Wednesday 8 September 2021

A £20m-turnover B2B IT hardware provider based in West Yorkshire has been acquired by Tactus Group.
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Kiley Tan, managing director of Sheffield based international business consultancy, Mosaic International, provides an insight into the region and what opportunities are there for UK businesses to establish robust supply chains.
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Data centre maintenance and managed services business ICC Group has been snapped up by a US company in a cross border transaction. ICC was supported by corporate finance adviser Orbis Partners.
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An auction procedure could be put in place to resolve the competitive bidding war for Morrisons after the supermarket giant revealed it is in talks about establishing a framework to govern the situation.
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Reward Finance Group has broken through the £100m loan book milestone for the first time, which it said keeps it on track to record its eleventh year of continuous growth.  
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BGF has completed a multimillion-pound investment in an online children's clothing retailer which serves customers across the UK.
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Craig Huntingdon from RTC North says recent analysis showed that while the 100 biggest global brands grew at nearly 6 per cent in 2020, the top 75 UK brands declined by 13 per cent. In the same week, Craig spent time with Sir Martin Sorrell who suggested that while he expected his worldwide agency to see growth in key markets such as the US, Middle East and Asia, he expected minimal growth from the UK and Europe. So what is going on and what can firms in the UK learn from this to help them grow in 2021?
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Licensed pop culture merchandise business GB eye has agreed a major lease at an industrial scheme in Tankersley.
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Housebuilder Harron Homes Yorkshire has submitted a planning application for 230 new homes which will transform a disused brownfield site in Barnsley.
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Barnsley-based construction material manufacturer Naylor Industries has acquired a 4.5-acre manufacturing site in Garforth for £1.1m.
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Harworth Group has unveiled a pair senior appointments, including a chief operating officer (COO) to succeed Ian Ball, and a chief investment officer.
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The unemployment rate in Tees Valley has fallen by 20 per cent as the region recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to mayor Ben Houchen.
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RG Corporate Finance (RGCF) has hailed its "busiest" August in its ten-year history after advising on seven significant management buyouts (MBOs) and strategic trade acquisitions.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans for a 1.25 per cent increase in National Insurance to pay for social care reforms. The CBI said the move could "directly hurt a business's ability to hire staff".
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The new light commercial vehicle market reported its second best August on record in 2021, according to new figures.
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Vacuum and home appliance manufacturer SharkNinja has opened further office space in Leeds.
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Orchard Street Investment Management has provided an update on its plans to transform the former Debenhams store on Briggate, Leeds, into a new mixed-use asset. The main contractor and student operator appointments will be announced in the coming weeks.
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