouse.
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INEOS begins production at new hand sanitiser plant

INEOS Group has hit its ten-day target to build a hand sanitiser plant near Middlesbrough and has started producing one million hand sanitisers a month to help in the battle against coronavirus.
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Historic property firm makes appointment

A historic Yorkshire property company has appointed a chartered surveyor.
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Digital consultancy partners with pharmacy chain

A Leeds-based digital transformation consultancy has partnered with a pharmacy chain to build a digital prescription delivery service.
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