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Yorkshire expansion for Wilson Field
Sheffield-based business consultancy Wilson Field expects to post record turnover for its financial year and is expanding its Yorkshire presence by opening a Leeds office. Speaking to Insider, Phil Meekin, a business finance specialist at the firm, said that more people are exploring the insolvency options as banks refuse to lend.
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Rivals team up for new manufacturing venture
Rival South Yorkshire garage door supply businesses The Garage Door and JB Doors have joined forces to create the jointly-owned Allugard. The new venture was supported by start-up funding from Yorkshire Bank’s South Yorkshire Financial Solutions Centre.
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Business
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Solid start for CPS
Doncaster-based Clyde Process Solutions (CPS) has said that its performance for the six months to 31 August has been in line with expectations. The company said that as at 31 July its order book stood at £24.2m, up 18 per cent on its financial year end in February.
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New product launch at Martek Marine
Green technology company Martek Marine has launched Navguard, a device designed to eliminate shipping accidents. The system assesses the awareness of the officer on duty, raising the alarm if the bridge is left unsupervised by sickness, accident or hijack.
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South Yorkshire chambers to combine
The Chambers of Commerce in Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham are set to combine business support activities into a single hub. The chambers will merge together and help form a Sheffield Region LEP.
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Offshore wind delegation to visit Yorkshire
A delegation of Danish companies involved in the offshore wind industry is visiting Yorkshire this week in a move co-ordinated by Enterprise Europe Yorkshire. The trip is designed to showcase Yorkshire and Humber’s growing offshore wind energy sector.
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Yorkshire employees suffer in silence - Aviva
Yorkshire employees suffer in silence rather than admitting health concerns to their boss. That’s according to research by insurance company Aviva, which claims that only 7 per cent of employees would approach their employer with a health concern and 6 per cent feared admitting health problems could affect their work prospects.
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Sheffield businesses combine to set up WADE
Sheffield-based businesses UK Pipelines and Square 5 have teamed up to put on an exhibition designed to showcase innovations in the water and drainage industry. The UK Water and Drainage Exhibition (WADE) will take place on 22 September at Donington Park.
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