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Sheffield City Region
Wednesday 28 July 2021

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University of Sheffield set for ‘key role’ in Made Smarter initiative

The University of Sheffield is set to play a key role in the UK's new Manufacturing Made Smarter research centres.
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Ask the expert: Is employee-ownership the key to future productivity and resilience?

Mayor of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Dan Jarvis, says there are about 1,100 employee-owned businesses in the UK, which together contribute over £40bn to the UK economy and provide more than 200,000 jobs. These businesses offer enhanced productivity, better employee engagement and more sustainable, resilient jobs – and there is strong evidence for this. They represent a huge untapped opportunity to create not just a bigger but a better economy.
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Deals

Training platform for robots eyes growth after funding round

A start-up with a platform that trains robots to recognise images has completed a £2.3m funding round to help it build its team in Yorkshire and expand sales of its product worldwide.
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Major Morrisons shareholder “not inclined to support” recommended offer

The largest shareholder in Morrisons has said it is "not inclined to support" a planned £6.3bn takeover offer for the supermarket group, according to reports.
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New owner for nationwide data centre firm

A nationwide provider of data centre and cloud infrastructure has been acquired by Antin Infrastructure Partners.
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Acquisition of commercial vehicle components supplier completes

The acquisition of a £16m-turnover South Yorkshire commercial vehicle components supplier has completed.
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Record year of northern investment for Business Enterprise Fund

The Business Enterprise Fund has almost doubled its investment in the northern economy over the last 12 months as entrepreneurs created more businesses during the Covid pandemic.
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Business

Expansion for rapidly growing search and digital PR agency

Sheffield-headquartered search and digital PR agency Rise at Seven, which was co-founded by Insider 42 Under 42 Carrie Rose, has expanded to Manchester.
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Thriving tech firms invited to enter awards

Thriving tech companies in the North of England and Scotland have been invited to enter the 2021 Northern Tech Awards.
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Property

Up North Pizza Company inks Westoe Crown Village deal

Up North Pizza Company has signed a ten-year lease agreement for space at Westoe Crown Village.
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Record breaking industrial take-up in Yorkshire and North East - Savills

Yorkshire and the North East reported record breaking levels of industrial and logistics take up in the first half of 2021, according to Savills' latest Big Shed Briefing.
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