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  ITM Power part of major hydrogen partnership
  
  18th September 2020
  
  Sheffield hydrogen specialist, ITM Power, is one third of a new partnership which aims to use the clean renewable fuel to help Scotland achieve...
  
  General News
  
  Integra targets double revenues with major expansion plans
  
  18th September 2020
  
  Integra Buildings is planning a major expansion of its East Yorkshire base as it looks to continue its growth trajectory and double revenues. The modular...
  
  General News
  
  Verner Wheelock celebrates 30 years in business
  
  17th September 2020
  
  Food industry training experts, Verner Wheelock, celebrated 30 years in business this month. The company based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, was founded by Professor Verner...
  
  General News
  
  Brazilian distribution agreement for York biotech
  
  17th September 2020
  
  ProBiotix Health, a subsidiary of listed York biotech OptiBiotix Health, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Brazil. Brazilian group, Ayalla Marketing, will distribute OptiBiotix’s...
  
  General News
  
  Homeworking boosting productivity – “five days work now done in four”
  
  17th September 2020
  
  Increased productivity as a result of working from home during lockdown could transform the way businesses and employees approach their working week, according to...
Finance
- Finance
  
  Leeds med-tech firm raises £2.2m via share placing
  
  18th September 2020
  
  Surgical Innovations has successfully raised £2.2 million to reinflate working capital, invest in new product development and sustainability support initiatives. The AIM listed Leeds-based med-tech...
  
  Finance
  
  VC fund invests £1m in Leeds tech company
  
  17th September 2020
  
  Praetura Ventures, the VC fund that targets high-value sectors in the north of England, is investing £1m in a Leeds-based tech company that helps...
  
  Finance
  
  ‘Strong trading performance’ for Safestyle despite COVID impact
  
  17th September 2020
  
  Despite a downturn in turnover and widening pre-tax losses driven by COVID-19, Safestyle UK has reported a “strong trading performance” in interim results released...
  
  Finance
  
  Six-figure CBILS loan for Doncaster engineering firm
  
  16th September 2020
  
  Cogent Projects has secured a six-figure CBILS-backed loan to stave of trading uncertainty poses by COVID-19 and to help finance expansion plans. The Doncaster-based mechanical...
  
  Finance
  
  ‘Strong & resilient trading’ for SimplyBiz
  
  15th September 2020
  
  SimplyBiz, the Huddersfield-based business support firm, has reported “strong and resilient trading” in half-year results released this week. In half-year results for the six months...
Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
  
  £1.1m engineering skills boost for Sheffield
  
  18th September 2020
  
  In a national first, teenagers at UTC Sheffield will develop a new range of in demand high-level digital engineering skills following a £1.1 million...
  
  Manufacturing
  
  Cable cleat manufacturer expands North Yorkshire headquarters
  
  18th September 2020
  
  Cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis Patents, has invested £500,000 in a 25 per cent expansion of its North Yorkshire headquarters. The main element of the expansion...
  
  Manufacturing
  
  Manufacturer to transform operations via new sustainable project
  
  11th September 2020
  
  Yorkshire manufacturing firm, Salamander Fabrications, will transform its operations to become entirely paperless via a new project. The sheet metal maker has partnered with Siemens...
  
  Manufacturing
  
  Manufacturers call for Job Retention Scheme extension
  
  8th September 2020
  
  A failure to extend the Job Retention Scheme risks putting the UK out of step with competitors and hamstringing its recovery from the pandemic,...
  
  Manufacturing
  
  Avacta expands manufacturing capacity for rapid COVID antigen test
  
  2nd September 2020
  
  Avacta Group, the Wetherby-based life science business, has expanded its rapid COVID-19 antigen test manufacturing capacity. The AIM listed firm has entered into an agreement...
Appointments
- Appointments
  
  Bank appoints relationship director to support Yorkshire property clients
  
  14th September 2020
  
  Lloyds Bank has appointed Oliver Shaw as Relationship Director in its real estate team, strengthening its support for property SMEs across Yorkshire. Mr Shaw has...
  
  Appointments
  
  Duo of director appointments at Eddisons’ Leeds office
  
  10th September 2020
  
  Eddisons has promoted Joseph Fitzsimmons and Richard Temple, both based in the property consultant’s Leeds head office, to director. Joining Eddisons in 2015, Mr Fitzsimmons...
  
  Appointments
  
  Clarion add energy lawyer as it expands specialisms
  
  7th September 2020
  
  Clarion has added an energy specialist to its commercial and IT law team as it expands its specialisms to include the energy sector. Specialising in...
  
  Appointments
  
  Leeds tech company appoints new strategy director
  
  7th September 2020
  
  Leeds technology and learning specialist, Cognito, has appointed Kirsty Foster-Jennings as strategy director. Kirsty brings a wealth of experience to Cognito, with previous roles at...
  
  Appointments
  
  Senior appointment for Leeds business consultancy
  
  4th September 2020
  
  Marketing consultant Deborah Goodall has been named as Associate Director of CDI Alliance, a Leeds-based management and business consultancy. The company specialises in developing and...
Out of office
- Out of office
  
  Time Out: Spencer Coffin, director of Procure Direct
  
  18th September 2020
  
  The weekend is just around the corner and that means another ‘Time Out’. This week Business Link talks to Spencer Coffin, director of Procure...
  
  Out of office
  
  Pudsey company helps supply 450 Google Chromebooks to inner-city Leeds school
  
  17th September 2020
  
  Pudsey-based Next Generation IT has joined forces with Google Education to supply 450 pupils with Google Chromebooks at an inner-city school in Leeds. Little London...
  
  Out of office
  
  Streets Heaver national finalist in ‘Innovation in Health Tech’
  
  15th September 2020
  
  Lincoln Based Software Company, Streets Heaver Healthcare Computing, Nationally Recognised In The LaingBuisson Awards In The ‘Innovation in Health Tech’ Category. The LaingBuisson Awards celebrate...
  
  Out of office
  
  Time Out: Leo Dack, CEO and Founder of Dack Motor Group
  
  11th September 2020
  
  The weekend has crept up on us once again. That means it’s time for some quickfire questions with another business leader from across our...
  
  Out of office
  
  Electrical engineering firm extends support for local charity
  
  10th September 2020
  
  Electrical engineering firm, Smith Brothers Contracting, has extended its support of Overgate Hospice, an independent Elland-based charity which strives to help those living with...
Advice
- Advice
  
  Business Lincolnshire launches campaign to help businesses post-COVID-19
  
  15th June 2020
  
  With lockdown restrictions continuing to ease, many businesses are preparing for life in the ‘new normal’. The impact of COVID-19 ranges by industry and...
  
  Advice
  
  Prioritise jobs, training for young to drive UK-wide recovery – CBI
  
  11th June 2020
  
  The CBI has laid out a health-first recovery plan that it said would help secure a jobs-rich, fair and sustainable future for the UK...
  
  Advice
  
  Top vet asks Prime Minister to rethink plans to stop key workers accessing UK jobs
  
  16th April 2020
  
  A Yorkshire vet has called on Boris Johnson not to proceed with plans to heavily restrict access to the UK labour market for so-called...
  
  Advice
  
  Sheffield industrialist speaks out for region’s SMEs during crisis
  
  8th April 2020
  
  A Sheffield industrialist has spoken out in support of the region's many SMEs which are struggling to keep going during the coronavirus pandemic. James Harding-Terry,...
  
  Advice
  
  With 2021 looming, what’s in store for trade?
  
  5th March 2020
  
  The end of January brought with it the end of the UK’s member ship in the European Union. Last month, the government began setting...
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Menswear firm turnover has grown from zero to £1m since Brexit...

22nd March 2019

Two-man menswear start-up HebTroCo hit its first Brexit-related stumbling block on the day it placed its initial fabric order – but has hit the...

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Indian supply and manufacturing deal for York’s Optibiotix

5th March 2019

York biotech Optibiotix has signed a manufacturing and supply agreement with Indian healthcare company Zeon for its weight management technology, SlimBiome. The partnership was facilitated...

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Steelmaker gears up to sell South Yorkshire operation

12th July 2016

Tata Steel is acting on expressions of interest from buyers interested in taking on its South Yorkshire-based Speciality Steels business and some of its...

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Mechan takes place in flagship Thameslink depot

28th October 2015

Equipment produced by Sheffield-based Mechan is helping Siemens Rail Systems UK bring to life its vision for the future of train maintenance. Two Mechan bogie...

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Tidal power worth ‘billions’ to Northern manufacturers

13th October 2016

A summit held at Sheffield Forgemasters has heard how power from tidal lagoon projects could provide billions of pounds to Northern Powerhouse manufacturers. The summit...

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Leeds med-tech manufacturer acquires instruments business

8th November 2016

Surgical Innovations Group, the Leeds-based designer and manufacturer of medical technology for minimally invasive surgery, has acquired the laparoscopic instruments business and related assets...

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Lindt chooses Trinity Leeds for portfolio growth

24th June 2016

Swiss luxury chocolatier Lindt has chosen Trinity Leeds to open a landmark store that supports the brand’s growing portfolio objectives. This will be Lindt’s...

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£1m warehouse expansion for Thirsk chemical processor

15th August 2017

Works has begun on a new £1 million warehouse facility for Thirsk-based chemical processing business, Cod Beck Blenders. The expansion at the company’s purpose-built facility...

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Sheffield company sells renewable energy technology to Toyota in Australia

20th March 2019

Toyota Australia have bought technology to produce hydrogen for use as road vehicle fuel from Sheffield clean energy company ITM Power. The sale is the...

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Scunthorpe steelworks reopens after incident

26th July 2018

British Steel re-opened its Scunthorpe site in the middle of this morning after its earlier response to an undisclosed 'incident' in conjunction with police. The...

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