Business

Leeds Building Society says it is confident about its future outlook after reporting a drop in profits as a result of a fair value charge.

Skipton Building Society saw a drop in pre-tax profits as it faced a subdued housing market and highly competitive mortgage market.

Luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat said a strong performance at its Yorkshire stores boosted half year results.

Surveillance firm Synectics, which provides security for casinos, high security prisons and transport operators, blamed difficult market conditions in the UK for a fall in annual profits and sales.

Building materials supplier SIG plc has announced that its CEO Meinie Oldersma and finance head Nick Maddock will step down, a month after the Sheffield-based business sounded a profit alarm due to weakness in its European construction markets.

Luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat has seen its revenue and pre-tax profit increase.

Retail property giant Hammerson has posted lower profits for 2019 as the owner of the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds sold off sites to boost its balance sheet.

Surveillance firm Synectics saw its profit and revenue decline in 2019 as it was hit by difficult market conditions for its UK integration business.

Speciality chemical company Croda International said it delivered a resilient performance in 2019 despite seeing profit and sales drop in subdued market conditions.

Dr Alastair Smith leads a Yorkshire-based drug developer which is striving to find treatments for a wide range of cancers, writes Deputy Business Editor Greg Wright

CREATING a diverse workforce can help your company stay ahead of the competition, according to a leading lawyer at Ward Hadaway, the law firm behind the Yorkshire Fastest 50.

THE Yorkshire-based drug developer Avacta could list in the US in the long term as it works on treatments for a range of cancers.

Business leaders expect technological development to drive a significant increase in the number of jobs created in 2020, according to the latest research from recruitment specialist Robert Half UK.

The Printing Charity has launched its 2020 Print Futures Awards giving people aged 18 to 30 the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to £1,500 to support their personal and workplace development to progress in their careers in the UK printing, paper, publishing, packaging, and graphic arts sector.

The legitimacy and safety processes of gin distillers are likely to come under the microscope in the future, according to the founders of Divine Gin.