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Thursday 21 May 2020

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Jet2 owner raises £172m

Dart Group, the Leeds-based company behind Jet2 and Jet2holidays, has raised about £172m through a placing to help deal with the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Ask the expert: How to access the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Before you apply for CBILS funding or get frustrated that your request has not been approved, Hamish Morrison, joint managing partner at BHP, has put together some practical tips to accessing CBILS funding.
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Deals

Building products supplier deal called off

Kingspan's proposed acquisition of SIG's Building Solutions (National) business has been abandoned.
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Deal agreed for historic musical equipment retailer

The business and assets of a historic musical instrument retailer have been bought in a move which secures the jobs of its 75-strong workforce.
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Barclays funding supports scaffolding supplier

Barclays has provided funding to support a scaffolding and access equipment supplier throguh the Covid-19 outbreak.
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New lenders approved under CBILS

The British Business Bank has approved six new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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Eddie Stobart brand sold for £10m

The Eddie Stobart and Stobart trademarks and designs have been sold to Eddie Stobart Logistics for £10m.
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Buyout marks new era for Trade Mark Owners Association

The 130-year-old Trade Mark Owners Association has relaunched following an investor-backed management buyout.
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Business Matters: A business owner’s dashboard for navigating the Covid-19 crisis

Anthony Higson, senior banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, discusses how private business owners need to continuously adapt their playbooks and focus on what they can control to weather the storm and be positioned to thrive once the virus and economic volatility have subsided.
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Business

Revenue and profits set to surge at listed law firm

Listed law firm Knights expects its revenue and pre-tax profits to surge about 40 per cent when it unveils its full-year results.
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Turnover soars at technology company

Turnover has soared at Yorkshire technology company Solutionize Global supporting investment in new premises and job creation.
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Bruntwood SciTech makes Leeds appointment

Bruntwood SciTech, the joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General, has appointed a new head of innovation in Leeds.
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CPP Group wins RAC contract

Leeds-based financial assistance product provider CPP Group has won a contract to provide a bespoke claims handling service to motoring organisation the RAC.
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Lending balance soars at Secure Trust

Lending balance at Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance increased past the £250m mark during its latest financial year.
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Thwaites starts to ‘work through’ reopening plans

Thwaites is working through its reopening plans as it looks to "prepare for an environment where restrictions will be in place".
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Property

Henry Boot hails “significant strategic progress”

Property and construction group Henry Boot has hailed "significant strategic progress" in its full-year accounts and is said to be well-placed for the future with a £1.3bn development pipeline.
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Waste to jet fuel plant gets the green light

A pioneering plant for the conversion of waste into aviation fuel that is set to create about 130 jobs has been given the go-ahead.
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Deal agreed for West Yorkshire warehouse unit

A West Yorkshire warehouse unit has been let to an insulation and drylining distributor.
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Pugh secures £5m of sales after online shift

Auction house Pugh secured sales of £5m during April as it moved its services online.
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£38.2m contract wins for Tolent

Tolent has secured five new contract wins across the North East and Yorkshire totalling about £38.2m.
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Manufacturing

Cheesemaker secures supermarket listings

A North Yorkshire cheesemaker has secured new listings with two UK supermarkets.
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OptiBiotix secures new commercial agreement

OptiBiotix Health, a York-based life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, has secured a new US licensing agreement.
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Sheffield Hallam students develop takeaway app concept

Students at Sheffield Hallam University have developed the concept for a new online food ordering app.
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