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TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL
Leeds Manufacturing Festival 2022 annouces sponsors
The Leeds Manufacturing Festival, which is due to launch its 2022 programme next month, showcasing the diverse career opportunities on offer for young people in the city’s large manufacturing sector, has announced the line-up of organisations that ar
New website for RAF Benevolent Fund
The new platform has been designed and developed by digital experience agency Access.
MARKETING & PR
New Key Manager Peer Group for North East
Peter Neal, founder of Experience Bank Group, is delighted to announce not one, but two opportunities for a number of the region's key managers...
Leeds PPC agency celebrates 70% business growth and a £10m year
Leeds agency, Circus PPC, have revealed that 2021, despite the challenges of the pandemic, saw business growth of 70% as they celebrate their first...
MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY
Heald shortlisted at the Outstanding Security Performance Awards 2022
Heald Ltd, the Yorkshire based manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation systems that protect some of the world’s most high profile buildings from vehicle attacks,...
UK’s favourite free-from brand continues exceptional growth
Kirsty’s, the UK’s favourite free-from brand, has continued its meteoric rise with turnover increasing 11.5% during 2021.
The brand has seen exceptional growth in a...
STARTUPS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Cyber experts hail success of £6m scheme as SMEs innovate with...
A £6m scheme which helps innovative companies develop digital products and services in a cyber-secure way has been hailed a success, with new figures showing more than 130 businesses have so far benefited from it.
ddroidd recruits senior appointments to aid growth
Digital transformation and technical specialist, ddroidd, has appointed two senior experts to strengthen the leadership team and support company growth. Cosmin Cristea joins as Delivery Director and Andrei Avram as Technical Director.
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
GMI Construction on track to hand over Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park...
GMI Construction Group PLC has lifted the final piece of roof cladding into place at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park’s Community Stadium and is now...
New head of commercial property at Taylors Solicitors
Taylors Solicitors has recruited vastly-experienced lawyer John Lomax as a partner and head of commercial property, a new role at the north west practice.
FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
Leading North East Firm Continues to Grow Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Leading Chartered Accountants Greaves West & Ayre has recently welcomed 24 new team members following one of the busiest periods in its 100-year history.
In...
Wealth Advisor named one of UK’s best for second year running
Senior Wealth Adviser, Michael Carrick from Newcastle-based wealth management and property lending specialists Tier One Capital (Tier One) has been named as one of...
BUSINESS EVENTS
Clarion Firms Up Leeds United Business Club Partnership
Leeds based law firm, Clarion, is celebrating the first anniversary of its role as a Leeds United Business Club partner. The Business Club Partnership has established Clarion as a recognisable brand at Elland Road, providing a platform for growth.
Clarion marks Family Mediation Week 2022
Leeds law firm Clarion is holding a programme of events for professional advisers working with separating families as part of Family Mediation Week (17-21 January 2022).
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Vertu Motors colleagues give thumbs up for job satisfaction
Colleagues across Vertu Motors plc participated in its 2021 Colleague Satisfaction Survey, giving a hugely positive insight into working for the company.
The highest ever...
Smart IT Bags Zen “Partner Of The Year” Award
Leeds and Gateshead based, technology provider Smart IT are honoured to be announced as Zen New Partner of the Year. Managing Director Tony Wilson...
LEISURE TIME
Latus Health Gives Employees Five Paid ‘Give Back’ Days Per Year
Hull-based Latus Health has implemented a new initiative encouraging employees to give back to their local communities, friends and colleagues by offering paid volunteer time off.
Bellway Lights Up Greasby
Housebuilder Bellway has partnered with Light Up Greasby to help deliver a bigger and better Christmas Lights display in the village.
By donating £350, the...
FOOD & DRINK
Axe-throwing entrepreneurs carve out new donut business in Darlington
The brains behind urban axe-throwing business Hatchet Harry’s are launching a new chain of donut stores – the first of which will be giving...
Yorkshire Private Chef Launches Food and Activity Retreats
Yorkshire chef and Masterchef: The Professionals contestant, Michaela Hanna has launched her immersive food and activity experiences in the UK.
With M’s countryside retreats offer...
RETAIL
National award for North East Motorcycle dealers
Vertu Motorcycles, which operates both Vertu BMW Motorrad Sunderland and Vertu Honda Motorcycles Stockton, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Best Multi-Franchise Dealer of the...
Early Christmas present for shoppers as Dunelm opens new Beverley superstore
Shoppers were given an early Christmas present with the opening of a new Dunelm superstore at Flemingate just in time for some last-minute shopping.
THIRD SECTOR, HEALTH & EDUCATION
DAM Health reaches 1 million in-clinic tests and looks ahead to...
DAM Health enters 2022 as one of the region’s success stories from last year, with over 1 million government-approved in-clinic PCR and antigen tests...
800 new jobs across North West
New Care is starting 2022 in a strong market position, confirming the creation of circa 800 new jobs in multiple disciplines across the North...
BUSINESS SERVICES
Academy supports the next generation of digital talent
Hundreds of people will have their careers in the digital sector fast-tracked thanks to the expansion of the Answer Academy.
Answer is a digital and...
HMRC move the accounting date goalposts for up to half a...
Businesses need to be aware of plans by HMRC to reform reporting dates which could impact on upcoming tax liabilities advises Lee Watson, tax...
APPOINTMENTS & CONTRACTS
Doncaster based iHus scores a recruitment hattrick
2021 was the busiest year to date for iHus – the country’s leading granny annexe suppliers – with a 600 per cent increase in...
Alcedo Care appoints John Townley
With plans to recruit 1000 new care professionals in 2022, Alcedo Care has appointed John Townley as Group Head of Recruitment Operations.
Originally from Blackpool...
MORE NEWS
Miller Homes Installs Defibrillators At Yorkshire Developments For Local Communities
Miller Homes Yorkshire has taken the decision to install a defibrillator at each of its new home developments in the region.
Bellway confirms latest land acquisition in Bury
Housebuilder Bellway has acquired 6.4 acres of land on Walshaw Road in Bury for a new residential development.
Known as Bridleway Grange, with the name...
Fixed wireless technology can heal the rift in Britain’s broadband revolution
By Natalie Duffield
Wistaston Road in Crewe is home to the slowest broadband in Britain, where hard-pressed residents have to manage with average speeds of...
RECOM Solutions hands over new £5m Hindu temple for internal fit-out
RECOM Solutions has handed over a new £5m Hindu temple in Oldham to the community for the internal fit-out after completing the external shell and core of the landmark building.
Leading Law Firm rewards success with move to Employee Ownership
One of Yorkshire’s leading law firms has become entirely owned by its employees after the three shareholder directors agreed to sell the business to...
Cumbrian Business Keen to Leverage National Award Success
A Cumbrian-based business, which won a prestigious Silver Award in the National Business Women’s Awards in late 2021, is keen to leverage this success, to achieve even more goals in 2022.
Stephenson gets the chemistry right with trio of appointments to top off year of...
Leading natural ingredients manufacturer, Stephenson has marked the start to 2022 with a series of strategic appointments.
Alec Foster, Jamie Chesnutt and Martin Blanchard have...
Sustainability certification and a key appointment boosts Bailie Group’s net zero pledge
Leeds-headquartered Bailie Group, a family-owned communication specialist and United Nations’ named climate leader, has bolstered its bold net zero ambitions with a duo of...
Huddersfield-based Scriba PR awarded media brief from breakthrough broadband provider
Scriba PR has been appointed as the communications partner for disruptive broadband provider, Be Fibre, to deliver an ambitious, strategic media brief.
Following the news...
Anwyl Partnerships reveal major growth plans for 2022 and beyond
Anwyl Partnerships, specialists in the provision of residential land and build developments, has revealed plans to expand the business substantially in 2022 and beyond, with a growth of 100% taking turnover to £60m plus.
