Business news for Sheffield: companies, finance and professional services, commercial property, tech and startups, hospitality and retail, and the people moving across the city.https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/en-gbTue, 27 Oct 2026 17:34:04 GMTeditor@sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk (Sheffield Business News)editor@sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk (Sheffield Business News)Copyright 2026 Sheffield Business News60https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/images/sheffieldbusinessnews-logo.pnghttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-ranks-92nd-in-uk-electrician-availability-study/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-ranks-92nd-in-uk-electrician-availability-study/Sheffield has 128.0 working electricians per 10,000 homes, placing it 92nd in a nationwide study by Elec Training that uses the figure as a guide to how long residents might wait for an electrician.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:34:04 GMTSam AllcockImage supplied with the release by Elec TrainingCompanieshttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/belmayne-takes-on-greg-mcmillan-as-second-trainee-financial-planner/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/belmayne-takes-on-greg-mcmillan-as-second-trainee-financial-planner/The Dronfield firm's new trainee joins from a Sheffield sustainable asphalt manufacturer and is being mentored by managing partner Martin Birch through his Chartered Insurance Institute diploma.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:10:56 GMTSam AllcockSupplied by BelmaynePeoplehttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/belmayne-named-in-ft-adviser-top-50-boutique-financial-advisers-list/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/belmayne-named-in-ft-adviser-top-50-boutique-financial-advisers-list/The independent chartered firm has been included for the first time, after a period of growth in which it has recruited experienced and trainee planners.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:10:53 GMTSam AllcockSupplied by BelmayneFinancehttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/one2call-adds-five-customer-staff-at-meadowhall-office/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/one2call-adds-five-customer-staff-at-meadowhall-office/The Sheffield managed IT, cyber security and AI services provider made the appointments four months after moving to larger premises at Jessops Riverside on Brightside Lane, taking its team to 37.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:34:56 GMTSam AllcockAgent PRTechhttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/doncaster-246-warehouse-launched-to-let-ahead-of-six-figure-refurbishment/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/doncaster-246-warehouse-launched-to-let-ahead-of-six-figure-refurbishment/The 247,894 sq ft industrial and distribution unit at First Point Business Park, by junction 3 of the M18, will be refurbished and available to occupy from the second quarter of 2027.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:34:53 GMTSam AllcockAgent PRPropertyhttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/md-law-promotes-insolvency-solicitor-josh-stilgoe-to-associate/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/md-law-promotes-insolvency-solicitor-josh-stilgoe-to-associate/The Sheffield solicitor first joined the Broomhall firm as a student on work experience in 2020, qualified into its insolvency team in March 2023 and became an associate on 1 October 2026.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:34:20 GMTSam AllcockRowan WilliamsPeoplehttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/mr-whippy-test-runs-new-15m-doughnut-factory-in-sheffield/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/mr-whippy-test-runs-new-15m-doughnut-factory-in-sheffield/The food brand ran its first doughnuts off the production line at its new Sheffield manufacturing headquarters, 13 months after the project started, with full production sign-off due later in 2026.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:34:17 GMTSam AllcockAgent PRCompanieshttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-business-births-fall-8-3-percent-in-first-half-of-2026/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-business-births-fall-8-3-percent-in-first-half-of-2026/Office for National Statistics figures show 1,050 new businesses in Sheffield from January to June 2026, down from 1,145 a year earlier, while 1,105 businesses closed.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:10:00 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-seventh-of-17-uk-cities-for-food-hygiene-ratings/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-seventh-of-17-uk-cities-for-food-hygiene-ratings/An analysis of Food Standards Agency ratings by the training provider Virtual College gives Sheffield's food businesses an average of 4.61 out of 5, with 74.97% rated 5 and 1.27% rated 1.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:05:00 GMTSam AllcockHospitalityhttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-diesel-and-petrol-prices-for-business-2026-10-22/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-diesel-and-petrol-prices-for-business-2026-10-22/Official Fuel Finder figures to 22 October 2026 put diesel at 189.7p a litre at the cheapest forecourt open to all drivers in Sheffield and 222.9p at the dearest, against a Sheffield average of 198.3p and a UK average of 198.8p.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFinancehttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-business-electricity-use-2024-and-q2-2026-prices/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-business-electricity-use-2024-and-q2-2026-prices/Business electricity use in Sheffield was 23.4% lower than in 2015, while the smallest firms nationally paid 38.36p per kWh in Q2 2026.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:55:00 GMTSam AllcockFinancehttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-treated-4-4-percent-of-minor-roads-in-2025-26/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-treated-4-4-percent-of-minor-roads-in-2025-26/Department for Transport figures published on 14 October 2026 show maintenance work on 4.4% of Sheffield's B, C and unclassified roads, but on 1.3% of its A roads, against 6.9% across England.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMTSam AllcockPropertyhttps://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-hallam-has-lowest-welfare-bill-in-england-and-wales/https://www.sheffieldbusinessnews.co.uk/sheffield-hallam-has-lowest-welfare-bill-in-england-and-wales/The campaign group put spending on six benefits in Sheffield Hallam at £80.8m in the 12 months to March 2026, while Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, in the same city, recorded £428.4m.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:45:00 GMTSam AllcockFinance