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DFS demand boosts UK factories

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:23:42 GMT

RETAILER DFS has delivered a vote of confidence in UK manufacturing as it revealed that more than half of its sofas are made in Britain.

Marshalls lays down marker with its new chief

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:24 GMT

MARSHALLS, the Yorkshire landscaping products company, has hired the head of a European boilermaker as its new chief executive in a strong sign of its international ambitions.

Regenix signs partnership deal with leading tissue bank in US

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:21 GMT

A YORKSHIRE-based regenerative medical device company could soon be helping to ease the pain of thousands of Americans with chronic wounds.

EasyJet to expand fleet with 135 Airbus planes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:11 GMT

Budget airline easyJet is to upgrade and expand its aircraft fleet under a deal to buy 135 Airbus planes over the next nine years.

Yorkshire could be floated, suggests Australian parent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:02 GMT

STRONG demand for the forthcoming sale of publicly held shares in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland could trigger a stock market flotation of Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks, their Australian owner has suggested.

Landmark hotel on the market with £2.25m price tag

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:51 GMT

OVER the last century, The Groves has done its bit to boost Britain’s war effort, and provided accommodation for generations of holidaymakers.

Uncertainty in States hits Chemring

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:39 GMT

MILITARY equipment maker Chemring Group said results for the year would likely be at the lower end of its expectations as it restructures its business to cope with the uncertainty around defence budget cuts in United States.

New Astra research base named

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:34 GMT

Drug group AstraZeneca said plans for a new research base in Cambridge will boost the chances of Britain discovering the next generation of medicines.

Costa proves a cup of cheer for Whitbread

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:53:10 GMT

COFFEE chain Costa warmed shares in parent company Whitbread yesterday, after it delivered a sales boost during Britain’s colder-than-normal spring.

Poundworld secures funding with Barclays for next phase

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:40 GMT

YORKSHIRE-based Poundworld Retail has secured a new partnership with Barclays to boost its strategic growth plans.

On Crest of a wave as profits surge

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:26 GMT

Crest Nicholson hailed “strong” progress in its return to the stock market yesterday after Britain’s property market bounce helped it to a 76 per cent surge in profits.

Glaxo looks at thrombosis drug sale

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:23 GMT

GLAXOSMITHKLINE is discussing the sale of its thrombosis drug brands Arixtra and Fraxiparine, along with a related French factory, to Aspen Pharmacare in a deal that could be worth $1bn. Britain’s biggest drug maker said that Aspen had offered to buy the medicines, sales of which are in decline, and it was now in exclusive talks with the South African company about a deal, which is subject to consultation with employees.

Business Events

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:55:06 GMT

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On The Spot With George Powell

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:27 GMT

George Powell is business sales manager with ASK4, the Sheffield-based fibre optic broadband provider.

Tissue Regenix targets US market

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:57:36 GMT

TISSUE Regenix has taken a step forward with its US commercialisation strategy by securing a new partnership.

China buys shares in bid to boost markets

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:57:11 GMT

CHINA’S government has stepped up efforts to lift confidence in the country’s flagging stock markets by buying more shares in the four biggest commercial banks, stock exchange statements showed yesterday.

Northern investors are still prepared to revolt

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:55:27 GMT

THE spirit of last year’s ‘shareholder spring’ lives on among investors in some of the North of England’s biggest companies, according to new research.

Swiss are urged to end bank secrecy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:55:16 GMT

The European Union official in charge of tax policy tried to persuade Switzerland yesterday to agree to surrender more information about clients of its big banking industry as part of a drive to combat tax evasion.

Digital agency to develop M&S health website

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:55:11 GMT

MARKS & Spencer has commissioned Yorkshire digital agency 9xb.com to develop a mobile version of its health and nutrition website for launch this summer.

Demand sees Fibrelite have market covered

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:55:04 GMT

Metal theft and changes in health and safety regulation has led to a boom in business for a Yorkshire composite plastic manhole cover company.