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First-half pre-tax profit at Leeds Building Society has risen by 49 per cent to £26.9m as the business hailed a "very strong" start to the year. The UK's fifth largest building society said that new lending had increased to £642m in the period – up by £242m on 2010 – and pledged to increase this further to £1.3bn during the year. READ MORE...
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Leeds-based Symington's, the maker of Aunt Bessie's gravy, has bought the UK rights for brands Chicken Tonight and Ragu from Unilever. Read More...
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New-Seal, a Cleckheaton-based distribution company targeting the offshore market, has been set up after French parent FDS Group acquired the former Beldam Burgmann branch network from Pexion Group. Read More...
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NMJ Insurance Brokers – the branch-based broking network established by former Equity Insurance Brokers directors Nick Potts and Mike Hutton – has secured its third acquisition. Read More...
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Distressed acquisitions continue to account for a "significant" proportion of deals in Yorkshire though the number has dropped since two years ago, a new report has revealed. Read More...
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Leeds oil services business Getech said it is set to "record level of revenue" with a trading profit that "exceeds market expectations". Read More...
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York-based Avacta Group has reported a growth in underlying revenues with operating losses being "reduced significantly". Read More...
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Doncaster-based engineering business MS International (MSI) has made a solid start to its financial year with revenue for the first three months in line with expectations. Read More...
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Law firm Irwin Mitchell has combined its commercial and property litigation teams in Sheffield to create a 20-strong litigation department. Read More...
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Former professional footballers Dean Windass, Noel Whelan, Craig Hignett and Andy Couzens have been confirmed for the Yorkshire Property Charity Football match. Read More...
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