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Frankenstein to boost Yorkshire tourism coffers
Businesses in Leeds are set to benefit from this weekend's live BBC screening of Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds, a drama which will incorporate 12,000 audience members. That's the view of Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity who told Insider the event, to be filmed in Kirkstall Abbey, would also raise the profile of Yorkshire as a tourism destination.
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Deals
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DLA shines a light on Eaga deal
The Sheffield office of law firm DLA Piper has advised North East business Eaga on a £300m debt and equity fundraising for its rooftop solar PV project.
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Savant snapped up in healthy deal
Savant Distribution, a Leeds-based nutritional oil and dietary supplements supplier, has been acquired by Naturalife Health, an Irish health food business. Naturalife, which was advised by Yorkshire law firm hlw, is targeting UK expansion.
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EV moves for Yorkshire fund manager
Fund manager EV has acquired Yorkshire-based F4Y and its trading company Finance South Yorkshire in a deal that increases EV’s funds under management to about £130m.
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Business
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Emis reports revenue and profit rise
Emis, which supplies software to doctors' clinics, has reported a rise in profit and revenue this morning. The Leeds-based business said its revenue went up 8 per cent to £62.4m for the year ended 31 December 2010.
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Yorkshire AMRCs unveiled in £200m TIC consortium
The University of Sheffield AMRC with Boeing and Nuclear AMRC are part of a consortium of seven research centres which have been appointed to run the new Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) for high value manufacturing.
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Prisk says Budget will deliver for businesses
Business and enterprise minister Mark Prisk has vowed that next week’s Budget will have business at its heart and help to strip away the red tape that holds companies back. He said the Chancellor would deliver the most “comprehensive, pro-enterprise Budget in a generation”.
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Dormer partners up with Heller
Dormer Tools has entered a partnership with Heller Machine Tool with the installation of a FT 4000 machine at its facility on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire.
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Nabarro wins Molson Coors panel work
Nabarro has been appointed to Molson Coors' first formal UK legal panel. The firm’s Sheffield-based partners, including partners Andrea Cropley and Gerard Khoshnaw, will support the team advising the brewing company.
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Property
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Martin-Brooks starts restoration project
Sheffield-based heritage roofing business Martin-Brooks has started work on repairs to the roof of the grade I and II-listed Kelham Hall in Nottinghamshire. The work is part of a £350,000 refurbishment project.
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