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Olympic contract wins and an improving residential new build sector helped Polypipe shake off the impact of "severe weather conditions" and post a multimillion-pound increase in its annual turnover. However the plastic pipe systems business – headquartered in Doncaster - posted a large pre-tax loss after accounting for interest payments and goodwill amortisation of £40m. READ MORE...
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Arena Leisure, which operates Doncaster racecourse, has revealed that the billionaire Reuben brothers have submitted a proposal to possibly buy the company. Read More...
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Doncaster-based The Weather Lottery has raised £100,000 through a placing to complete the £300,000 fundraising it announced earlier in the year. Read More...
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Business process outsourcing company Vertex has agreed to sell its private sector division – including its operation in Sheffield where 160 people are employed - to rival Capita Group for £40.5m in cash. Read More...
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Software business Parseq has told the Stock Exchange it is the subject of a takeover approach led by its chief executive Rami Cassis backed by Nova Capital and funds managed by HarbourVest Partners. Read More...
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Dinnington-based fire security services business Assured Fire and Security is targeting national expansion after securing a cash injection from UK Steel Enterprise. Read More...
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Doncaster-based mining company ATH Resources has secured planning approval to mine 350,000 tonnes of coal from its Annfield mine in Scotland. Read More...
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B Braun Medical has posted a multimillion-pound loss for 2010 after it was hit by one-off costs including some arising from the closure of a Sheffield manufacturing facility. Read More...
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Tata Steel has secured a £70m order to supply steel made at its Scunthorpe plant to a major infrastructure project in France. Read More...
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Kingspan Renewables has agreed a deal to let a 65,000 sq ft warehouse at Dearne Mills near Barnsley. Read More...
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Plans by Elliott Group for the development of a regional hub facility at Property Alliance Group's Victory Park in Sheffield have been approved. About 150 jobs are expected to be created by the development. Read More...
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