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News, 19 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire’s successful track record for investing in early stage businesses continues with the AIM listing of another of its investee companies. Based in York, OptiBiotix Health is developing products to tackle obesity, high cholesterol…

News, 18 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire has surpassed the £85 million mark with a significant Equity Linked investment in a company that uses unique, innovative technology to design and supply lightweight steel buildings. The £450,000 investment in Bridgeton Steel…

News, 17 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire is toasting the success of investee company Turbine Efficiency that has triumphed at three prestigious business awards events in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The company – in which Finance Yorkshire has invested almost £1.8…

News, 05 Nov 14 — A company providing arable farmers with solutions to field cultivation problems is set for expansion following a £75,000 investment by Finance Yorkshire. Cultivating Solutions develops and manufactures innovative cultivation equipment designed to…

News, 03 Nov 14 — A Leeds business which has grown its turnover by more than 30% in the last year is set for further growth following an investment from Finance Yorkshire. Garforth based Cooltherm Installation Services is a specialist refrigeration contractor,…

News, 27 Oct 14 — A company specialising in software solutions for the mining industry is expanding and creating jobs following a significant investment by Finance Yorkshire. The founders of ProFound Mining, based in Hinderwell, North Yorkshire, have been…

News, 23 Oct 14 — A fast-growing financial technology start-up has raised its third round of equity funding from a syndicate of investors including Finance Yorkshire. Ffrees, the UK’s leading digital current account provider, will use a £300,000 cash injection…

News, 20 Oct 14 — Investment by Finance Yorkshire is supporting a marquee hire business in its plans for jobs and growth. Pinnacle Marquees was established five years ago and supplies its marquees and other structures for corporate, education and some large…

News, 15 Oct 14 — BioEden, the world’s first specialist tooth stem cell bank, has secured a second round of funding from Finance Yorkshire. A £200,000 Equity Linked package takes the total invested in the business by Finance Yorkshire to £700,000, and will enable…

News, 06 Oct 14 — An investment in a successful Humber firm has taken Finance Yorkshire to a new milestone of £80 million invested in businesses – and it is on track to fully invest its £90m fund. The regional funding body has now made 641 investments in…

News, 29 Sep 14 — A specialist digital publisher is set to break into a new global market following a second Equity Linked investment from Finance Yorkshire. Leeds-based GSE Research, and its publishing arm Greenleaf Publishing, gathers and disseminates research…

News, 10 Sep 14 — A company specialising in bridges and highway maintenance is expanding and creating jobs with the backing of a £200,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. Route One Highways, based in Featherstone, employs 40 people and has contracts with the…

News, 01 Sep 14 — Finance Yorkshire has made a £250,000 investment in a Huddersfield-based company specialising in soil investigation. Rogers Geotechnical Services Ltd – known as RGS – provides site investigation solutions and consultancy services to the…

News, 26 Aug 14 — The food and drink manufacturing industry in Yorkshire and the Humber is thriving with the help of major investment from Finance Yorkshire. More than £4m has been invested in food and drink businesses by the regional funding body – making the…

News, 18 Aug 14 — A £50,000 Business Loan is providing vital working capital for an ambitious ventilation firm based in Goole. LeighTec, which has established itself as the UK’s leading specialist in commercial kitchen ventilation systems, will use the investment…

News, 11 Aug 14 — A new online platform to help children learn about money management is being backed with a £350,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. ‘Qwiddle’ – www.qwiddle.co.uk – enables youngsters to learn with their parents about budgeting, saving and…

News, 04 Aug 14 — A £35,000 Business Loan is helping a Barnsley based environmental company to further expand its services in Europe and around the world. Oceans ESU will use the investment from Finance Yorkshire to develop existing services and introduce new…

News, 31 Jul 14 — A major investment in a flourishing engineering business has seen Finance Yorkshire hit a new milestone. It has now invested £75 million in Yorkshire based SMEs such as Close Engineering, which has recently secured a £100,000 Business Loan from…

News, 28 Jul 14 — Hayes UK, a supplier of specialist safety, testing and servicing products to the plumbing and heating industry has acquired Leeds based Arctic Products, in a transaction that will create the leading player in the market for heating and plumbing…

News, 14 Jul 14 — A start-up that is developing a new all-in-one device for pregnancy and fertility testing has received a £2.3m early-stage funding boost. York-based women’s health diagnostic firm Concepta received the investment from Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn…