POPULAR NEWS THIS WEEK
TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL
Infex Therapeutics appoints Lonza to manufacture new lung infection drug
Infex Therapeutics has awarded a £1m contract to Lonza to help progress its RESP-X program, a novel therapy which targets serious recurrent respiratory infections...
Dan’s the man for Manchester design agency
A North Manchester based design agency has bolstered its team to eight employees just in time to celebrate its fourth year in business.
MARKETING & PR
Huddersfield PR agency makes £1000 donation to youth-focused CIC
Huddersfield based PR and marketing agency, KC Communications has donated £1000 to Huddersfield based community interest company, Conscious Youth CIC to support their work...
Manchester’s What Media expands its team with two new hires as...
What Media has expanded its Manchester team with two new hires to tackle client wins and business growth.
Jordan Porrino, formerly Social Chain, will join...
MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY
SM UK supplies £500,000 vehicle safety installation programme for logistics firm
SM UK, the growing Leeds-based auto-engineering business that specialises in improving safety for HGVs, vans and other commercial vehicles, has won a £500,000 contract...
MBO for West Yorkshire filling machinery manufacturer
Advanced Dynamics, a Bradford-based business which manufactures automated filling and packaging machinery, has completed a Management Buyout (MBO) for an undisclosed sum, supported by...
STARTUPS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Female Entrepreneurs Unite For Mental Health Awareness Week to Show People...
This week, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Five female entrepreneurs from varying backgrounds across the UK have come together to unite...
Surgeons join investors to back ‘smart’ knee op device
A Yorkshire start-up whose sensor technology could improve outcomes for patients having knee replacement operations has raised £1.4m to bring its device to market.
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
Leeds Estate Agent Launches New Office
Leading independent Leeds estate agent, HOP, is expanding its office network with the launch of a new branch in Horsforth town centre, in a prominent position on New Road Side, as part of a significant investment that will initially create five new j
Taylor&Emmet secures double award nomination
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is in the running for two national awards celebrating the achievements of its residential conveyancing solicitors.
FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
Stockton financial experts celebrate growth after successful start to the year
Active Chartered Financial Planners, based in Stockton-on-Tees, has expanded its growing team after a successful start to the year despite the economic restrictions caused...
Credit Union invests in its workforce to increase members and grow...
Manchester Credit Union has made two new appointments to grow its membership and build new partnerships with companies across the city and beyond, so...
BUSINESS EVENTS
MPWR launches an online business club
MPWR, the York-based business that aims to support and connect likeminded businesswomen, has relaunched creating an online community where its members can come together to learn, develop and thrive.
North West Entrepreneurs Celebrate Five Years of Putting Their Best Foot...
The North West entrepreneurs behind PelliTec®, the innovative blister prevention pad, are celebrating five successful years working together by announcing exciting plans for 2021.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Royal award is a gift for socially-conscious Newcastle company
A female-led beauty business, has celebrated its sixth year in business with a coveted Queen’s Award.
Luxe England is a beauty and lifestyle brand which...
Historic tapestry inspires pupils to record the Covid times
Pupils at Rowlands Gill Primary School have been recording their own experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, taking inspiration from an iconic relic from the...
Harrogate brewery secures Waitrose listing for new Thousand Yard Stare Hazy...
Award-winning Rooster's brewery has secured a listing with Waitrose for its new hazy pale ale, Thousand Yard Stare.
LEISURE TIME
Manchester International Festival expands leadership team in preparation for The Factory
Sheena Wrigley is appointed as Venue Director, while footballer Gary Neville, entrepreneur Grace Ladoja, visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, and TV commissioner Shaminder Nahal join...
Wistaston Allotment welcomes Bellway delivery
The community at Wistaston Allotment, on Wistaston Green Road, recently welcomed the delivery of an unused sales cabin from local housebuilder Bellway.
With limited funding,...
FOOD & DRINK
Reed Boardall completes work on largest and most modern cold store...
Leading temperature controlled food storage and distribution businesses, Reed Boardall, has completed a 12 month multi-million pound project to further expand its dedicated, single...
Yorkshire manufacturing firm keeping the fizz in lucrative Latin American soft...
Yorkshire-based CO2 Sustain LTD a business specialising in helping soft drinks manufacturers maintain the fizz in their beverages for longer is expanding operations to meet rising demand from Latin and South American countries.
RETAIL
Cheshire firm raises thousands of pounds for children in unique partnership...
A unique partnership between Cheshire hygiene specialists Qualkem Brands and Barnardo’s has raised almost £12,500 to support vulnerable children.
Qualkem Brands sold their much in...
Lancashire businesses invited to benefit from electric vehicle chargepoint boom
Lancashire businesses and community groups are being encouraged to benefit from the growth in electric vehicle charging points being installed throughout the region.
Charge My...
THIRD SECTOR & EDUCATION
Young imaginations to run wild!
Imaginations are running wild at a Darlington school, following the creation of a forest classroom.
The 20ft by 10ft construction at Marchbank Free School -...
Everton in the Community tackles technology gap for Merseyside schoolchildren
Everton in the Community has launched an innovative education STEAM programme in schools across Merseyside that combines football with robots for schools to engage...
MORE NEWS
Yorkshire Dales youth hostel to pioneer work placements for youngsters with learning difficulties
The youth hostel at Hawes in Wensleydale has been sold for £100,000 to a head teacher who plans to widen the scope of the...
PAM Group’s £3m investment doubles warehouse capacity and creates jobs
Preventative healthcare company PAM Group has doubled the warehouse capacity for its specialist retail business with a £3m investment in new premises on Merseyside.
PAM Group has acquired Fortune House, a 30,750sq ft warehouse.
Beyond Housing makes progress on £1M upgrade scheme in Grangetown
Beyond Housing has forged ahead with its ambitious £1.06m investment to upgrade the windows and doors on 315 Grangetown homes throughout the COVID-19 restrictions.
In...
Taylor&Emmet launches national wealth service
Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, are introducing a new multidisciplinary service tailored to the needs of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
Eddisons secures major lease advisory contract for NHS Property Services
Transactional services and property advisory business Eddisons, whose head office is in Leeds, has been appointed by NHS Property Services to provide lease advisory...
Ron Dearing UTC students secure dream jobs with amazing employers
Three Ron Dearing UTC students have secured incredible jobs travelling the world on a cruise liner, working on space missions, and helping develop new models for one of the country’s biggest luxury car companies.
Specialist Glass Products shortlisted at the Insider Made in Yorkshire Awards
With tremendous growth and development over the past 12-months, bespoke glass manufacturer, Specialist Glass Products, has been shortlisted for Manufacturer of the Year (under 25m) at the Insider Made in Yorkshire Awards.
Helping clients through Covid and Brexit puts HURST on course for bumper year
Business owners seeking to reshape their companies to overcome the challenges of the pandemic and Brexit have put accounting and advisory firm HURST on track for a bumper year as it gears up to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
YFM promotes new partner
Private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and London, has promoted David Wrench to equity partner as...
‘Baby Faced Assassin’ inspires West Auckland Boxing Gym members
Former world boxing champion Paul Butler showed off his IBF belt during a visit to meet the youngsters training at West Auckland Boxing Gym.
The...
