Business Desk Yorkshire Headlines

Harworth Estates submits colliery plans

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:32:13 +0100

MORE than 1,000 homes could be built on a former Yorkshire colliery site if plans for its regeneration are given the green light.Harworth Estates, the property and regeneration division of UK Coal, ha...

Colliers International wins Siemens framework

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:45:11 +0100

THE Leeds-based building consultancy team at Colliers International has been appointed on a three year framework agreement to provide Siemens Real Estate with building surveying services across its UK...

Care home project receives funding boost

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:56:25 +0100

ALMOST 100 full and part-time jobs are set to be created thanks to the construction of a £5m care home in South Yorkshire.Care home operator Silk Healthcare is to develop the purpose-built 83-bed care...

Football club reveals casino ground plans

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:34 +0100

IMAGES have been unveiled of how Leeds United\'s Elland Road ground could look if a licence to run a large casino in the city is granted at the venue.The Championship club has applied for the large ca...

Building Briefs:

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:55:26 +0100

MUNROE K has appointed commercial property agent CBRE as joint marketing agents on the 580,000 sq ft White Rose Office Park. Director Jonathan Shires from CBRE replaces Knight Frank and joins existin...

Q1 industrial take-up down in region

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:19:47 +0100

INDUSTRIAL take-up in Yorkshire reached just 40% of the UK average in the first quarter of 2012, according to new research.Take-up across the UK between January and March fell to its lowest level sinc...

Feast to hear of 'can do' attitude

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:44:47 +0100

LORD Heseltine and Angela Knight will be among the guests at the Cutlers’ Company’s 376th annual Feast who will hear that a "can do" attitude is helping the region to prosper.As an MP, Lor...

Analox secures military deal

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:15:29 +0100

GAS analytical equipment firm Analox has secured a deal to supply the Swedish Armed Forces.The North Yorkshire manufacturer has teamed up with diving supplies firm Divex to win the contract.It will se...

Fish firm lands banking deal

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:24:55 +0100

ICELANDIC Group has secured a banking deal that will give it access to a £13m facility to support its plans.The seafood company has agreed the invoice discounting facility as part of a wider package w...

Metal firm looks to grow

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:44:52 +0100

A FAMILY business is looking to grow its team after securing a string of new contracts.Custom Metal Products is supplying materials to North Nottinghamshire College as part of extension work and build...

Cragfest and Warrior Dash come to region

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:36:13 +0100

TWO North Yorkshire events are set to bring more than £1m into the region\'s economy.Phil and Gillian Rackam, of G & P Events and Bars, are expanding their marquees and mobile bars company into family...

Faraday Centre set for university launch

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:46 +0100

A CENTRE that aims to inform retail consumer behaviour is to launch at Leeds Metropolitan University.The Faraday Centre was established 14 years ago, and has been used by global retail and consumer go...

Who is your Yorkshire Ambassador?

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:35 +0100

THE contribution of three leading figures to Yorkshire business will be recognised at the Yorkshire Business Masters 2012.All three finalists in the Yorkshire Ambassador category, sponsored by Deloitt...

Margin and cashflow pressure continues for Cosalt

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:19:04 +0100

COSALT today said its debt levels continued to "significantly constrain the business" but that it was still searching to find a solution to the issue.The Grimsby-headquartered company\'s shares were s...

FSA shadow still hanging over CPP

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:29 +0100

CPP\'s chief executive today admitted the card protection policy firm had endured a "challenging" start to 2012 as it continued to be affected by the fall-out of a Financial Services Authority investi...

Baa Bar toasts 'growth mode'

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:38:18 +0100

BAA Bar plans to double in size by opening 10 sites - including two in Yorkshire - over the next four years.The Liverpool-based group, which is celebrating its 21st birthday this year, has annual sale...

Further space let as Trinity Leeds 'on plan'

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:50:40 +0100

LAND Securities today revealed that almost three-quarters of its Trinity Leeds development was pre-let or in solicitors\' hands.The developer said the major city centre project was "on plan". The sche...

TheBusinessDesk.tv: Professionals Fashion Show Ball 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:57:43 +0100

PROFESSIONALS from across Yorkshire took to the catwalk to model the latest fashions at the annual Professionals Fashion Show Ball.A 400-strong audience at the black tie dinner in Leeds ra...

'No fraud' at A4e

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:07:57 +0100

THE Government has terminated a contract with Sheffield-based welfare-to-work firm A4e after deciding that it would be "too great a risk" to let it continue. Employment minister Chris Grayling said th...

Showers pour cold water on Marshalls

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:41:36 +0100

PAVING firm Marshalls has blamed wet weather for a £5m drop in sales in April.The Huddersfield-company said the wettest April on record hit domestic sales particularly hard, down 8% in the first four ...