News: Xeros continues move to licensing business model
Rotherham-based Xeros has signed two agreements to sell the majority of its US commercial laundry customer portfolio of leased machines as it moves to a full licensing business model.Based on the...
View ArticleNews: Details of Metalysis administration revealed
The results of the administration of Metalysis Ltd, the innovative Rotherham-based company, included 47 redundancies and around £8m owed to creditors, on top of the millions secured over the years from...
View ArticleNews: HS2 review to look at links to Northern Powerhouse Rail
A potential pan-Northern rail system that would certainly provide more benefits to Rotherham could be prioritised ahead of the North-South HS2 project depending on the results of a recently announced...
View ArticleNews: Magna steels itself for Conference of the North
The Convention of the North and NP11, in partnership with Government, has announced broadcaster Steph McGovern and the full programme for the one-day Northern event at Magna Science Adventure Centre in...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham shortlisted for Government's town fund
Rotherham is one of 100 towns across England that will work with the Government to develop innovative regeneration plans.The towns eligible for support from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund include places...
View ArticleNews: Commercialisation accelerates at Xeros
Losses are narrowing at innovative Rotherham company, Xeros Technology, as it signs further licensing deals and steps back from direct sales and physical supply chains.Based on the Advanced...
View ArticleNews: Administrators appointed by food firm
The UK's largest independent popcorn manufacturer with sites in Rotherham and Retford has been forced to call in administrators following a voluntary product recall.In 2016 Tommy Tucker Ltd snapped up...
View ArticleNews: New contracts policy aims to keep it local in Rotherham
Rotherham Council has developed a new policy to ensure that more of its £300m annual spend is kept within the local economy, supporting Rotherham businesses and creating jobs in the borough.The new...
View ArticleNews: Hammer blow - Homebase closing Rotherham store
The tumultuous timeline of a Rotherham retail unit has taken another downward turn with Homebase confirming that it is to close.Rothbiz reported last August that the DIY retailer merry-go-round at...
View ArticleNews: Improvement plan for Rotherham Markets
Charging is set to be brought in for use of the toilets in the Centenary Market Hall as Council bosses look at ways to relieve budget pressures at the markets area of Rotherham town centre.The markets...
View ArticleNews: Business case for £232m transport bid
A business case has been drafted to support ambitious proposals for the future of the Sheffield City Region's (SCR's) transport network before they are submitted to Government.As reported by Rothbiz,...
View ArticleNews: Aldi Swallownest opening revealed
Aldi, Britain's fastest growing grocer, has finally announced when its latest store in Rotherham will open, more than six years after plans were originally submitted.Rothbiz reported in 2013 that the...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham United post profit for Championship season
Rotherham United posted increased turnover and profit for the financial year that covered the team's last season in The Championship.For the twelve months ending June 2019, holding company, ASD...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham glazing firm enters administration
It was meant to put the company in a strong position for growth, but a year and a half after being acquired by an American private investment firm, Rotherham-based Facades & Glazing Solutions UK...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham tech firm in jobs drive
On the back of another record-breaking year, Rotherham-based Gala Technology, the innovative development team behind the card data protection solutions system, SOTpay, has announced exciting expansion...
View ArticleNews: Continued growth for Rotherham economy
Rotherham's £4.7 billion a year economy is continuing to grow, but at a slower rate than in previous quarters.Consistently near the top of the UK Powerhouse rankings for GVA growth, the year on year...
View ArticleNews: Argos set to close Rotherham store
Argos looks set to be the latest in a catalogue of retail closures in Rotherham town centre.The retailer, a subsidiary of Sainsbury's, has picked out the Howard Street outlet as part of a national...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham as a filming location provides economic boost
Rotherham has scored plenty of the action in the first year of operation for Screen Yorkshire's Film Office. Just this week parts of the borough were used for a new teen drama being filmed for...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham car components site closure on the cards
Hydro is closing its car components facility in Rotherham as part of a wider restructuring of its Extruded Solutions operations.The site on the Barbot Hall Industrial Estate is part of Hydro Components...
View ArticleNews: Labfacility turns up heat on international growth
Rotherham-based Labfacility, the UK’s leading manufacturer of temperature sensors, is set to expand its operations after securing a six figure lending package.The Dinnington firm is the UK's largest...
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