Avacta denies Covid test rumours
The Wetherby-based group saw its shares plunge following Twitter speculation that the MHRA had rejected its application on May 20.
Working from home isn't working, why it is time to get back to the office – Bird Lovegod
Technically it’s do-able. People can sit at their kitchen tables, or in bed, or in a recently converted home office space, and type away on computers and have endless and largely pointless Zoom calls, and businesses still operate and sales get made and stuff still happens.
Ilkley decking firm Composite Prime launches nationwide recycling programme
Working alongside We are Futures, which runs the National Schools Partnership (NSP), Ilkley-based Composite Prime’s Message in a Bottle Top campaign inspires key stage one and two pupils, from participating schools, to collect and repurpose their own bottle tops into art murals and sculptures – showcasing the creatures they’d love to protect from plastic pollution.
Record levels of buy and build activity by Northern private equity-backed businesses
The latest analysis from the corporate finance firm, conducted in partnership with Experian Market iQ, reveals a 56 per cent rise in the figures seen in the corresponding quarter last year. The first quarter of 2020 saw 16 deals completed, before the first Covid-19 lockdown, with the latest figures more than double the 11 deals in Q1 2019.
Channel 4's Steph McGovern set to highlight case for Northern investment at Humber Business Week
Ms McGovern will use the platform presented by the Elevenses series of interviews at Humber Business Week to shine the spotlight on the case for increasing the amount of public investment in northern towns and cities.
Barratt Developments confirms plans to build more than 1,518 homes in Beverley, Honley and New Waltham in move that will support 1,232 jobs
New sites across the region will include homes in the East Riding town of Beverley and in the villages of Honley in West Yorkshire and New Waltham in North Lincolnshire.
Yorkshire-based Deep Sea Electronics is sold to New York listed Generac Holdings
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised Caledonia Quint Topco Limited, which trades as Deep Sea Electronics Limited (DSE) on its sale to Generac Holdings Inc, a New York listed designer and manufacturer of energy technology services.
Why a return to the office is light at end of tunnel – Andy Shatwell
Some have thrived, some barely survived and some sadly are no longer around due to hugely unprecedented factors. One conversation that has been asked repeatedly amongst a world working from home is: is the office dead?
Morrisons launches 'Best of Europe' pizza to mark Euro 2020
The 14” pizza combines flavours from Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Divided into quarters, Morrisons ‘Best of Europe Pizza’ is topped with frankfurters and red onion, chorizo and chargrilled peppers, mozzarella and pesto, and spicy peri peri chicken.
Why labour statistics represent promise for Yorkshire businesses
There were an estimated 657,000 job vacancies advertised between February and April, which represents a growth of 8 per cent, 48,400, compared with the last quarter.
