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]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:05:55 GMT Huddersfield-based landscape products group Marshalls almost doubled its half-year pre-tax profits to £7.5 million compared with the previous year, as it recovered from a weather-blighted start to the year.

]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:05:55 GMT Furniture retailer Dwell is planning to expand its business, following a £5 million investment from Key Capital Partners (KCP) - the Leeds-based private equity house.

]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:05:55 GMT Yorkshire human resources and recruitment firm Synergy People Solutions has made its entry into the sporting world by teaming up with four football clubs.

]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:16:32 GMT A private investor has purchased a North Yorkshire residential park from a Scotland-based company Crown Park (Estates).

]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:16:32 GMT Leeds-based intellectual property firm IP Group announced that its portfolio companies had made good commercial progress over the past six months.

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:46:56 GMT Coal mining business UK Coal said production has soared at two of the UK's biggest collieries after it began operating new seams.

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:46:56 GMT Yorkshire-based ICM Continuity Services has won its largest contract to date, worth £19 million.

]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:46:56 GMT Cleckheaton-based Westex Carpets has purchased a Yorkshire mill for an undisclosed sum, it has emerged.

]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:06:01 GMT The University of Hull will be assisted by a BP executive to develop a new foundation degree for workers in the refinery and petrochemical industry.

]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:06:01 GMT Leeds-based firm Virtual Data Centre Services (virtualDCS) has appointed PR agency Brand8 PR to manage its business-to-business public relations work.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:46:55 GMT A Chamber of Commerce chief is urging firms in the country to take advantage of Yorkshire's manufacturing expertise instead of sourcing products from outside the UK.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:46:55 GMT With regional development agencies (RDAs) set to be abolished by 2012, negotiations have begun regarding the distribution of £50 million of Yorkshire Forward's assets back into the region.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:46:55 GMT Syntopix has announced it has given the rights of a new chemical compound, which is currently being clinically tested, to a world leader in marketing health care brands.

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:41:53 GMT Plans for the land development project around Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre are underway, it has been confirmed.

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:41:53 GMT Leeds-based business training firm QU2 has planned to launch four new offices, as demand for their services grows.

]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:02:18 GMT Business finance provider Finance Yorkshire has made initial investments from its £90 million fund.

]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:02:18 GMT Yorkshire-based turnaround investor Endless has purchased Amdega - the UK's oldest conservatories maker - in Darlington following an undisclosed capital injection.

]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:51:20 GMT West Yorkshire manufacturing company Allied Glass has undergone a £75m management buyout backed by Barclays Private Equity.

]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:51:20 GMT Fashion footwear company WedgeWelly is planning to spread its wings in markets outside the country, encouraged by an increase in the number of enquiries it receives.

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:36:17 GMT Morrisons and Sainsbury's managed to increase their market share in the three months to August 8, with Bradford-based Morrisons emerging as the stand-out performer, it has been announced.

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:36:17 GMT Northgate-based care provider Prestige Nursing is setting up a new venture in Yorkshire to meet the increasing demand for nursing and home care services in the region.

]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:46:09 GMT The Yorkshire Linen Company is planning to renovate two of its stores and relocate another to larger premises under a £200,000 investment plan.

]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:46:09 GMT Leeds-based environmental products and services group Straight has purchased Hull-based Dyro Holdings, its leading injection moulding partner, for £2.9 million.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:31:03 GMT Private investment and asset management firm Formal Investments has acquired the Yorkshire headquarters of Northern Foods.

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