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Wednesday will be Mandaric's 'biggest challenge'
Sheffield Wednesday chairman Milan Mandaric says his plan to turn around the club’s fortunes is the biggest challenge of his career. With the Hillsborough-based club slipping down the League One table, he told Insider that he had become “frustrated and disappointed”.
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Deals
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Polaris sales sparkle after bank backing
Chesterfield-based Polaris Apparel has reported a sales boost after backing from Yorkshire Bank enabled the bikewear manufacturer to make its latest product in the UK.
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YABA deal takes dentist business to market
Dentistry equipment business ResusPod, a spin-out from the University of Leeds, has launched its products to market after receiving investment from business angels.
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Business
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Billington hit by 'challenging conditions'
Barnsley-based Billington Holdings has reported a fall in profit and revenue following "challenging conditions". The structural steel and engineering specialist said in its final results today that the company's pre-tax profit plummeted from £5.3m in 2009 to £1.4m in 2010 while revenue fell from £57.2m to £42.3m.
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O'Leary to speak at chamber lunch
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has been announced as the keynote speaker at the Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber Business Lunch. It is hoped the airline boss will use the event to provide insight into Ryanair’s investment plans at Leeds Bradford International Airport and the wider city-region.
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Redhall to pursue £14m after contract termination
Redhall has told the Stock Exchange it is owed £14m for work on a bio-ethanol plant on the BP Salt End site after its contract with Vivergo Fuels was terminated.
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Northern Way set for closure
The Northern Way, a partnership set up in 2004 by the three regional development agencies (RDAs) across the North, is to close at the end of the month after its funding runs out.
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Reo Marketing wound up in the public interest
Reo Marketing, a Chesterfield company selling orthopaedic products to elderly people in their own homes, has been wound up in the public interest following an investigation by the Insolvency Service.
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Relay teams up with Stafforce
Yorkshire-based Relay Recruitment has joined Stafforce Recruitment in an alliance the agency said would provide its clients with additional services, reach and an expanded candidate pool.
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ABDN shortlist revealed
ABDN – The Network of Influence has announced a record number of nominations for its 13th Dinner and Business Awards. Shortlisted Yorkshire businesses range from a legal firm to an electrical retailer and an Indian vegetarian restaurant.
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Property
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William Anelay starts on listed Liverpool project
York-based building conservation and restoration business William Anelay has started work restoring the grade II-listed Picton, Hawnby & Oak Libraries at Liverpool Central Library.
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Other News
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Optare wins £2.2m order from Go Ahead
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