Today's Northern Powerhouse business news from Insider |
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has hailed the submission of one of the North's largest planning applications as a "major step forward" in returning jobs to the site of the former SSI steelworks in Redcar. Read More… |
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | A 515,000 sq ft logistics facility in Yorkshire has been bought by AEW. Work is expected to start on site in July with completion targeted for the third quarter of 2021. Read More… |
Jarrow-based UTS Engineering has expanded with the acquisition of a specialist attachment manufacturer for mobile plant machinery. Read More… |
Pricecheck, a Sheffield-based wholesaler and distributor of fast-moving consumer goods, has achieved its target of £100m turnover by 2020. Read More… |
A Redcar-based provider of recombinant antibody products and services has struck a partnership with University of Zurich to offer synthetic nanobodies against the receptor binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Read More… |
Transport for the North (TfN) has appointed a new director for its integrated and smart travel programme. Read More… |
Plans for the Robbie Williams co-owned LMA to establish a presence in the city's Metquarter look set to move forward. Read More… |
A Cumbria-headquartered provider of specialist residential childcare and crisis intervention services has secured backing from BGF to support its continued investment. Read More… |
Nominations for the Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2020 are now open to enter. Read More… |
A 300,000 sq ft former McBride manufacturing and distribution complex in Bradford has been acquired. Read More… |
Work on the Bowler's Yard development in New Islington is set to start later this year after securing planning approval. Read More… |
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, Matthew Shepherd, commercial director atIndependent Growth Finance, outlines what the initiative means to him, and hails the resilience of northern businesses. Read More… |
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