Business Up North

The construction sector is currently in the grip of a widespread skills shortage with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) recently announcing that approximately 157,000 new recruits are required by 2021 to keep up with current demand. There has also been a reported 26% fall in the number of UK apprenticeships taken up in the first quarter of 2018, a statistic that leading learning providers like Northumberland College are keen to turn around in joint collaboration with regional employers.

People are spending more and more time at work with Britons on average using 35% of their waking hours in the office, so it...

The founder and director of a Leeds-based fashion brand has been named a finalist in the Institute of Director’s Yorkshire & North East Director of the Year Awards 2018. Established in 2015 by Claire Shakespeare, Butterfly Tree has been shortlisted in the start-up director of the year category at the awards.

North East company launches help for when medicines become a bitter pill to swallow

Miller Homes, one of the UK’s largest national house builders, has appointed Paul Coggins as its new Land Director covering the North West region....

Leading footwear manufacturer and e-tailer Lazy Dogz have made a £750 donation to Manchester Dogs Home.

Leeds-based mattress retailer OTTY has announced an overseas expansion with the opening of a new office in Berlin, which will help the company tap...

As MD of Tendo, the Latin equivalent of strive, focus and deliver, Gary King’s motivation couldn’t be clearer. To do just that for businesses...

A power specialist based in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, has continued its rapid rise to prominence by being named Newcomer of the Year at the...

Leading audio branding specialist PHMG has been recognised by three independent authorities for successful business growth, earning inclusion in the ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’, ‘FT...