2013 News Archive

31st December 2013
Click title below to open PDF press release :

23/12/13 – Little festive cheer for retailers despite improving economy  – Begbies Traynor

23/12/13 – Yorkshire firm shortlisted for European Business Award – Earthmill

23/12/13 – Yorkshire sees increase in divorce cases involving concealed assets – Grant Thornton

20/12/13 – Dealing with a New Year debt hangover – R3

17/12/13 – Asset based lenders cook up a storm at Leeds Ministry of Food – Ethos Corporate Finance

16/12/13 – Six figure Yorkshire investment launches recruitment software venture – Shortlister.com

11/12/13 – ‘Winning streak’ for Blackburn Rugby Club second team under Winterhill Largo sponsorship – Winterhill Largo

05/12/13 – Local authorities adapt to budget cuts but 2016 predicted as a tipping point for financial resilience – Grant Thornton

02/12/13 – Cut employment costs and VAT: Medium-sized businesses write Autumn Statement wish list in Grant Thornton survey  – Grant Thornton

02/12/13 – Dear George: Insolvency practitioners call for ‘no-win, no-fee’ reversal and personal insolvency reform at Autumn Statement  – R3

25/11/13 – JCT600 helps historic vehicle rally celebrate 25th anniversary and raise almost £2,000 for Bradford Cancer Charity – JCT600

25/11/13 – Grant Thornton UK LLP awarded ‘Global Firm of the Year’ at the British Accountancy Awards – Grant Thornton

25/11/13 – Double digit growth for Clarion – Clarion

25/11/13 – 8% of English football clubs facing ‘financial relegation’  – Begbies Traynor

18/11/13 – Former apprentice wins dream ticket to Ferrari – JCT600

18/11/13 – Hotels, pubs and restaurants are among the region’s most financially improved businesses, says R3  – R3

18/11/13 – Yorkshire manufacturers ‘crucial’to UK recovery  – Grant Thornton

15/11/13 – Econ and employees celebrate long service  – Econ Engineering

07/11/13 – Expansion prompts London office move for Winterhill Largo  – Winterhill Largo

05/11/13 – Local farmer hosts green energy event  – Earthmill

04/11/13 – Online debt collection business aims to help stem ‘bad debt tide’ – Commercial Recoveries

01/11/13 – R3 comments on Q3 insolvency statistics – R3

31/10/13 – UK’s first ‘new generation’ of wind turbine installed by Yorkshire company  – Earthmill

28/10/13 – Mixed picture as consumer spending buoys retail economy while Yorkshire’s service sector and SMEs struggle  – Begbies Traynor

23/10/13 – Senior appointment at St Ives Direct Bradford following acquisition  – St Ives Direct Bradford

21/10/13 – Local business advisers donate £12,386 to Weston Park Cancer Support Centre  – Grant Thornton

21/10/13 – Yorkshire firm’s £8m investment in 150 new gritters for UK roads  – Econ

17/10/13 – Falling farm incomes and green scheme deadlines lead to turbine ‘wind rush’  – Earthmill

17/10/13 – Yorkshire racer Tordoff secures BTCC top ‘rookie’ position  – JCT600

16/10/13 – Judgement day approaching for zombie companies – Begbies Traynor

14/10/13 – UK food and beverage companies look to invest at home and abroad amid growing global optimism  – Grant Thornton

14/10/13 – JCT600’s charity leap raises £14,000 for the British Heart Foundation  – JCT600

07/10/13 – Yorkshire and North East offices add to Grant Thornton’s fourth successive year of growth  – Grant Thornton

07/10/13 – Winterhill Largo appointed to Burdens administration – Winterhill Largo

04/10/13 – Sheffield Volkswagen ‘super heroes’ trek seven hours for charity  – JCT600

03/10/13 – Businesses warned of dangers of overtrading  – Begbies Traynor

02/10/13 – Local businesses help Leeds pupils ‘Make the Grade’  – Grant Thornton

02/10/13 – Historic foundry sold in bid to rescue 31 jobs  – Winterhill Largo

30/09/13 – Harrogate interiors business secures Ralph Lauren ‘coup’  – Richard Grafton Interiors

27/09/13 – Yorkshire businesses fail to take advantage of R&D tax relief claim local experts  – Grant Thornton

25/09/13 – Begbies Traynor moves to larger Hull city centre office space  – Begbies Traynor

25/09/13 – Wakefield car dealership hosts classic Volkswagen display to celebrate opening of new showroom – JCT600

23/09/13 – Eight trainees and paralegals join Clarion – Clarion

18/09/13 – Winterhill Largo sells largest independent optician  – Winterhill Largo

18/09/13 – Insolvency administrator joins Begbies Traynor in Newcastle  – Begbies Traynor

17/09/13 – Grant Thornton strengthens Yorkshire corporate finance team – Grant Thornton

09/09/13 – Businesses in the region feel the economy is moving out of danger  – R3

04/09/13 – Winterhill Largo acquires industrial environmental consultancy  – Winterhill Largo

04/09/13 – New Yorkshire partner for Begbies Traynor  – Begbies Traynor

29/08/13 – Confidence returns to UK’s logistics sector as growth prospects strengthen  – Grant Thornton

28/08/13 – Sarah joins to boost growing Harrogate design team  – Richard Grafton Interiors

27/08/13 – Clarion expands costs and litigation funding team  – Clarion

27/08/13 – Leeds restructuring and insolvency lawyer appointed regional chair of trade body for insolvency professionals  – R3

22/08/13 – JCT600 announces continued support for Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club  – JCT600

20/08/13 – DAS awareness campaign brings welcome profile  – Begbies Traynor

19/08/13 – Clarion’s IP team grows with appointment of new associate  – Clarion

19/08/13 – JCT600 sky dive raises funds for British Heart Foundation  – JCT600

19/08/13 – Language school moves to the cloud  – YorkshireCloud.co.uk

16/08/13 – Busy summer for Grant Thornton with four deals in four weeks  – Grant Thornton

12/08/13 – Clarion expands its family law team  – Clarion

12/08/13 – Interiors business expands with Harrogate Warehouse  – Richard Grafton Interiors

06/08/13 – Tordoff clinches first BTCC win at Snetterton  – JCT600

29/07/13 – JCT600 staff to cycle nearly 3,500 miles for charity  – JCT600

24/07/13 – Durham aviation business takes off with £750,000 investment  – Begbies Traynor

23/07/13 – Clarion joins forces with clients to raise £1,000 for Being Bel – Clarion

19/07/13 – Winterhill Largo appointed LPA receiver at Plas Glynllifon Mansion – Winterhill Largo

18/07/13 – Yorkshire sixth formers given an insight into the world of work  – Grant Thornton

15/07/13 – North East’s accelerated recovery leads national improvement in corporate health – Begbies Traynor

09/07/13 – Tax changes for LLPs  – Begbies Traynor

04/07/13 – Huddersfield Students win Yorkshire enterprise competition  – Grant Thornton

04/07/13 – British cycling champion rides in JCT600’s Tour de France Golf at Otley Cycle Races  – JCT600

03/07/13 – ‘Zombies’ decrease but number of businesses with serious cash flow problems hits new high – R3

01/07/13 – Leeds advisers aid £1.2m investment in ‘Monster Project’  – Clarion/Grant Thornton

28/06/13 – Planning consultancy expands with launch of Harrogate office  – Steve Hesmondhalgh & Associates

26/06/13 – Leeds pupils visit Sheffield building site – Grant Thornton

24/06/13 – Clarion expands specialist ABL team  – Clarion

20/06/13 – Law firms in Yorkshire continue to be at risk  – R3

18/06/13 – Grant Thornton helps Yorkshire businesses target markets in China  – Grant Thornton

18/06/13 – Assets of Coggles sold to online retailer  – Begbies Traynor

13/06/13 – Racer Tordoff continues BTCC charge  – JCT600

10/06/13 – Winterhill Largo appointed to sell Fyshe Horton Finney assets – Winterhill Largo

05/06/13 – Clarion strengthens corporate team with partner appointment  – Clarion

05/06/13 – Sheffield Crossroads charity bequeaths funds to four local charities  – Begbies Traynor

03/06/13 – Harrogate hotelier swoops with Balmoral acquisition  – The Balmoral Hotel

30/05/13 – Golfs Tee up Tour trip  – JCT600

28/05/13 – Winterhill Largo launches risk management business  – Winterhill Largo

21/05/13 – Clarion strengthens commercial team  – Clarion

15/05/13 – Doncaster innovation consultancy launches JV in Australia – Grant Thornton

13/05/13 – R3 comments on the fall in construction output – R3

10/05/13 – Top prize for ghd in finance professionals awards  – Grant Thornton

09/05/13 – Winterhill Largo acquires Chase Solutions  – Winterhill Largo

08/05/13 – Buyer sought for online fashion retailer  – Begbies Traynor

07/05/13 – JCT600 continues to out perform the market  – JCT600

07/05/13 – Rising cost of fuel biggest obstacles to growth  – R3

02/05/13 – JCT600 appoints new general manager at its Bradford BMW and MINI dealerships – JCT600

30/04/13 – Winterhill Largo appoints new director  – Winterhill Largo

29/04/13 – Rotherham Hospice’s sixth Midnight Memory Walk launched  – Grant Thornton

24/04/13 – Yorkshire shows ‘patchy recovery’ as improvement lags behind UK as a whole  – Begbies Traynor

22/04/13 – Umph! schools business competition attracts record entries  – Grant Thornton

15/04/13 – JCT600 completes first phase of expansion at York Audi  – JCT600

05/04/13 – Harrogate interiors venture exceeds £1m turnover in first year  – Richard Grafton Interiors

04/04/13 – Tordoff to a flyer in BTCC  – JCT600

02/04/13 – Rising costs of living the main trigger for going into debt  – R3

29/03/2013 – One in 10 English football clubs ‘facing financial distress’ – Begbies Traynor

19/03/2013 – £50,000 investment for Harrogate interiors venture  – Richard Grafton Interiors

18/03/2013 – Children from Southey Green Primary School visit working farm  – Grant Thornton

13/03/2013 – Winterhill Largo joins Irish banking crisis agency’s insolvency panel  – Winterhill Largo

12/03/2013 – R3 comments on the fall in construction output  – R3

12/03/2013 – Huddersfield garden centre rescued saving all 45 jobs  – Begbies Traynor

11/03/2013 – Stephanie Dunderdale wins Leeds Law Society President’s Award  – Clarion

07/03/2013 – Grant Thornton retains its position as the number one financial advisor by deal volume during 2012  – Grant Thornton

05/03/2013 – Winterhill Largo puts £15m of distressed property up for auction – Winterhill Largo

04/03/2013 – JCT600 acquires £200m turnover Gilder Group  – JCT600

26/02/2013 – Andrew McAulay gains Costs Lawyer qualification  – Clarion

26/02/2013 – New Grant Thornton head for Leeds Office  – Grant Thornton

22/02/2013 – Administrators appointed at metalworking and construction group  – Begbies Traynor

20/02/2013 – Rare Bentley GT ‘Zagato’ goes on display in Leeds  – JCT600

18/02/2013 – £600,000 backing for new Northern gin company – Clarion

15/02/2013 – Cup final VIP tickets offered for charity ‘auction’ – Begbies Traynor

14/02/2013 – Grant Thornton scales new heights with polar explorer – Grant Thornton

13/02/2013 – Six bright sparks from Clarion take the heat for St Gemma’s Hospice – Clarion

11/02/2013 – Local motor retailer announces chosen charity for 2013  – JCT600

05/02/2013 – Begbies Traynor Group doubles its Edinburgh city centre office space  – Begbies Traynor

04/02/2013 – FDs urged to nominate ‘rising stars’ for finance awards  – Grant Thornton

04/02/2013 – Huddersfield process engineering specialist completes MBO  – Clarion

01/02/2013 – R3 comments on Q4 Insolvency Service Statistics  – R3

01/02/2013 – Decrease in industrial distress in stark contrast to surge in problems for consumer industries  – Begbies Traynor

29/01/2013 – Polar explorer helps Grant Thornton reach its peak  – Grant Thornton

28/01/2013 – Clarion’s Leeds IP team continues to grow  – Clarion

22/01/2013 – Iconic wines for sale by public tender after wine investment company placed in administration  – Winterhill Largo

21/01/2013 – Paisley Hotel in Administration – Begbies Traynor

17/01/2013 – Grant Thornton UK announces Jonathan Riley as new Head of Tax  – Grant Thornton

16/01/2013 – Mercedes-Benz of Sheffield apprentice named UK’s best by manufacturer – JCT600

15/01/2013 – “Busiest year ever” in 2012 for Winterhill Largo  – Winterhill Largo

09/01/2013 – New sales manager boosts Econ team  – Econ Engineering

08/01/2013 – Leeds pupils visit Yorkshire sports car manufacturer – Grant Thornton

08/01/2013 – Contract win for Yorkshire cloud provider  – YorkshireCloud.co.uk

07/01/2013 – Yorkshire motor dealership launches its own school leaver training programme – JCT600

07/01/2013 – New associate joins Clarion’s private client team  – Clarion

03/01/2013 – 2013 to be unlucky for some – and painful for most, warns insolvency expert  – Begbies Traynor

02/01/2013 – UK’s economy continues to stagnate but Yorkshire businesses show some signs of recovery – R3