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Tuesday 7 April 2020

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Bakery chain ups production and begins deliveries with new funding

Bakery chain Cooplands has increased its bread production and begun making deliveries across Yorkshire and the North East after securing funding from Lloyds Bank.
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Ask the expert: The secret’s well and truly out of the bag about the North of England

Rob Barker, property director at Potter Space, outlines some of the reasons southern companies are finding Yorkshire increasingly attractive.
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Deals

CMA finds concerns over building products supplier deal

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns over Kingspan's acquisition of Sheffield-based SIG's Building Solutions (National) business.
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Historic signage firm bought by PFI Group

PFI Group has acquired a historic Leeds counterpart in a move set to create a powerhouse in the print and signage sector.
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Avacta raises further funding with placing

Biotechnology business Avacta Group, which has sites in Wetherby and Cambridge, has conditionally raised a further £3.75m through a placing.
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IPOs “severely impacted” by oil prices and virus crisis

IPO activity has been "severely impacted" by the reduction in oil prices and the Covid-19 crisis, creating "the most turbulent market conditions since the financial crisis in 2008", according to EY.
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easyJet takes steps to safeguard short-term liquidity

easyJet has borrowed from the Covid Corporate Financing Facility and drawn down on its revolving credit facility in order to increase its liquidity in the event of a prolonged grounding of the fleet. 
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Business

Debenhams set to appoint administrators

Department store chain Debenhams has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators.
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New chief executive for Benchmark Holdings

A new chief executive has been appointed at Benchmark Holdings, the Sheffield-based aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business.
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Law firm managing partner named Yorkshire CCC chairman

A joint managing partner at Leeds-based law firm Clarion has been appointed as the new chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
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Jobs drive lined up by Right at Home

Right at Home UK has launched a recruitment campaign to fill 250 vacancies across the North.
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Property

Project team outlines timescale for Harrogate emergency hospital

The team behind the emergency Nightingale Hospital in Harrogate has estimated the facility will be ready for use by next weekend.
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Automotive parts firm agrees deal for Leeds unit

An automotive parts distributor has agreed a deal to take a new speculatively built industrial unit in Leeds.
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Development to bring forward Ilkley apartments

A new apartment scheme is set to be built on a landmark site in Ilkley following completion of a development deal.
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New racecourse entrance building gets the go-ahead

Planning permission has been granted for a new entrance building at Wetherby Racecourse.
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FMB calls for additional construction firm support

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for more support to be given to UK construction firms following a steep decline in activity caused by Covid-19.
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Manufacturing

AMRC facilities supporting ventilator production

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre's (AMRC) sites in South Yorkshire and Wales are supporting the production of additional ventilators needed following the coronavirus outbreak.
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Modular construction firm manufacturing ward for Surrey hospital

West Yorkshire modular construction specialist Elite Systems is currently manufacturing a 20-bed isolation ward for a hospital in Surrey.
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Pandemic hits UK new car market

The UK new car market slumped by 44.4 per cent in March, according to new figures.
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New associate promoted Fox Lloyd Jones

A new associate has been promoted at Leeds-based Fox Lloyd Jones with a new recruit also joining the team.
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Life sciences business secures French agreement

A York-based life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and skincare, has signed a new French manufacturing agreement.
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