News: Doncaster and South Yorkshire's latest business and investment news

18th Sep 2020

Doncaster fish stall expands despite lockdown

The Gentleman Fishmonger is the rebrand of Martyns famous fish stall, a business started by Martyn Pippard on Doncaster market some 30 years ago. The business focuses on providing the finest fish from the UK and abroad supplying the general public and restaurants attracting customers from as far afield as Chesterfield, Leeds and Nottingham.

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15th Sep 2020

£300 million to boost UK manufacturing productivity by 30%

Businesses with creative ideas to boost the UK’s manufacturing capabilities, including using robotics, AI and augmented reality, are set to receive £300m of joint government and industry funding, Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirmed at London Tech Week (11 September 2020).

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11th Sep 2020

Hodgson Motor Group Snapped up by Stoneacre

The Hodgson Motor Group has been acquired by its counterpart Stoneacre after its managing director decided to retire.

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9th Sep 2020

Fire Protection and Security is Optimum for new start-up in Doncaster

Optimum Fire and Security opens the doors of its brand-new office this month, on the ideally located Avro Park Development at Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

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7th Sep 2020

Amazon to Create 10,000 New Permanent Jobs Across the UK in 2020

Amazon has announced that 10,000 new permanent roles are being created across the UK in 2020, taking the company’s total permanent UK workforce to more than 40,000.

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2nd Sep 2020

Multimillion-Pound Investment for Yorkshire Attraction

A popular Yorkshire visitor attraction has secured a £15m investment from BGF to support its growth plans.

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1st Sep 2020

Wizz Air announces 2nd based aircraft and 6 new routes

Wizz Air UK, the UK-registered and based airline of Europe’s greenest and fastest growing airline group, today announces the expansion of its recently launched base at Doncaster Sheffield airport with the addition of a second Airbus A320 aircraft and six new routes to Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Lisbon and Eindhoven starting operation on 22nd October 2020. Tickets to these exciting destinations can already be booked on wizzair.com and in the airline’s mobile app from as low as GBP 17.99

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27th Aug 2020

Lights. Camera. Action for Doncaster’s new blockbuster cinema complex

Partners involved in delivering a world-class cinema and leisure experience in Doncaster town centre enjoyed a preview ahead of its opening in the coming weeks.

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25th Aug 2020

Speculative industrial development completed near Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Trebor Developments, with partner Hillwood, have achieved completion of its two unit speculative industrial development located at Aero Centre, Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

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19th Aug 2020

Refurbishment for popular Doncaster trade park

A six figure refurbishment programme to an established Doncaster business park, popular with high profile trade counter brands and close to planned residential development, is nearing completion.

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17th Aug 2020

Doncaster chosen as first UK location for two popular Irish restaurants

Doncaster’s Frenchgate Centre has been chosen as the first UK location for two major Irish restaurants. Wowburger and Elephant & Castle are taking 2,800 sq ft and 4,000 sq ft units respectively within the centre.

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13th Aug 2020

Doncaster technical engineering company invests in producing medical masks

SMTXtra is a family owned business, well established globally in the electrical products and engineering service since 2007.

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