News: Millions still tied up in stalled devolution deal
An estimated £75m a year of Government funding earmarked for much-needed economic development projects is yet to make it to the Sheffield city region (SCR) due to the stalled devolution deal.A lack of...
View ArticleNews: ITM power provides update on new premises
Shareholders in ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, were given an update on a planned move to a new manufacturing facility in Rotherham ahead of its AGM today.The LSE-listed firm is...
View ArticleNews: Crawshaws heading for administration
The board at Rotherham-based meat retailer, Crawshaws, has announced its decision to appoint an administrator after it failed to find investment.The UK's leading value butcher is based at Hellaby and...
View ArticleNews: Jobs go as Crawshaws appoints administrators
350 redundancies have been made as Rotherham-based retailer, Crawshaws, formally appoints administrators.Rothbiz reported last week that the Hellaby-based company was heading for administration after...
View ArticleNews: RBS withdrawal this week
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) is closing its Rotherham town centre branch this week.Rothbiz reported earlier this year that the High Street branch was one of 162 branch closures announced by...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham plant saved as German auto manufacturer announces restructure
Global automotive and industrial supplier, Schaeffler, is keeping its factory in Rotherham open as part of restructure plans for the UK influenced by uncertainties over Brexit.The executive board of...
View ArticleNews: "People’s palace" plan for Wentworth Woodhouse
Having been launched at Downing Street last month, details of a masterplan to create a down-to-earth, community-focused stately home attraction at Wentworth Woodhouse are to be launched at "the big...
View ArticleNews: Fishing Republic treading water
Rotherham-based Fishing Republic, one of the largest retailers of fishing tackle in the UK, has providing a trading update following on from having seen trading in its shares suspended.The Eastwood...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham back as Yorkshire's fastest growing economy
Rotherham had the fastest growing economy in the Yorkshire region in the second quarter of 2018 according to recent research, with growth ahead of the UK average.Rotherham's £4.3 billion a year economy...
View ArticleNews: "Time to be radical" - Wayne's words on Rotherham town centre
No stranger to controversy and with a love to challenge the status quo, Wayne Hemingway MBE gave developers, councillors, officers, creatives and cultural organisations in Rotherham plenty to think...
View ArticleNews: C.F. Booth back in profit
Rotherham-based, C.F. Booth, one of the largest independently run recycling companies in Europe, has returned to profitability having refocused on its core activity of metal recycling.The company...
View ArticleNews: Johnston Press cuts debts in pre-pack deal
Historic publisher Johnston Press has been forced to undertake a controversial pre-pack administration deal having failed to secure funds to reduce its debts.Headquartered in Edinburgh, Johnston Press...
View ArticleNews: Finance broker aims to support SCR's SMEs
A South Yorkshire based finance specialist with 13 years' corporate banking experience has launched his own commercial finance business to deliver a range of business finance services to SMEs across...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham pub back on the market
The Corn Law, a popular pub in Rotherham town centre, is back on the market, two years after it was previously acquired.Rothbiz reported in 2016 that Hawthorn Leisure acquired the Rotherham site from J...
View ArticleNews: Brearley & Co take on town centre premises
A Rotherham accountancy firm is continuing its expansion, acquiring a local accountancy office and taking on new high profile premises in the town centre.Brearley & Co has been established for over...
View ArticleNews: Xeros aims to raise £20m to complete commercialisation
Rotherham-based Xeros Technology Group plc has announced plans to raise £20m as it aims to complete the commercialisation of current applications by the end of 2019.Based on the Advanced Manufacturing...
View ArticleNews: SVM Global celebrates ten years
SVM Global is proudly celebrating the tenth birthday of its UK office at Parkgate in Rotherham.SVM is the largest reseller and distributor of corporate gift cards, e-vouchers and gift vouchers in the...
View ArticleNews: Fishing Republic still angling for equity funding
Rotherham-based Fishing Republic, one of the largest retailers of fishing tackle in the UK, has providing another trading update following on from having seen trading in its shares suspended.The...
View ArticleNews: Crawshaws sale saves jobs
240 jobs at Rotherham-based retailer, Crawshaws, have been secured after certain business and assets were sold to a newly created company, Loughanure Limited.350 redundancies were made when the...
View ArticleNews: Sale signals turnaround at Whiteley Read
A Rotherham-based engineering firm has been acquired two years after administrators were called in following a global downturn in the oil and gas market.Stainless Metalcraft has completed the sale of...
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