Talent strategy consultancy strikes chemistry with investment group
‘Disruptive’ HR consultancy, The Chemistry Group, has received investment to help achieve its growth ambitions. The London-based talent strategy consultancy will now be supported by BGF, a minority...
View ArticleManagement buyout of Rotherham escorted tour operator completes
A holiday operator’s senior team have completed a management buyout of the company after it was valued at over £30m. Leger Holidays’ commercial director Liam Race, finance director Andrew Oldfield and...
View ArticleCounty Durham sports retailer set for national growth with new mobile store...
A sports retailer based in County Durham is set to expand its national reach with a range of new initiatives. One Sports Warehouse has plans to launch a mobile store that travels throughout the country...
View ArticlePlant-based ‘meat’ startup secures £4.7m investment to propel expansion
A firm specialising in ‘hyper-realistic’ plant-based meat alternatives has raised £4.7m in a funding round. Startup THIS has secured the multi-million pound funding in a round led by London-based...
View ArticleRecruitment drive kickstarts North East travel firm’s 2020 growth plans
A travel insurance provider celebrating its 20th year of business has mobilised its growth plans for 2020 by hiring ten new recruits. The new appointments take Just Travel Cover’s total staff headcount...
View ArticleTeesside SME hub reaches full capacity weeks after launch
A new office scheme in Teesside aimed at startups and SMEs has reached full capacity within weeks of coming to the market. All five units at the Origin Hub at Wynyard Business Park have been taken by...
View ArticleAI-driven fintech set to expand team after securing £2.5m investment
An AI-driven software as a service (SaaS) business has secured multi-million pound investment to propel its expansion. London-based fintech FeedStock has raised £2.5m in a funding round led by Praetura...
View ArticleTyneside company expands following £167k increase in turnover
North East firm Pentagon Assurance is expanding after more than doubling its turnover since 2017. The South Tyneside-based assurance service specialist works with clients in the engineering,...
View ArticleGerman HR platform opens first UK office in London following $75m investment
A human resources platform has launched in the UK and Ireland today following a $75m funding round. Personio, which also provides recruitment and payroll support, received funding from venture capital...
View ArticleSheffield engineering recruitment firm to double workforce in growth drive
A recruitment firm providing specialist support to engineering and manufacturing companies in the Sheffield City Region has set its growth ambitions in motion. Metalis, which operates out of the...
View ArticleGrowing North East digital consultancy secures £900k investment boost
A digital product consultancy in the North East has raised almost a million pounds of further investment which it aims to use to double its revenues. Newcastle-based firm hedgehog lab has secured £900k...
View ArticleEx-Emmerdale mill kicks off 2020 with two new deals
A mill-turned-commercial space in the heart of Yorkshire has kicked off the new year by welcoming two new tenants. Sunny Banks Mills in Farsley, where TV shows Emmerdale and Heartbeat were filmed, has...
View ArticleTriple workforce growth planned for North East management consultancy
A Sunderland-based management consultancy is celebrating a six-figure turnover result by tripling its workforce. DKS Straightforward Ltd has reported the strong financial year after also opening its...
View ArticleLeeds agency marks office move with senior growth appointment
A digital marketing agency is celebrating a duo of milestones, following a major relocation and the appointment of a chief digital growth officer. Edit, part of Kin + Carta, has moved to No. 1...
View ArticleAnimal friendly café gallops towards major growth
An Essex tearoom which welcomes dogs, horses and walkers alike is doubling its capacity after a successful first six months of trading. Poppy’s Barn Tea Room, in Clavering, opened its doors in August...
View ArticleMothercare ‘on track’ with transformation plan a week after closure of stores
Mother and baby retailer Mothercare has announced it is ‘broadly on track’ to deliver its transformation plan. The retailer, which closed the doors of its store network last week, has said it is...
View ArticleLuggage storage startup sets sights on global expansion following $2.5m...
A startup specialising in economy luggage storage solutions has secured $2.5m in a new funding round to boost its international expansion. Stasher has raised the multi-million dollar funding in a round...
View ArticleLondon language platform acquires video tutoring company in multi-million...
A London-based language platform has acquired live video tutoring company Verbling in a multi-million dollar deal. Busuu, which offers artificial intelligence-powered grammar and vocabulary training...
View ArticleMorrisons creates 4,000 net new jobs - at the expense of 3,000 managers
Morrisons has announced that in its new restructure it will create 4,000 net jobs. The supermarket giant, which is headquartered in Bradford, confirmed that it will also be reassessing managerial...
View ArticleSheffield wellbeing firm acquires European company in multi-million pound deal
A Sheffield-based health and wellbeing provider has announced its acquisition of a European corporate fitness company. Westfield Health has purchased High Five Health Promotion in a multi-million pound...
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