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Wednesday 14 October 2020

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Insider campaign to promote and examine freeport bids

Yorkshire and Humber locations are among the sites vying for freeport status with the UK Government expected to announce the winning bids after a consultation process. Insider is launching a campaign to back the various bids, provide an in-depth guide to the different locations, outlining what their credentials are and what the long-terms benefits to the economy will be.
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Business Matters: How universities can be a secret weapon for business growth

Dr Harrison Evans, collaboration manager at Nexus, the University of Leeds innovation hub, offers his insights and advice to businesses on how they can benefit from the huge opportunities presented through working in partnership with universities.
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Deals

Multimillion-pound MBO at recycling and haulage contractor

A multimillion-pound management buyout (MBO) has been completed at a Yorkshire-based specialist recycling and haulage contractor, backed by ThinCats.
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Insulation distributor grows with HSBC UK backing

A Sheffield-based insulation distributor has expanded with support from a seven-figure HSBC UK funding package.
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Baldwin & Francis secures Arbuthnot Commercial ABL funding

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ABL) has completed a £1m financing structure for Baldwin & Francis, a portfolio company of Longacre Group, formerly SEA Equity.
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OakNorth Bank approves £1.1bn in Covid-19 support

OakNorth Bank has approved £1.1bn in new loans to support UK businesses through the Covid-19 crisis. The bank has also received additional allocation for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from the British Business Bank.  
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Business Matters: Sustainable communities must be the aim of all housing developments

Andy Brown, Leeds director of national architecture practice Corstorphine + Wright, discusses why placemaking must centre on community to ensure developments deliver homes people will want to live in long-term.
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Business

North Yorkshire restaurant enters liquidation

A North Yorkshire restaurant and inn has been placed into creditors voluntary liquidation after a period of enforced closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Leeds clean air charging zone plans set to be abandoned

The proposed introduction of a clean air charging zone in Leeds looks set to be scrapped after a review determined that its aims had already been achieved thanks to businesses switching to cleaner vehicles faster than expected.
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Cost of HS2 rises another £800m

The cost of HS2 has surged by another £800m, the government has announced. It comes after construction officially started a month ago.
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MechFS appoints new chief executive

Mechanical and electrical contractor MechFS has named a new chief executive.
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Pubco giant starts redundancy talks

Redundancy talks have been started by pubco giant Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include Miller & Carter, All Bar One and Toby Carvery.
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Turnover tops £50m at IT company

Turnover topped £50m at an IT company which has worked with the likes of Motorpoint, The University of Nottingham and Foot Asylum during its latest financial year.
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Turnover surges £60m at logistic giant’s UK arm

Turnover surged by more than £60m at the UK arm of a New York Stock Exchange-listed logistics giant during its latest financial year, new figures have revealed.
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Property

Former steel research centre sold for residential development

A former Tata Steel research centre has been sold with plans for a development of almost 200 homes on the site.
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Network Space Investments makes £2.45m industrial acquisition

Network Space Investments has acquired an industrial building on a South Yorkshire estate in an off-market deal for £2.45m.
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Public consultation on plans for former council offices

A public consultation is set to be held on plans to redevelop former council offices in Harrogate.
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New digital business hub opens in Barnsley

A new digital business hub providing office space and facilities for technology entrepreneurs has opened its doors in Barnsley.
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Harron Homes Yorkshire appoints new MD

Leeds-based Harron Homes Yorkshire has appointed a new managing director.
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Doughnut delivery business to open Leeds distribution unit

A doughnut delivery business is set to create jobs with a new distribution unit in Leeds.
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Christie & Co brokers Huddersfield care home sale

A Huddersfield residential care home has been sold in a deal brokered by property consultancy Christie & Co.
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Carter Jonas names new chairman

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has named its new chairman.
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Electric bus fleet put into service

A new electric bus fleet has begun operating in West Yorkshire.
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Approval sought for Huddersfield road improvements

Planning permission is being sought for a series of major road improvements in Huddersfield.
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