Business Desk Yorkshire Headlines

Eversheds confirms job cuts

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:24 +0100

LAW firm Eversheds has confirmed it is to cut 116 staff following a consultation.The firm, which has an office in Leeds, placed 166 jobs at risk of redundancy including 82 fee earners in January.It is...

Landmark forward funding deal gets the go-ahead

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:55:31 +0100

MUSE has completed a “landmark” deal with the British Steel Pension Fund to forward fund the new Yorkshire KPMG headquarters.The 61,000 sq ft office development in Leeds is part of the fir...

David Parkin on a daunting challenge

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:02:25 +0100

LAST night I faced one of the biggest challenges of my working life.I had been "volunteered" to take part in a \'balloon debate\' at the Lord\'s Taverners eve of test dinner in Leeds.Like me, you prob...

Fast growing Smoothwall is a true innovator

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:43 +0100

IT has a foothold in the notoriously competitive Silicon Valley in California and has proved how to deliver innovative products to secure big business, so winning the Yorkshire Innovator award at the ...

Croda aquires US firm to strengthen market position

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:37:31 +0100

YORKSHIRE manufacturer Croda International has today announced the acquisition of US-based business Arizona Chemical.Goole-based Croda said the deal for Arizona Chemical, which is based in Jacksonvill...

Explore high growth markets to boost your business

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:38:31 +0100

SMEs are being encouraged to go global and explore international high growth markets. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has launched a campaign, Exporting is GREAT, to urge businesses to tap into new areas...

New shareholders for BBPI

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:04 +0100

INDEPENDENT financial advisers Gary Rawnsley and Nick Cowling have acquired 50% of Brown Butler Pensions & Investments (BBPI). The new shareholders, who run Cowling Rawnsley Financial Solutions origi...

Appointments: Karro Food Group; HSBC; Barclays

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:21 +0100

KARRO Food Group, Britain\'s newest pork producer with annual sales of £540m, has announced the appointment of Brian Stein as a non-executive director. Mr Stein will serve on Karro\'s board and will ...

Shouksmiths land £2.5m contract at Moorfoot building

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:04 +0100

BUILDING services engineers Shouksmiths has won a £2.5m mechanical and electrical services contract for the refurbishment of Sheffield City Council\'s Moorfoot building in the centre of the city.Worki...

Sirius confident that mine objection is to be dropped

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:43 +0100

A HOLDING objection submitted by the Ministry of Defence to plans for a huge potash mine near Whitby is likely to be withdrawn, according to the company behind the scheme.Representatives of Sirius Mi...

US communications business acquires Connexion2

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:30 +0100

LONE worker device maker Connexion2 has been bought by US emergency communications company Kings III in a multi-million pound deal.Sheffield-based Connexion2 launched in 2003, backed by investors incl...

In Brief: BDO; Leeds and Partners; Haines Watts

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:59 +0100

THE top 150 businesses across Yorkshire received high praise earlier this month at the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, as deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, and Conservative...

Media businesses urged to gear up for growth

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:00 +0100

GROWING businesses are being urged to learn more about the financial support available to help them expand by attending Gearing up for Growth - a breakfast seminar aimed at bolstering companies in the...

Work starts on Logic Leeds business park

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:19 +0100

WORK has begun on the Logic Leeds Business Park.The park is one of four sites being developed as part of the Aire Valley Leeds Enterprise Zone.Phase one will involve the construction of 200 metres of ...

Belgravium Technologies hopes new acquisition will help it grow sales

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:03:31 +0100

MOBILE data services business Belgravium Technologies has admitted it expects a tough year of trading ahead but hopes its recent acquisition of FDP will help it grow.Bradford-based Belgravium supplies...

IP Group launches £30m venture fund to back new businesses

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:02:04 +0100

IP Group, which invests and develops intellectual property based businesses, has launched a new £30m venture capital fund in partnership with the European Investment Fund.The move will see the new fun...

Longley Concrete invests in growth with backing from Barclays

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:14 +0100

ONE of the UK’s leading suppliers of precast concrete, Longley Concrete, has announced further investment in its West Yorkshire site, as it continues with its growth strategy plan, backed by a n...

Charity latest: WYG; Garbutt & Elliott; DLA Piper

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:52 +0100

TOM Smith, a sustainability consultant at Leeds-based project management consultancy WYG, is about to embark on a six month 15,000 km cycle ride from Brick Lane in London\'s East End to Bangladesh\'s ...

In Brief: Generate Land; Czajka Care Group; Chamber International; InTechnology

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:41 +0100

HARROGATE property developer Generate Land has started work on a £215m business park in Aberdeen.Along with its development partners, Mountgrange Real Estate Opportunity Fund (MoREOF) the North Yorksh...

Hotel group checks in £31.5m refinancing to support growth

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:46 +0100

CAIRN Hotel Group, which owns a trio of hotels across Yorkshire, has completed a £31.5m refinancing deal as it looks to expand and target acquisitions.The group, which owns the Chasley Hotel in Wakefi...