International foreign exchange firm moneycorp has appointed a specialist Yorkshire-based agency to manage its performance marketing activity. Using savvy automated technology to identify customer behaviours and improve online performance, moneycorp and AI and Machine Learning brand Third Foundation have enhanced the global payment services firm’s top-of-the-funnel, new customer acquisition performance. Following a thorough
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Latest quarter shows slight improvement for Yorkshire’s retail sector
Dow Schofield Watts reports strong year for Northern dealmakers
Dealmakers from Dow Schofield Watts’ Northern offices recorded another strong year in 2019, with activity levels holding firm against the backdrop of a quieter deals market. The firm’s corporate finance and transaction services teams in the North advised on 69 deals worth £966m during the year, similar to 2018 when they
BHP announces record month for client wins
Yorkshire and North Derbyshire’s accountancy firm, BHP, has announced a record month after winning ten new clients worth nearly £500,000 in total. The client wins, which include prestigious companies from the timber and flooring markets as well as the professional services and charitable sectors, are a reflection of the firm’s recent
Bank of England to address Humber business leaders
The Bank of England’s agent for Yorkshire and the Humber, Juliette Healey, has been confirmed as the guest speaker for the IoD Business Lunch in Hull. Just a week ahead of the Government’s planned Budget, Juliette will give her informed views on the economy, including an overview of the economic picture
Latest financial results show another strong year for Reed Boardall Group
Despite rising costs and fierce competition in the transport sector, The Reed Boardall Group Limited, the Yorkshire-based cold storage and distribution business, is continuing to perform strongly, again seeing a year on year rise in turnover. The company’s latest financial results for the year ending 31 March 2019, show that underlying
Yorkshire pay-tech specialist launches sports division amid plans to double turnover
A Yorkshire payment technology company has announced the launch of a dedicated sports division as it looks to double turnover to £4m in the next two years. Yorkshire Payments has launched Yorkshire Sports Pay with a specific focus on supplying merchant services, contactless payment technology and ecommerce payment gateways to sports
Bruntwood reports strong financial results following year of transformational growth
Bruntwood has reported strong financial results following a year of transformational growth. Against a backdrop of unprecedented political and economic uncertainty, the leading property group has both unveiled plans for new flagship developments and invested in the refurbishment of existing assets across the North and Midlands. The results for the year to
Fulcrum plans sale of gas connection assets to support growth
Sheffield-based Fulcrum has entered into a conditional agreement for the £33m sale of its domestic customer gas connection assets to support the company’s strategy to grow its multi-utility infrastructure and services. The proposed sale of the assets to ES Pipelines Ltd, which includes the order book and associated meters, significantly strengthens
Northern private equity deals jump 17 per cent in 2019
Private equity deals in the North of England rose by 17 per cent in 2019 with 46 completed transactions, compared with 39 in 2018. The latest figures from the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR), sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Specialist Bank, show that while the overall number of