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TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL
Adzooma Launch new Marketplace Platform
International online software provider, Adzooma, has today announced the launch of a brand-new digital platform called Adzooma Marketplace, which brings together businesses and marketing...
Adzooma ease financial pressures for businesses amid the Coronavirus
Digital and technology platform provider, Adzooma, are acutely aware of the stresses and strains the pandemic has placed on Business Owners, Directors and Team...
MARKETING & PR
Manchester entrepreneur launches second digital firm amid global pandemic
Manchester-based digital marketing ‘whizz’ Mitchel White has launched a new copywriting consultancy offering brands a cost-effective way to reconnect with their audience as they...
Brand design agency Uniform reveals new brand identity for Encona
Brand Design Agency Uniform today revealed the vibrant new brand identity they have created for the UK’s no. 1 hot pepper sauce brand, Encona. The agency worked with the client to take a brave new direction that enables Encona products to stay ahead.
MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY
New Zealand orders raise Mechan’s global profile
Two rail depots in New Zealand are to benefit from equipment supplied by Sheffield-based Mechan, as the firm’s reputation for reliability and durability spreads across the world.
Leeds digital solutions provider launches innovative digital signage solution to enable...
A leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider has launched a state-of-the-art occupancy management system to help retailers faced with new Covid-19 requirements measure the number of customers in-store.
BUSINESS EVENTS
Unique Opportunity For Local Business Leaders To Quiz Ed Miliband This...
This week, Yorkshire’s business leaders will have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session with newly appointed shadow business secretary, Ed Miliband.
Enjoy A ‘Little Sleep In’ During Lockdown To Raise Funds For...
This Friday night hundreds of West Yorkshire residents and families will participate in a fundraising event with a difference, when they pitch tents and camp out in their gardens in a major ‘sleep in’ to raise money for local charity, Simon on the St
NORTHERN POWERHOUSE
Let’s create a staycation capital, says business expert
Tourism businesses looking to responsibly bounce back after the pandemic should work together to promote Cumbria as the UK’s staycation capital and maximise the capacity of what it has to offer.
Four new recruits join software engineering firm, KOMODO
North East product design and software engineering agency, KOMODO, has announced four new recruits have joined the business, to create further robustness in the...
STARTUPS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneur raises £1.2m for ‘build your own’ mobile app software
A Newcastle tech company whose software allows businesses to create their own mobile apps has raised £1.2m to further develop its product and expand its team.
New measures will help protect struggling firms
Government measures to help businesses survive the pandemic have been welcomed by the North West branch of the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Record year of growth for communications agency CDS in 25th year...
The communications agency trusted by British institutions such as the NHS, Transport for London, and the Cabinet Office is marking 25 years in business with record profit growth of 24% and 36 new business appointments.
Mercia invests over £11m during lockdown and highlights regional strength
Mercia Asset Management, which is one of the most active investors in regional SMEs, has invested over £11m in the seven weeks since the lockdown began.
RETAIL
LSH Auto to reopen eight Mercedes-Benz Dealerships
LSH Auto UK, part of LSH International, one of the largest dealer groups for Mercedes-Benz cars worldwide, will be reopening its eight UK dealerships...
Sheffield’s demand for delectable doughnuts sees PROJECT D launch delivery service
Delicious doughnuts which have been enjoyed by Love Island contestants, fashionistas and even members of the Royal family are being delivered direct to the...
LEISURE TIME
Quiz tech company gives fans opportunity to take on Shed Seven...
York-based quiz tech company SpeedQuizzing is offering fans of legendary indie band Shed Seven the chance to take on its five members in a fast-paced virtual quiz.
The North To Join in Raising Funds with Barbi for Britain
Fight hunger, donate to charity and Support & Salute, the NHS, Frontline & Supermarket Staff (the unsung heroes) National BBQ Week, one of the year’s...
FOOD & DRINK
Mackenzies Smokehouse range launch in Booths
Mackenzies Smokehouse see new owners in the family of the Palmers. 2020 see's them expanding their range of delicious artisan cured meats, fish and pate whilst scaling up their fresh locally sourced food delivery on a national scale.
Two North Yorkshire drinks companies collaborate to produce hand sanitiser for...
Nidderdale-based Whittaker’s Gin collaborated with award-winning Harrogate brewery, Rooster’s, to produce clinical-standard hand sanitiser, which will be used by the local NHS to protect staff and patients and combat the spread of Covid-19.
FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill – R3 response
Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, responds to the publication of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill.
When the world restarts: The face of business in a post-lockdown...
Julian Pitts, regional managing partner of Begbies Traynor in Yorkshire, explores what kind of consumer environment businesses can expect when the lockdown lifts.
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
Demolition underway to make way for £41m mixed-used regeneration development on...
The High Street Group has embarked on a major new regeneration project, which will create 269 apartments on the banks of the River Tyne,...
Commercial property landlords and tenants ‘need to share the pain’
Commercial property landlords and tenants need to work together to ‘share the pain’ to get through the current period. That is the message from regional law firm Napthens in giving advice for both parties to engage in dialogue and discuss ways thr
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Redcar law firm to ‘walk The Amazon’ for Alzheimer’s charity
Staff at Cygnet Law are taking on the challenge to walk the length of the Amazon River throughout June to raise money for the...
Matthew Taylor, Author of the Good Work Report, sets out three-day week proposal to...
Matthew Taylor CBE, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and Chair of the Review of Modern Employment, has told North East...
Simon Bailes Peugeot welcomes lifting of restrictions on car showrooms
Simon Bailes Peugeot has welcomed the government announcement that car showrooms can re-open from Monday (June 1) as part of the move to phase...
Anwyl Homes to re-open developments
Award-winning housebuilder Anwyl Homes will re-open the sales offices and show homes at all of its developments in North West England on Saturday 30th...
h2o Boss Launches The Radiator Shed
A new online business that specialises in exceptional heating products has been launched this week, giving a proud nod to the North East. The Radiator...
Brits turn to DIY garage Improvements during COVID 19 Epidemic
As the country enters its third full month of restricted movement and socialising due to the global Covid 19 pandemic, bored Brits are turning to making home and garden improvements. Event Supplier Gala Tent has seen a spiked increase in Swisstrax ga
Redcar law firm sees surge in will requests during lockdown
Cygnet Law in Redcar has seen a rise in requests for wills since the coronavirus lockdown began on 23 March and has had to...
Altrincham nursery embraces Outdoor Classroom Day
Back to the Garden Childcare, located on Sinderland Road in Broadheath, is embracing and celebrating Outdoor Classroom Day today (Thursday 21st May). The children will...
X-ray tech firm raises £500k to help detect breast cancer
IBEX Innovations – the Sedgefield company which is a pioneer in X-ray imaging technology - has raised £535,000 to commercialise its new software to help detect breast cancer.
Yorkshire cloud and tech specialists hits £42 million turnover
Wakefield-based Solutionize Global has eclipsed £42m in turnover in the financial year 19/20 – and is dedicating substantial investment into new Mayfair premises, talented...
