Business Desk Yorkshire Headlines

Healthy outlook for Individual Restaurant Company

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:37:21 +0000

THE OWNER of the Piccolino and The Restaurant Bar and Grill chains, which has a number of eateries in Yorkshire, is in line to top its profits forecasts despite taking a hit during the cold spell.But ...

Chief executive stands down at Spice

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:34:54 +0000

SIMON Rigby, who has pioneered the growth of support services group Spice into a leading stock market quoted company, has stepped down as its chief executive.In a surprise annoucement, Spice said toda...

British Land confident as Meadowhall proves popular

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:19:27 +0000

BRITISH Land, the UK\'s second largest property company, today reported increased footfall at Sheffield\'s Meadowhall shopping centre as the group posted an 18% rise in third quarter net asset value.A...

Succession plan for Black Sheep

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:06:49 +0000

ROB Theakston has been appointed joint managing director of Black Sheep Brewery in the Yorkshire Dales.Mr Theakston, 36, will join his father, Paul, who founded the brewery in 1991, in the role.Paul w...

New dean for business school

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:58:47 +0000

A FORMER Shell strategist is to be the new dean of Bradford University School of Management.Sarah Dixon will take over in September when Professor Arthur Francis retires.Dr Dixon spent 24 years at She...

Banks meet with Minister to discuss lending

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:43:57 +0000

SENIOR bank executives have met with regional Minister for Yorkshire, Rosie Winterton, to discuss the availability of finance and their role in supporting businesses and economic recovery in the regio...

£3.5m re-financing at media firm

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:15:27 +0000

YORKSHIRE law firm Schofield Sweeney has advised international media business Headland Media on its £3.5m re-financing by Yorkshire Bank.Headland Media, which has on office in Leeds, specialises in su...

Morton launches TAB franchise

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:56:27 +0000

TOM Morton, a former senior executive at accountancy firm PKF, has acquired the Harrogate franchise of peer-support and business coaching organisation The Alternative Board.Mr Morton is a former manag...

Recent Employment Law Changes- Free Seminar

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:13 +0000

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Ainsleys deal saves jobs and stores

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:26:41 +0000

THE majority of jobs at Yorkshire-based bakery business Ainsleys have been saved after a deal was completed to sell more than two-thirds of its stores.Leeds-based Countrystyle Foods has bought the Ain...

Lack of public sector work hitting SMEs

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:56 +0000

A QUARTER of Yorkshire’s small and medium sized (SME) construction firms have been forced to shed jobs after missing out on public sector work, according to new research. The latest findings fro...

Leading health and fitness broadcasters join forces

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:06 +0000

HUDDERSFIELD-based Fitness TV has merged with Body in Balance TV and Fitness to create Europe’s leading health and fitness broadcasting and web business.The firms operate two of the most popular...

News in Brief: Plasterwork specialist looks to overseas market and more

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:47:10 +0000

A DRONFIELD-based firm could see its plasterwork gracing homes in Russia, China and India thanks to funding from the Corus Group’s subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise.The Enterprise has invested £50,...

Firm’s European Court win could set precedent for smaller businesses

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:21:47 +0000

A SHEFFIELD-based manufacturer of surgical instruments has won a legal case at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (ECJ) which could strengthen the position of small businesses. Uniplex UK dis...

Company and director prosecuted for mercury exposure

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:53 +0000

A GLASGOW-registered recycling company and a director have been fined a total of £145,000 for exposing workers to toxic mercury fumes at a site in West Yorkshire.Twenty employees at a plant on School ...

MBO at Dyson

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:35:21 +0000

DYSON, the Yorkshire materials technology firm, has completed a management buyout of one of its subsidiaries.Sheffield-based Dyson has sold the precision ceramics division of Dyson Industries, based i...

New FD at Severfield-Rowen

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:36:12 +0000

STRUCTURAL steel company Severfield-Rowen today announced the appointment of Alan Dunsmore as finance director.Mr Dunsmore will join the North Yorkshire-based business on March 1. Peter Davison is to...

Big loss at St Modwen

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:40 +0000

DEVELOPER St Modwen Properties, which has schemes in Yorkshire, today revealed it made a £100m loss last year as the recession devastated the commercial property sector.The Birmingham company, announc...

Acquisition for Pressure but profits could be hit

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:27:40 +0000

GAS storage vessel manufacturer Pressure Technologies today announced a £2.25m acquisition but warned full year profits could be hit because of spending delays.The Sheffield-based business has bought ...

Comfortable results for CSL

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:15:16 +0000

SOFA retailer CSL has reported record sales of £72.5m and strong profits.The family-owned company, which operates 16 stores across the North of England, including three in Yorkshire, increased profits...

Weather hits economic growth

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:12:14 +0000

POOR winter weather has hit new business in Yorkshire and the Humber, research revealed today.According to the latest Yorkshire and Humber PMI research the region saw continued growth at the start of ...

Profits down at Cobbetts

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:05:10 +0000

LAW firm Cobbetts, which has an office in Yorkshire, saw profits fall 48% in 2009, but is positive about the future, having just refinanced and launched an office in Egypt.The firm, which has an offi...

Daisy dials in deal

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:08 +0000

CORPORATE expertise from Yorkshire has been called upon as small business telecoms specialist Daisy Group has completed its first deal of 2010 with a £6m swoop on a data networks provider.Daisy, which...

Knee injuries could be fixed thanks to Fusion

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:56:03 +0000

FUSION IP, the AIM-listed intellectual property commercialisation company, has created a new spin-out company which aims to revolutionise the treatment of knee injuries.Progenteq is a collaboration fr...

Pair look for care device investment at Venturefest

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:54:27 +0000

TWO fledgling Yorkshire entrepreneurs are hoping to secure £750,000 of funding at Venturefest Yorkshire to help get what they believe is a revolutionary new care product to the field trial stage.Graha...

Building Briefs: £3.45m sale for Opus; Fat Face create jobs; and more

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:34:48 +0000

YORKSHIRE property development and investment company Opus Land has sold a retail site in St Helens for £3.45m.Ilkley-based Opus sold the 1.5 acre site, which is opposite Ravenhead Retail Park, to a p...

HR and Software Solutions - a free full day ‘meet the experts’ event

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:37:47 +0000

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YORKSHIRE & HUMBER COMPANIES CAN REDUCE COSTS AND MAXIMISE PROFITS WITH HELP FROM WEBINAR

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:38:32 +0000

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Funding for rural businesses great and small

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:16:43 +0000

THE region’s tourism industry is set for a boost with a range of grants being made available through Yorkshire Forward. People looking to start, grow or improve a tourism business in rural parts...

Record year for Westfield Health

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:50:34 +0000

HEALTH insurance provider Westfield Health has reported solid growth in its annual results for April 2008 to March 2009.The Sheffield-based company’s premium income this year showed an annual gr...

Redundancy risk at Cattles division

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:11:01 +0000

SUB-prime lender Cattles today warned that 450 staff face redundancy at its Welcome Financial Services division.Shareholders at the Birstall-based lender have previously been told that Cattles is unab...

Conservatives set out 'radical' framework for business

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:38:40 +0000

SHADOW Chancellor George Osborne has mapped out the Conservatives\' "radical" plans to revive the economy.Speaking to 250 business leaders in Cumbria last night Mr Osborne pledged that if elected the ...

TheBusinessDesk.com Radio Report

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:35:24 +0000

THE latest radio report from TheBusinessDesk.com looks at the news that the £165m development of the former Terry\'s chocolate factory in York has been given the green light.Editor David Parkin discus...

MS International witnesses a 'fragile' recovery

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:25:22 +0000

ENGINEER MS International is starting to see \'fragile\' signs of recovery in its industrial division.But the Doncaster-based group does not expect a \'sustainable recovery\' in those global markets s...

Struggling Suits You owner in CVA move

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:20:47 +0000

THE group behind the Suits You menswear chain has become the latest retailer to put forward a CVA proposal in an attempt to slash costs and stave off collapse. Speciality Retail Group (SRG), which als...

Work experience to get big profile with Big Conversation

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:58:47 +0000

AROUND 50 chief executives and senior directors from some of Yorkshire and the Humber’s top companies are to meet 50 young people to find out what they want to get out of work experience.Figures...

Warehouse sold for £5.75m

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:25:29 +0000

A DISTRIBUTION warehouse has been sold for £5.75m.Aviva Investors Pensions has bought the single-let premises at Premier Park, Oulton in Leeds, from Harbert Management Corporation.CB Richard Ellis adv...

Developer gives vote of confidence to Hull

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:09:33 +0000

YORKSHIRE developer Manor Property Group is defying the downturn by committing to start work on a £100m mixed-use development in Hull.The Manor Mill scheme will transform the east bank of the river Hu...

Media Buzz: Positive year end figures for digital agency; MadeByPi leaves a lasting impression on first direct and more

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:48:24 +0000

LEEDS-based digital agency Coolpink has shown aggressive growth in its 2009 year-end figures.The firm has seen its turnover increase by more than 50%, from £1.5m to £2.25m. Pre-tax profits were also u...

Roll call of Yorkshire firms ranked among fastest growing in UK

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:54:16 +0000

FOURTEEN of the region’s firms have stormed the latest Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100, which ranks Britain’s 100 private equity-backed companies with the fastest-growing profits. L...

Entrepreneur on road to success with Texan repair giant

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:48:35 +0000

AN entrepreneur from Thirsk is hoping for a share in this winter’s £200m pothole repair market after signing a distribution agreement with a Texan road repair giant.Kevin Doyle has positioned hi...

Interest rates stay at 0.5%

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:43:38 +0000

THE Bank of England has held interest rates for the 11th successive month.And the Bank today decided not to extend its quantitative easing programme of pumping money into the economy. Reacting to the ...

Gasket specialist to fly high in aerospace market

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:17:31 +0000

AN industrial gaskets specialist is set to fly in the aerospace market after investing more than £3m in new technology.Klinger, based at Bradford’s Euroway Industrial Estate, is a leading develo...

McBride to close Italian factory

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:27:54 +0000

SHAMPOO to mouthwash maker McBride, which has sites in Bradford and Hull, is to spend £15m on closing down one of its Italian factories near Milan.Italy is the group\'s second largest market in contin...

Leeds Group looks at Chinese expansion

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:26:57 +0000

LEEDS Group has said that its textile business has moved into profit and it is looking to expand in China but market conditions still remain "challenging".The company told shareholders at its AGM that...

£165m plan for historic former chocolate factory site gets go-ahead

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:08:10 +0000

BUSINESS leaders in York have welcomed a decision to approve a £165m plan to redevelop the former Terry\'s chocolate factory.After a marathon four-and-a-half hour planning meeting, City of York Counci...

Operon MD blames banks for its demise

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:57:46 +0000

ROYAL Bank of Scotland has hit back at claims from the founder of collapsed facilities management company Operon that it had abandoned support for the business.Martin Corbett, group managing director ...

Book your place at apprenticeships seminar

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:21:01 +0000

AS NATIONAL Apprenticeship Week gathers pace, Yorkshire\'s business community is being invited to discover the benefits for Yorkshire companies of employing an apprentice at a specialist seminar.Organ...

Walker Morris on HCA legal panel

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:54:48 +0000

YORKSHIRE law firm Walker Morris has been appointed on a four-year contract to the new legal panel for the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) - the Government\'s national housing and regeneration agen...

Building Briefs: Cops capture Wates for project; Toy firm at Cortonwood; and more

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:40:15 +0000

WEST Yorkshire Police has chosen Leeds-based Wates Construction as the contractor to build its new scientific support unit at Calder Park in Wakefield. The £12.8m contract will see Wates start on site...