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Sheffield’s former Debenhams up for sale again
The vacant landmark former department store on The Moor in the heart of Sheffield is set to be auctioned online by Allsop on 24th September 2024. The substantial, multi-level property was previously home to the iconic British retailer Debenhams and was later part of a...
Cycling superstars in South Yorkshire for Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour of Britain
18 of the world’s top cycling teams, including the likes of double Olympic gold medallists Remco Evenepoel and Yorkshireman Tom Pidcock and double world road race champion Julian Alaphilippe, will be on the start line on Arundel Gate, while live coverage of the race...
UK spinout firm Northern Gritstone to tap external VC investors
The investment firm founded by the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield in the north of England, aims to take on external investors in the second half of next year to help it fund spinouts beyond series A. The investment firm, whose shareholders include...
New operator for Sheffield’s sports and leisure venues
Sports and Leisure Management’s Everyone Active has been announced as the new operator of Sheffield’s sport and leisure venues, as of 1st January 2025. Last year, Sheffield City Council revealed that the city’s leisure and entertainment venues were set to receive...
Merger creates new labelmaking force
Sheffield's IML Labels & Systems, Longcombe Labels and Leed Marque Concepts have merged their businesses to create Dura-ID Solutions. The deal has created a combined company able to offer a larger selection of products, with a larger...
FW Capital investments in Northern Powerhouse hit £10 million
The total value of investments made from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) by fund manager FW Capital has passed the £10 million mark in less than a year. In February 2017 when the British Business Bank launched NPIF, FW Capital...
ITM Power and Shell join forces to build a new hydrogen electrolysis plant
Shell and ITM Power will build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. With a peak capacity of 10 megawatts the hydrogen will be used for the processing and upgrading of products at the refinery’s...
Wake Smith celebrates £100m of corporate deals
Sheffield’s Wake Smith Solicitors corporate team completed deals worth a cumulative value of more than £100m in 2017 - for the first time in its 200 year history. Highlights included the sale of shares in Spencer Coatings Group Limited, the...
Canadians acquire Burgon and Ball
Historic Sheffield company Burgon & Ball Limited has been acquired by Canadian based Venanpri Group. Burgon & Ball can trace its roots back to 1730 and manufacturers premium gardening, agricultural and giftware products. Cristobal...
Regional 2017 Q4 business survey results released
Regional business survey shows a somewhat subdued picture over the last three months but business confidence remains solid. The latest results of the Quarterly Economic Survey for the Sheffield City Region suggest that despite a somewhat subdued picture...