Yorkshire Post - Business News

Cosalt upbeat despite dip in revenues

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:40:57 GMT

MARINE safety equipment provider Cosalt said it expects to meet expectations for the full year despite a reduction in revenues at the start of its financial year.

Greggs ready for expansion as profits rise

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:33:46 GMT

BAKERY chain Greggs today said its expansion plans failed to distract the business last year after annual profits rose eight per cent to £48.8m.

Co-op hails record results

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:28:07 GMT

THE Co-operative Group hailed record annual results today but warned a return to "real economic growth" could be a year away.

Premier Farnell returns to growth in Q4

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:38 GMT

ELECTRONICS components distributor Premier Farnell said sales and operating profit returned to growth in the fourth quarter of a year where its underlying pretax profit fell 2

SIG slips to FY loss

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:22:38 GMT

INSULATION and roofing group SIG (SHI.L) slipped to a full-year pretax loss, mainly on significantly lower construction activity amid the economic downturn, and warned

Taxi parts production moving to China

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:57:46 GMT

PRODUCTION of the body panels and chassis for the iconic London cab will be shifted to China in a move costing 60 jobs, it was announced today.

Zara owner eyes further expansion

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:55:59 GMT

THE owner of the Zara and Massimo Dutti fashion chains today said annual profits rose 5% after it opened another 343 stores in the year.

Augean launches appeal

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:52:26 GMT

HAZARDOUS waste management specialist Augean is appealing against a decision not to allow planning permission for a low level waste disposal project.

Abcellute launches Tissue Bank

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:46:34 GMT

FUSION IP, which turns university research into business, today announced the launch of a new research tissue bank

Abcellute Launches Tissue Bank

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:46:34 GMT

FUSION IP, which turns university research into business, today announced the launch of a new research tissue bank

NHS chooses Abcellute for research

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:46:34 GMT

TISSUE and cell supplier Abcellute Tissue Bank has been chosen by the NHS to operate as a research tissue bank.

Kraft says sorry over factory closure

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:36:32 GMT

US food giant Kraft yesterday issued a public apology for raising hopes that a doomed Cadbury factory could be saved and issued a two-year guarantee on jobs after facing a fur

Jobs boost as £160m forging press gets backing

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:36:27 GMT

THE last British-owned steelmaker will start commissioning a new forging press this summer after the Government agreed to help fund the £160m project.

Backing for £300m landmark project

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:33:18 GMT

A £300m regeneration project has moved a step closer to reality after the local authority backed plans to transform the former industrial site into a major commercial and resi

Debenhams reaps the rewards of focus on its own-brand products

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:31:12 GMT

DEBENHAMS' focus on own-label brands appears to be paying off as the group said it expects to see a rise in first half profits.

'Spirit of giving' aim of new Foundation chairman

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:28:58 GMT

A LEADING figure in Yorkshire's business community has taken the helm at an organisation which helps to transform the lives of hundreds of people in deprived parts of Leed

Domus makes second buy

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:28:08 GMT

A York-based home care services business has made its second acquisition in three months.

G4S gaining more security with rise in government outsourcing

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:58 GMT

SECURITY group G4S believes it could be a major beneficiary of government attempts to slash the budget deficit by outsourcing.

Yorkshire names new finance director

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:23:52 GMT

Yorkshire Building Society has named a new finance director to replace Andrew Gosling, who is retiring.

Ginetta in fast lane with supercar deal

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:21:52 GMT

Yorkshire sports car marque Ginetta has bought supercar manufacturer Farbio.

Shell to axe another 1,000 jobs as it aims to 'sharpen up'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:21:05 GMT

OIL giant Royal Dutch Shell has revealed plans to cut another 1,000 job as it admitted it has been too slow to respond to the global slump and needs to "sharpen up".

Air Partner sees profits nosedive

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:20:21 GMT

A firm which charters aircraft for governments and the super-rich posted a slump in first-half profits and closed a loss-making part of the business.

Huge new development unveiled at Kirkstall Forge

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:45:14 GMT

PLANS for a major new development at the site of the former Kirkstall Forge in Leeds were unveiled today at a property convention in the south of France

Businesses hoping for a gain in Spain

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:38:26 GMT

Business leaders from Yorkshire's financial, legal and creative sectors hope to pick up contracts and forge long-term trade links by visiting Barcelona next week.

The SMART approach to saving lives in a disaster finds interest from Down Under

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:37:50 GMT

A YORKSHIRE firm which provided medical equipment used in the aftermath of the July 7 suicide bombings in London is poised to increase its sales after revealing plans to estab