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IP Group, a developer of intellectual property based businesses which has a stake in Sheffield-based Fusion IP, has hailed a strong start to 2011. The business, which raised £55m through a placing in June, said the value of its portfolio had increased by £14m to £115.3m during the period. READ MORE...
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Clyde Union Pumps, which has its English manufacturing base in Penistone, has been sold for £750m ($1.25bn). Read More...
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Finance for new private equity-backed deals is readily available, according to investors surveyed by Grant Thornton. The business consultancy said its respondents expected to invest billions into the UK economy in the coming year. Read More...
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A patient warming mattress made by Rotherham-based Inditherm heating products business has received approval from NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) for its use in the NHS. Read More...
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Local enterprise partnerships across Yorkshire will benefit if a key strategic asset of doomed RDA Yorkshire Forward is saved from the scrapheap by a transfer to Leeds City Council, a new report has claimed. Read More...
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Revenues of £1.55bn remained static at retailer Wilkinson Hardware Stores in 2010, while 475 retail jobs were culled within the year. The retailer attributed the stagnant sales to commodity prices and poor exchange rates. Read More...
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Wheelie bin MGB Plastics has secured a contract with waste management business Serco. Read More...
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Insulation business SIG has grown first-half revenues by 10 per cent to £1.3bn and hailed the benefits of the streamlining introduced by recent disposals. The Sheffield company, which told the Stock Exchange it will resume dividend payments, narrowed its statutory pre-tax losses to £600,000, while underlying pre-tax profit rose by 64 per cent to £35.4m. Read More...
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Mortgage lending is at its highest level for more than a year, according to statistics from The Bank of England. Read More...
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