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Latest News | Turnover has grown to almost £300m at online consumer goods retailer Buy It Direct, boosted by recent investments, in a year that also included investment from BGF.
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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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A company that provides travel for professional golfers has secured £1.5m in funding from alternative finance provider ThinCats.
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A Sheffield-based creative marketing and brand company has secured a six-figure loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
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The Leeds office of law firm Eversheds Sutherland has advised on a further investment into recipe box company Gousto by its existing backers.
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Welcome to Yorkshire has secured a second round of funding from VisitEngland to support a project designed to increase the number of cyclists visiting the county from other parts of the UK.
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Estate agency and property services provider Countrywide has confirmed it has been approached by Connells to potentially be acquired by the group.
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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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The York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership has appointed a new chair.
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Gateley Legal has appointed of a new IP partner to its Commerce, Technology and Media (CTM) team in Leeds.
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The University of Leeds has signed a £10m co-investment agreement with the companies involved in the power supply upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.
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A new chair has been appointed at Marketing Humber.
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Leeds-based agency Parallax has made two senior appointments.
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The North's digital infrastructure can play a key role in the region's recovery from social and economic upheaval, according to Virgin Media Business' head of public sector.
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Pizza Express has announced the completion of its recapitalisation scheme which has seen its total debt reduced by more than £400m. The restaurant chain also secured a further £130m of additional funds while a new chairman and group chief executive have been appointed.
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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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Live events industry facility Production Park has revealed details of a £7m research and development project at its Wakefield campus.
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Detailed plans for the first phase of infrastructure works to unlock the York Central site are set to be discussed by councillors this week.
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Highbridge-based Offsite Solutions has won a £3.7m contract to manufacture nearly 1,000 bathroom pods for a £105m build-to-rent residential scheme in Leeds.
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The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the second consecutive month in October, according to new figures.
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Member Exclusive News | A North Yorkshire manufacturer has supplied products used to secure power supplies in the Peruvian capital of Lima.
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Leeds-based PR, digital, social, and creative agency has started work on a new contract with a Yorkshire distillery.
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