Business Up North

Businesses in the manufacturing and engineering sectors are being encouraged to look ahead and prepare their workforce with the skills of the future, as the number of tasks becoming automated rises.

Manchester-based legal recruitment firm, Douglas Scott, has appointed Gina Swaim-Rutter as Commercial Director as it drives forward ambitious growth plans.

Sheffield-based recruitment firm Glu Recruit is looking to recognise employees within the Sheffield City Region who go above and beyond for their workplaces with the launch of a new award.

A business which allows recruiters to test IT professionals and hire the right people has secured a £500,000 investment from the North East Venture Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia Fund Managers.

The world’s leading supplier of rented fridges, freezers and catering equipment is planning to extend its use of RFID tracking to its US operations. Lowe Rental, working with specialist consultancy CoreRFID, will roll out the tracking system.

A multi-utility service connections company that has significantly increased turnover year on year, is now looking to expand further after becoming the latest tenant...

A fast-growing IT firm has boosted revenues by £1.2m in the last six months on the back of a series of lucrative contract wins. Edinburgh-based...

ACOLINK LTD, a Northern business bridging and enabling trade opportunities between the UK and China, hosted the grand launch of a roadshow across the Northern Powerhouse in Newcastle to promote export prosperity between UK businesses and China.

The so-called Northern Powerhouse initiative continues to divide opinion in the UK, as while it remains an ambitious and well-intentioned project it has arguably...

A site manager at Salford-based MC Construction has won an industry honour. Tim Pugh, 52, was named site manager of the year for the north at the Building Safety Group’s fourth annual national health and safety awards.