Business Up North

Clubs, bars, shops and visitors to Manchester's world famous Pride Festival have welcomed ‘ultra-fast’ WiFi internet speeds in time for the arrival of more than 180,000 visitors expected at the event in August thanks to business technology support firm OneTek.

ClickTap Media, the digital division of Media Agency Group (MAG), has brought in the former Chief Operating Officer of the Noir Agency, Alex Mellor, to nurture client relationships and support business growth after an impressive start to 2018, including the appointment of Head of Digital, Ricardo Seixas who joined the agency from Google.

Work on a £26 million apartment complex in Salford will start this week with the demolition of old semi industrial buildings on the site...

A ten million pound investment is set to turn a landmark Newcastle office building into dozens of new residential apartments - and the developer is hoping to send it higher in the North East sky.

The credentials Berwins - one of Yorkshire’s leading law firms - have once again been affirmed by industry directory Chambers and Partners.

A South Tyneside-based business support specialist is set to widen its horizons thanks to a five-figure investment from the new North East Small Loan Fund Supported By The European Regional Development Fund.

Patient care equipment supplier Innova Care Concepts is today announcing it has won a contract worth £205,000 to provide hoisting systems at the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, Wales. Innova will be supplying a total of 47 hoist systems all complete with the company's own hoist units. These systems will be specially designed to cater to plus-sized patients up to 500kg in weight.

Leading user experience (UX) agency, Sigma, has been appointed by Macclesfield-based Peaks & Plains Housing Trust to deliver a refreshed and improved website with a focus on user experience.

Sheffield manufacturer, Mechan, has retained its Investors in People accreditation, after being described as having a “strong purpose and vision to be recognised as the best in the industry.”

Leeds business telephony, internet and mobile firm The Technology Group took over The Light Cinema in Leeds to announce its exciting plans for the future.