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Friday 13 November 2020

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Student flats and artists’ studios set for approval

Plans for a mixed-use development on the edge of Leeds city centre featuring accommodation for more than 400 students as well as artists studios look set to get the green light next week.
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Ask the expert: Lockdown 2.0 – Remaining operational and staying secure

Matt Bruce, CEO at Bruce & Butler, says hackers are always finding new or more sophisticated ways to access data and compromise systems. Considering a security operations centre (SOC) as part of your ongoing security strategy is something all medium and large organisaitons should think about.
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Deals

Veruth Holdings acquires Oracle Drive Systems

Veruth Holdings, the owner of Europa Components plc and other companies, has acquired Oracle Drive Systems.
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Endless-backed company acquires timber business

A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity firm Endless has acquired a £10m-turnover timber harvesting business.
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New owners come on board at The Franchising Centre

New owners have come on board at The Franchising Centre (TFC), based in York.
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Additional Covid-19 support for South Yorkshire firms

Additional grant funding is set to be provided to businesses and self-employed traders across South Yorkshire to provide support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business Matters: Duties of liquidators and administrators when realising litigation claims

Andrew Cawkwell from Manolete Partners says with a significant economic downturn now a certainty due to Covid-19 business interruption, insolvency-related claims will continue to increase into 2021. As CFA success fees are now irrecoverable and after the event insurance expensive, third party litigation funding is now increasingly a "go to" solution for insolvency practitioners looking to bring claims.
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Business

Collaboration aims to bring innovation to construction sector

National framework provider Pagabo has entered into a research agreement with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) that aims to bring forward innovation in the construction sector.
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New hire at Lloyds

Lloyds Bank has appointed a new regional director for Yorkshire and the North East.
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Strong performance for FRP despite fewer insolvency appointments

FRP Advisory Group has reported strong half-year trading despite a reduction in the number of formal insolvency appointments as a result of Covid-19 support measures.
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CVA proposed by Caffè Nero

Caffè Nero, the coffee house chain, has launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposal following the impact of Covid-19 on the business which has has more than 800 stores across the UK employing in excess of 6,000 staff.
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Business Matters: Building business resilience - How business operations can thrive in uncertain times

Many businesses were forced to adapt and adopt new processes in a rush as the pandemic hit. SafetyCulture’s Dan Joyce explores how we can build on those hasty foundations and optimise for safer, more productive and successful businesses in 2021.
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Property

Practical completion reached on The Majestic redevelopment

Developer Rushbond has reached practical completion on its redevelopment of The Majestic in Leeds.
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More details revealed on 43-storey tower plans

More details have been revealed on plans for a development that could become Yorkshire's tallest residential student accommodation scheme.
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Keyland’s plans for Whitby development approved

Keyland Developments, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister company to Yorkshire Water, has secured planning permission for a development of almost 300 homes in Whitby.
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International manufacturer agrees deal for Yorkshire base

An international manufacturer has acquired a Yorkshire warehouse in a deal brokered by Gent Visick.
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Asian grocery business secures Meadowbrook Park unit

A specialist Asian grocery business has let the final unit at the Meadowbrook Park trading estate in Sheffield.
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Castleforge sets out Leeds plans

Castleforge Partners has set out its plans for Leeds following its acquisition of an office building in the city.
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Manufacturing

WBD advising team behind land speed record bid

The intellectual property team at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is advising the company behind Bloodhound land speed record project.
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Underwear maker reports turnover rise

A manufacturer of women's underwear, which can trace its roots back to the 1920s and sells its products through retailers including Harvey Nichols, Harrods and John Lewis, increased its turnover to almost £60m in its latest financial year.
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Clipper Logistics hails strong trading

Leeds-based Clipper Logistics has reported continued strong trading boost by greater e-commerce activity following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Manufacturer partners with Siemens on craft brewery machines

A packaging machinery manufacturer has partnered with Siemens on a new range for the craft brewery market.
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