POPULAR NEWS THIS WEEK
TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL
YFM-backed Leeds software scale up Force24 sees record results
Force24, the Leeds-headquartered marketing automation platform which is supported by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), has put in another strong financial performance. Financial statements filed...
Bondgate IT praises councils and universities for strengthening cybersecurity – but...
Bondgate IT has praised the ongoing efforts of councils and universities in the North East and North Yorkshire to tackle the growing threat of...
MARKETING & PR
Huddersfield agency KC Communications rebrands as Wild PR
Rebrand to reinforce service offering amidst growing headcount.
SEVEN BRO7HERS hunt for ‘Beer house chef creatives’ inviting applicants to...
SEVEN BRO7HERS is on the hunt for multiple chefs to join its beer houses across Manchester – but there’s a catch, to apply you...
MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY
Record year for Yorkshire-based zero emission passenger vehicle specialist Pelican as...
Despite the turbulence of the last year, Yorkshire-headquartered family business Pelican Engineering Co Ltd (known as Pelican Engineering Group), which partners with some of...
Chris McDonald highlights need for UK sovereignty over energy supplies
Chris McDonald, the Chief Executive of Teesside-based research and innovations centre, the Materials Processing Institute, is calling for the UK to become self-sufficient in...
STARTUPS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Bespoke decorator S Nicholson & Sons doubles turnover due to post-pandemic...
Bespoke painting and decorating service S Nicholson and Sons is experiencing a post-pandemic business boom with turnover more than doubling.
Normally, income at the Bishop...
Preston entrepreneur Lee Chambers victorious at the Greater Manchester Business Awards
Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing, founded by psychologist Lee Chambers, has won the Small Business of the Year category at the Greater Manchester Business Awards 2021.
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
Wardley estate fully let after refurbishment programme
An established Manchester industrial estate is now fully let with headline rents at a new high following a successful refurbishment programme.
Washington Riding Centre introduces new sensory trail with the help of...
A team of volunteers from a local housebuilder have helped to transform a local riding centre’s empty field into a sensory trail for the...
FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
How One Wealth Planning Organisation Is Helping Their Clients To Navigate...
In the complex world of financial planning, nothing is certain which is why Clarion Wealth Planning regards their clients financial plans as living documents...
R3 responds to August 2021 insolvency figures
Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, responds to Friday's (17...
BUSINESS EVENTS
OARSOME! Agecroft rower completes 100km ‘Centurion Challenge’ to raise funds to...
Agecroft Rowing Club member Robbie Macfarlane completed the #Rowforchange ‘Centurion Challenge’ on Sunday – rowing 100km in 10 hours.
The Centurion Challenge saw Robbie, 40,...
Large Scale Networking Event Will Kick Leeds Digital Festival Off In...
The opening event of this year’s Leeds Digital Festival could become the biggest online free networking session in the UK this year, and anyone interested in participating is being urged to register for it now.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
UK-Leading Accreditation Awarded To Local Bradford Business
Virpio Security, the Bradford based full-service security provider, has been awarded Constructionline’s Gold level status, a nationally recognised title within the construction procurement sector.
The...
Taylor&Emmet shortlisted for two probate awards
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP will be representing Yorkshire at national industry awards next month after reaching the finals in two categories.
Enterprise Made Simple Secures £3m of Vital Contracts to Expand Business
Enterprise Made Simple (EMS) has successfully renewed their existing contracts and further grown their business thanks to prolific public sector contract wins to the value of £3million.
LEISURE TIME
Belmayne celebrates Three Peaks success
A quintet from Dronfield-based Belmayne Independent Chartered Financial Planners has raised more than £500 for the firm’s charity fund by scaling Yorkshire’s three highest peaks.
Bannatyne Group Opens Leeds Health Club
The Bannatyne Group has opened a health club in Leeds after signing a new lease on the former Virgin Active club at Cardigan Fields.
The...
FOOD & DRINK
NPIF funding brings early Christmas treat for Hull bakery
Christmas has come early for a Hull bakery which produces over a million festive cakes and puddings each year after calling on help from...
Maverick Rum Owners to build Manchester’s tallest skyscraper ‘Decorrum Tower’
Maverick rum makers ‘Decorrum’ have bid to build Manchester’s ‘tallest building’ as leaked plans reveal a bottle-shaped tower could be the next landmark on...
RETAIL
LSH Auto celebrates successful new registration handover day
LSH Auto celebrated a successful September new registration day, handing over brand new ‘71 plate’ cars to 107 customers in one day across its...
Central Arcade, Leeds bounces back with three new retailers
Carter Towler secures three new tenants for Central Arcade Leeds.
THIRD SECTOR & EDUCATION
Knowsley Safari makes the grade with Liverpool school children
Primary schools in Liverpool City Region can request a free Knowsley Safari roadshow.
£850k funding boost extends Lancashire student careers programme
A student careers service which has offered advice to more than 25,000 young people across Lancashire has been extended after securing funding for an...
BUSINESS SERVICES
Darlington HR firm launches business support survey
HR2day has launched an online business survey to take a snapshot of where businesses are as furlough draws to a close.
The survey, which is...
Protecting the environment – How Arqiva is building an 80m mast...
Arqiva, the leading UK communications infrastructure and media services provider, is working with environmental experts to protect a moorland Site of Special Scientific Interest...
APPOINTMENTS & CONTRACTS
Ex England Rugby captain endorses Sudden Cardiac Arrest eLearning
Yorkshire-based eLearning company Day One Technologies was appointed by UK Coaching and Sport England to create a bespoke Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) training course...
Talented apprentices join beyond housing team
Beyond Housing has welcomed eight talented apprentices to its team, including its first digital marketing apprentice, Leisha White.
Joining Leisha are electrical apprentices Luke Allen...
MORE NEWS
Yorkshire law firm extends reach with Barnsley acquisition
Ridley and Hall, the fast-growing Huddersfield-headquartered solicitors practice, is continuing to expand across Yorkshire with the announcement of the acquisition of Newman & Bond...
North East’s fastest growing business more than doubles staff
Hellens Residential, named as 2020’s fastest growing North East firm in Ward Hadaway’s Fastest 50 Awards, has doubled the size of its workforce as...
Bridge Law expands team with a duo of specialist solicitors
Bridge Law Solicitors Ltd has announced two solicitors, Jonathan Cass and Gayle Roberts have joined their specialist teams in dispute resolution and property amid an increasing number of new clients at their bases in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.
Heatherley Wood shortlisted for Development of the Year
We always knew it was one of the best places to live in the UK – but now it’s official.
Bellway’s prestigious Heatherley Wood development...
Darlington law firm awarded top status in prestigious guide for fifth time
Top Darlington law firm, Latimer Hinks Solicitors, has retained its ‘Band 1’ status in the Private Wealth Law category in the Chambers High Net...
Clarion launches hybrid mediation service to help divorcing couples stay out of court
Leeds law firm Clarion, which is committed to helping couples resolve disputes amicably, has added another option to its family services with the launch...
Stair lift specialist reaches new level of growth
Huddersfield-based Bespoke Stairlifts is setting its sights on significant growth after securing a £100,000 in loan funding from Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
Robotics firm takes last unit at Northwood’s Mersey Reach as work starts on phase...
A Merseyside firm pioneering the use of industrial robots has become the latest occupier to sign up for the award-winning Mersey Reach development in Aintree.
Bellway keeps it close to home to bring the next generation through
There’s surely no better recommendation for the company you work for than wanting your child to join and enjoy a long and fulfilling career...
Training firm’s message: Move fast now for apprenticeship bonus
North West businesses are being advised to move fast to make the most of a £3,000 incentive to take on new apprentices.
Leading training provider...
