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Friday 3 December 2021

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TOP STORY

The proposed development of a major new retail logistics facility in East Yorkshire has moved forward after councillors backed the scheme at a meeting yesterday. The facility could create between 1,300 and 1,500 direct jobs.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Organisations that implement verified carbon management standards are showing leadership in their approach to minimising their impact on the climate and, ultimately will benefit from increased opportunity, writes Matthew Pygott of Hydrock.
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DEALS

A North Yorkshire holiday destination has reopened under new ownership with funding support from Lloyds Bank.
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A scrap metal recycling company has secured a £3.25m funding package from alternative lender ThinCats to support expansion.
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A direct investing platform which has almost 800 employees at bases in Manchester, Leeds and London is to be acquired by global investment company and asset manager abrdn in a £1.49bn deal, it has been confirmed.
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Wakefield-based fds Director Services has advised a provider of shelving products and shopfitting accessories on its move to employee ownership.
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Frasers Group has refinanced almost £1bn in bank facilities to support its national growth plans.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Melanie Ellyard, Yorkshire, Humber and Tees Valley, senior manager at the British Business Bank, discusses the big issues impacting smaller businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber and the need to address regional and sub-regional disparities in access to finance.
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Last month, at Facebook's 2021 Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg used his keynote to announce some pretty big updates to the platform. Since then, the internet has been awash with talk of the "metaverse" but what actually is it and, more importantly, what does it mean for business? DTC marketing expert and agency owner, Amanda Perry, explores how businesses can prepare to capitalise on Web 3.0.
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PROPERTY

Plans have been revealed for the redevelopment of the House of Fraser building in Leeds city centre to create new retail space and student accommodation.
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Virgin Money has outlined a host of proposed changes to its property portfolio.
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Two developers with specialist experience in the health and social care sector have joined forces on multimillion-pound plans for a new residential home in East Yorkshire.
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SME lender Fresh Thinking Capital has moved to a new office in Leeds.
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BUSINESS

One of Insider Media's largest events has sold out in record time, with the B2B media group's event director hailing the high demand already being experienced for 2022 from the business community.
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Two Yorkshire locations have secured a combined £39.1m from the government's Towns Fund.
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Yorkshire law firm Ware & Kay Solicitors has appointed a new head of its Wetherby office.
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MANUFACTURING

Phillips 66 has entered into an agreement with British Airways to supply the airline with sustainable aviation fuel produced at its Humber Refinery.
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Small and medium-sized manufacturers in Hull and East Yorkshire are now able to benefit from £1.5m BEIS funding towards industrial digitalisation under the Made Smarter programme.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Huddersfield-based law firm Ridley and Hall has made an appointment to its commercial property team.
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Listed fintech and support services business Fintel has secured a major distribution partnership.
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