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Friday 11 January 2019

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Flamingo Land revenue nears £30m following investments

Turnover has grown to almost £30m in the latest accounts for the company behind Yorkshire theme park Flamingo Land, boosted by further investment in the park's facilities.
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Business Matters: Why team working is the key to business success

Steve Norris, sales director and workplace channel lead at Nestlé Professional, shares why teamwork and taking a break with colleagues is so important.
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Deals

Record year for BGF investment in Yorkshire and the North East

BGF has reported a record year for investment in Yorkshire and the North East, with £65m provided to businesses in the region in 2018.
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Jaywing completes contact centre business sale

Sheffield-based digital agency Jaywing has completed the sale of its contact centre business.
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Third Energy sells offshore business

Third Energy, an energy business which plans to frack for shale gas at a site in North Yorkshire, has completed the sale of its offshore business in a deal advised on by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD).
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Flybe to be bought by consortium of industry giants

A consortium of industry big-hitters has struck a deal to buy Flybe in a move designed to help the airline "be better placed" to withstand certain pressures including higher fuel costs, currency fluctuations and significant uncertainties presented by Brexit, all of which have put pressure on the company's short-term financial performance.
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Listed software provider acquires digital tech firm

A listed software and managed services provider has acquired a digital technology company for £1.8m.
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Business

Schofield Sweeney promotes trio of partners

Law firm Schofield Sweeney has promoted three new partners across its Yorkshire offices.
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Auto industry specialist named SCR LEP chair

An automotive industry veteran has been named as the new chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), succeeding Sir Nigel Knowles in the role.
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Chamber survey finds strong end to 2018 but uncertainty remains

Businesses ended 2018 strongly but uncertainty is holding back decision making, according to the latest quarterly economic survey from the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce.
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Sales soar in record year for Countrywide Healthcare

Sales have grown by more than 20 per cent at Barnsley-based Countrywide Healthcare in a record year for the care home consumables and equipment supplier.
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New chief executive for Proactis

Wetherby-based procurement software specialist Proactis has appointed a new chief executive.
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Permanent KCOM CFO appointed

Hull-based broadband and telecommunications provider KCOM has appointed a permanent chief financial officer.
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Debenhams chairman stands down after AGM vote

The chairman of Debenhams is to step down from the company's board after two major shareholders voted against his re-election at the retailer's annual general meeting.
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Property

Aston Barclay set to launch new facility

Car auction and remarketing specialist Aston Barclay is preparing to open its new 78,000 sq ft centre in Wakefield at the end of the month.
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New Northern base for Hampshire Trust Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank has opened a new Northern headquarters in Leeds city centre for its Development Finance division.
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New owner for Leeds pub

A north Leeds pub has been acquired by the company behind Belgrave Music Hall.
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Manufacturing

New role for chief exec as Carclo warns on full-year results

The chief executive of Carclo is set to step down to take up a new role focused on driving operational improvements in its LED Technologies Division. The move comes as the listed plastic components manufacturer has warned that its full-year results are set to fall "significantly below its previous expectations".
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JLR confirms 4,500 job losses

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed that thousands of jobs are set to be cut from its workforce. It comes as the manufacturing giant revealed its total retail sales for 2018 slipped by 4.6 per cent, despite the Jaguar brand reporting its best-ever year.
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Princes vows to continue making progress

Revenues have topped £1.6bn at food and drink giant Princes, although the historic brand did experience a drop in pre-tax profits.
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Work underway on new sports hall

Leeds-based Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers has begun work on a new sports hall.
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