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Wednesday 20 May 2020

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Plans in for 300-home mixed-use development

A mixed-use development featuring 300 new homes could be built on a historic industrial site in Sheffield if newly submitted plans get the go-ahead.
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Ask the expert: How to access the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Before you apply for CBILS funding or get frustrated that your request has not been approved, Hamish Morrison, joint managing partner at BHP, has put together some practical tips to accessing CBILS funding.
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Deals

John Hudson Trailers acquires counterpart with £5m funding package

Doncaster-based John Hudson Trailers has acquired a counterpart in the North East with the support of a £5m funding package from NatWest and Lombard Asset Finance.
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NorthInvest backing for trio of start-ups

Three Leeds City Region start-ups have secured backing from angel investor platform NorthInvest.
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Covid-19 lending schemes reach £22bn milestone

The banking and finance industry has approved more than £22bn in loans to more than half a million businesses through the three major government-backed lending schemes.
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£40m investment boost for cutting-edge start-ups

Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40m government investment to drive forward new technological advances.
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Business Matters: A business owner’s dashboard for navigating the Covid-19 crisis

Anthony Higson, senior banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, discusses how private business owners need to continuously adapt their playbooks and focus on what they can control to weather the storm and be positioned to thrive once the virus and economic volatility have subsided.
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Business

Asda sales rise in run-up to lockdown

Supermarket giant Asda has posted a rise in like-for-like sales for the period leading up to the UK's Covid-19 lockdown.
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Drinks logistics business to close Sheffield depot

The Sheffield depot of drinks logistics company Tradeteam is set to close with about 200 jobs at risk.
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Additional £150m available for West Yorkshire transport improvements

An additional £150m in funding has been unlocked for transport improvements across West Yorkshire.
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Emerald Group makes board appointment

Emerald Group, the West Yorkshire provider of research and learning resources, has made an appointment to its board.
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M&S profits hit by Covid-19 impact

Marks & Spencer has reported a period of "substantial progress and change" in its full-year results, but Covid-19 pandemic has led to a drop in pre-tax profit of more than 20 per cent.
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Yorkshire agency selected by TikTok

An East Yorkshire-based digital advertising and media buying agency has been selected as part of a group able to offer advertising on the TikTok platform in the UK.
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Revenue surges past $5bn at Experian

Revenue at global information services giant Experian surged to more than $5bn during its latest financial year.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Property

Pricecheck expands with deal for former Maplin HQ

Sheffield-based wholesaler and distributor Pricecheck has expanded its warehouse operations with a deal for the former Maplin headquarters building to help meet increased demand
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Plans in for conversion of former nightclub

A former Sheffield nightclub could be converted to create office space or a gym under newly submitted plans.
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Manufacturing

Avacta signs agreement for Covid-19 test

Avacta Group has struck an exclusive distribution agreement with a new company established by a pair of Boohoo founder shareholders for direct-to-consumer sales of a saliva-based rapid test for the Covid-19 antigen. The development is considered to be a "major step forward" in the fight against the disease.
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Rolls-Royce confirms plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs

Rolls-Royce has confirmed plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global workforce in a bid to save more than £1.3bn because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Knight Frank appointed to find tenants for new retail units

Property consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed to secure tenants for retail units at a new purpose-built rental development in Sheffield.
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New contract for search marketing agency

A Leeds-based search marketing agency has secured a contract with a sustainable products provider.
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