Business

Online electricals retailer AO World set to report soaring full-year earnings

The bumper performance helped AO’s group revenues jump by 62% to £1.66 billion in the year to March 31.

Leeds-based Tracsis aims to pursue organic and acquisitive growth opportunities

Tracsis, which provides software, hardware, data analytics and services for the rail, traffic data and wider transport industries, has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2021.

Fossil hunter Mary Anning has watch named in her honour by new Yorkshire company

Now self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning has an unlikely claim to fame. A watch has been named in her honour by a Yorkshire company which is shining the spotlight on innovators who have been ignored for too long.

Sheffield surveillance firm Synectics helps City of London look to the clouds

The project, which comprises a large innovative, cloud-based surveillance control system, is expected to be substantially delivered in 2021, with ongoing maintenance and support over five years.

'The economy of the Humber is set to change forever', ABP boss Simon Bird salutes exciting new chapter for the region

Appropriately enough for someone who has run Britain’s largest port network for more than six years, Simon Bird has spent much of his career concerned with all things maritime.

Government report on race disparity branded a 'joke' by diversity champion

Griselda Togobo, managing director of Forward Ladies, says that the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities denies the existence of racial inequalities.

Hot air balloons and safari rides among new attractions as Yorkshire's Lightwater Valley reopens

The North Yorkshire theme park, home to Europe’s longest roller coaster, is preparing to reopen on Saturday April 17 as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

Babcock to cut 1,000 jobs as part of turnaround plan

The group – which is the Ministry of Defence’s second largest contractor – said about 850 of the job cuts would be made across its UK operations, with the remainder overseas.

Logistics consultancy Hatmill becomes employee owned

Simon Dixon, the founder of Yorkshire-based Hatmill, is transferring 100 per cent of shares to an Employee-owned Trust (EOT) for the benefit of employees.

Don’t make hasty decisions on office closures, union tells business leaders

Polling conducted on behalf of the Prospect trade union suggests workers have a variety of views about how they would like to work in the future.