http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/ Latest business and investment news from Finance Yorkshire en-gb Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:42:03 GMT 120 http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/i/fylogo.gif http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/ http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news327.asp Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:39:25 GMT Finance Yorkshire has appointed two new board directors and two new members to its Investment Advisory Panel (IAP), which monitors the performance of its fund management teams. John Warner and Nigel Ward have joined as non-executive directors and Melanie Perkins and Peter Tait will provide support and advice to the Finance Yorkshire board on the performance of its funds as IAP members. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news327.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news326.asp Mon, 3 Jun 2019 11:16:06 GMT A Sheffield-based digital agency has grown its workforce and moved to new offices in the city following investment from Finance Yorkshire. Hydra Creative specialises in website design, video, SEO and CRM services to help companies reach and engage their target audiences. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news326.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news325.asp Mon, 21 May 2018 10:26:58 GMT A South Yorkshire manufacturer that exports industrial fume extraction equipment has seen significant growth in overseas sales following a management buyout and investment from Finance Yorkshire. Purex International makes a range of appliances that remove harmful fumes by purifying and recirculating air back into a factory. Users include companies in the electronics and laser and printing industries. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news325.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news324.asp Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:40:10 GMT A manufacturer of folding patio doors is targeting �5 million turnover this year after launching the business just three years ago. Panoramic Doors started out in Carlisle Street in Sheffield before moving to a 20,000 sq ft facility on the edge of the city in early 2016. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news324.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news323.asp Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:31:40 GMT Finance Yorkshire has realised its investment in Silsden-based Retra Holdings after the cosmetics business was acquired by AIM-listed Warpaint. The sale represents an exit for Finance Yorkshire’s Equity Linked Fund which invested �1.4 million in Retra after the business was acquired more than 10 years ago by managing director Kai Arter and his wife Linda. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news323.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news322.asp Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:52:27 GMT York-based OptiBiotix Health plc has won a major industry award for its weight loss additive SlimBiome. The life sciences company triumphed in the ‘Best Functional Ingredient for Health and Wellbeing’ category at the Food Matters Live awards held in London. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news322.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news321.asp Wed, 8 Nov 2017 15:44:22 GMT Richmond-based Peratech Holdco Limited has raised �9.2m to scale and commercialise force-sensing solutions with its proprietary Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC®) technology. Peratech QTC-based sensors offer intuitive touch sensing for next generation user interfaces in a range of mobile, automotive, industrial and virtual/augmented reality products.. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news321.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news320.asp Mon, 2 Oct 2017 11:23:26 GMT Construction company MTW Architectural has more than doubled its turnover after increasing production capacity at its purpose-built premises in Wakefield. The business specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of aluminium framing and glazing for building exteriors. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news320.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news319.asp Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:18:44 GMT Investments by Finance Yorkshire have created or safeguarded more than 16,000 jobs in the region, new figures reveal. Since its launch seven years ago, the SME funder has invested in more than 500 SMEs across Yorkshire and the Humber. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news319.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news318.asp Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:45:49 GMT A garage design and equipment supplier run by entrepreneurial brothers is targeting �15m turnover this year. Hull-based JD Garage Equipment designs garage layouts and installs equipment for some of the UK’s largest car dealerships. The company is run by brothers James and Nicolas Everard, who acquired the business from their father John. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news318.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news317.asp Mon, 22 May 2017 13:12:23 GMT An award-winning health supplements business is targeting sales of more than �5m this year as demand grows for its innovative products at home and abroad. BetterYou, based in Barnsley, supplies a range of supplements including oral vitamin sprays and transdermal magnesium to independent retailers, health stores and pharmacies across the UK. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news317.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news316.asp Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:32:39 GMT An environmental consultancy that helps businesses to avoid costly oil and chemical spillages expects to double its turnover after securing a �450,000 Equity-Linked investment from Finance Yorkshire. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news316.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news315.asp Mon, 3 Apr 2017 10:44:55 GMT A Yorkshire company which specialises in weed control on railway networks is planning a �2m investment to grow its operation in Europe, with support from Enterprise Ventures SME Loans and Finance Yorkshire. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news315.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news313.asp Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:45:49 GMT A software provider that enables property professionals and letting agents to produce high quality reports for landlords has received financial backing from Finance Yorkshire. TouchRight Software, based in York, was founded by husband and wife Terry and Rachel Lightfoot, who came up with the idea while running an inventory services business. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news313.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news312.asp Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:29:29 GMT Rotherham-based Specialised Laser Products is targeting �4.5m turnover this year after investing in state of the art machinery and buying its premises in South Yorkshire. The company provides laser cutting services for a wide range of industries and has more than 500 clients nationwide. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news312.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news311.asp Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:04:02 GMT Technology company Reset Certification Scheme is set for further growth after a significant number of organisations joined its competence management system in the health, education and construction sectors. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news311.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news310.asp Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:52:16 GMT Finance Yorkshire’s successful investment fund has been extended following an injection of fresh capital from two of the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). Funding totalling �5m has been allocated to Finance Yorkshire by the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP and Sheffield City Region LEP, supported by their respective combined authorities. This follows the full investment of Finance Yorkshire’s �113m fund in June this year. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news310.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news309.asp Thu, 1 Dec 2016 12:44:55 GMT Technology provider Vapour Cloud has expanded to new premises in West Yorkshire after reporting turnover of more than �1 million in its third year of trading. The company, which specialises in cloud-based communications solutions, has moved to a two-storey property in Elland which provides more office space and demonstration rooms from which to showcase Vapour’s services to clients. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news309.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news308.asp Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:41:46 GMT A newly-launched security business has attracted �100,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire to build 20 CCTV towers. Doncaster based 8 Point 8 Vanguard Ltd was launched earlier this year as a sister company to 8 Point 8 Support Ltd, a company in the telecoms and renewable energy sectors. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news308.asp http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news306.asp Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:52:37 GMT Healthcare company Concepta – which is backed by Finance Yorkshire – is to open a new manufacturing base in Doncaster to support its ambitious growth plans. The AIM-listed business has signed a 10-year lease on the facility at Bullrush Grove Business Park where it will employ eight full-time staff. http://www.finance-yorkshire.com/news/news306.asp