News: Northern Powerhouse "must lead the next Industrial Revolution"
Juergen Maier, CEO of Siemens UK is in the region today to urge industry across the North to commit to embedding technology, information and data into everything they do.Speaking to an invited audience...
View ArticleNews: New execs for Crawshaws
Rotherham-based Crawshaw Group Plc, the UK's leading value butcher, has announced the appointment of Jim Viggars as chief executive officer and Nick Taylor as chief financial officer.The AIM-listed...
View ArticleNews: Eagle Platforms heading to the next level
Rotherham-based platforms hire company, Eagle Platforms Ltd, is looking to take the business to new heights after receiving a £50,000 loan from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE).From a standing start, it has...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham's inspirational SMEs
Five Rotherham-based firms have been included in the London Stock Exchange Group's "1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain" report, which identifies the UK's most dynamic and fastest growing small and...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham Mothercare on "closure list"
National retailer Mothercare has confirmed plans to close around 50 shops within a year and it's not looking good for the Rotherham store at Parkgate.The closures are part of a restructuring plan as...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham event highlights GREENSTEEL future
Rotherham's Aldwarke steelworks has the largest steel recycling capacity in the UK and it was apt that it was chosen to host a gathering of senior business, political and academic representatives to...
View ArticleNews: Pricecheck passes £70m turnover mark
Award-winning firm, Pricecheck Toiletries, has confirmed that it has seen annual turnover break the £70m mark for the first time as it celebrates 40 years in business.Pricecheck is a leading supplier...
View ArticleNews: Bunnings pulls out of Rotherham, all of UK
Just five months after opening a Bunnings Warehouse in Rotherham, Australian retail giant, Wesfarmers has announced that it is selling up and pulling out of the UK market.Following a comprehensive...
View ArticleNews: Fishing Republic reports on "disappointing year"
Rotherham-based Fishing Republic, one of the largest fishing tackle retailers in the UK, said that 2018 would be a year of transition following disappointing trading results.The Eastwood company that...
View ArticleNews: Significant sales increase at AESSEAL
Innovative Rotherham manufacturer AESSEAL has reported a significant 12.5% rise in sales for 2017 as it continues to invest.With its global headquarters at Templeborough, the award-winning company...
View ArticleNews: Gala Graphics on course to achieve a £1m turnover
Gala Graphics, the Rotherham-based graphic design and promotional print specialist, is on course to achieve a £1m turnover, just four years after it was established.After doubling its income in 2016...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham's local plan set for adoption
Around 264 hectares of additional employment land in the Rotherham borough has been identified to support the creation of thousands of new jobs.Following confirmation that it has been approved by the...
View ArticleNews: Harworth heading for premium listing
Rotherham-based regeneration specialists Harworth Group plc has announced its intention to transfer to a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in a bid to boost its profile and attract new...
View ArticleNews: Fast-growing Origin Broadband a Northern tech star
Origin Broadband has been named in the top ten of an industry-compiled list of the North's 100 fastest growing tech companies.The Northern Tech 100 is compiled by Tech Nation, an organisation which...
View ArticleNews: Poundworld demise could lead to more empty properties in Rotherham
Poundworld has entered administration after a potential buyer could not be secured for the Yorkshire-based discount chain.Administrators from Deloitte said its 355 stores will continue to trade as...
View ArticleNews: Game-changing progress being made in Rotherham
The business-focused aspects of The Rotherham Plan have made significant progress since the launch of a long-term strategy for the borough last year.Business numbers, employment figures and GVA growth...
View ArticleNews: instantprint invests a further £3.25m
Fast-growing online printing company instantprint has announced that it is investing a further £3.25m into the latest print technology this summer, creating up to 40 new job opportunities at its...
View ArticleNews: Harworth add to portfolio with power station acquisition
With a background in successfully regenerating former coalfield sites, Rotherham-based Harworth Group plc, is now turning its hand to a former coal-fired power station, snapping up a 350 acre site in...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham's growing consumer economy
Rotherham's GVA growth has been boosted by a burgeoning consumer economy, recent research has found.The UK Powerhouse study is produced by Irwin Mitchell and the Centre for Economics and Business...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham Council considers support to stop Trump's steel tariffs
Councillors in Rotherham are condemning the 25% tariffs imposed on steel imports to the US, a move that could affect South Yorkshire expansion plans by Liberty Steel.US President Donald Trump made the...
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