Food&Drink Points for pints: exchange Tesco Clubcard points for beer BrewDog has announced that it is now an official Reward Partner for Tesco Clubcard, allowing shoppers to use their points for pints at almost any BrewDog bar in the UK – every little does help, after all. The partnership makes the craft brewery the only current bar or restaurant to offer By The Editor • 1 min read
Business A significant new deal at 26 Whitehall Road in Leeds A global media company has strengthened its presence at 26 Whitehall Road in Leeds. The media company, which does not want to be named, has taken 8,514 sq ft of quality office space on the first floor of the building, which is owned by Credit Suisse Asset Management. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New appointments and promotions at Social Purpose-driven communications agency Social has made several new appointments and promotions within its Northern offices. New arrivals include account manager Beth Chaplow and account executive Tilly Bratton, while Joshua Hammond has been promoted from senior account manager to account director and Brandon Henderson has been promoted to senior account executive. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Erisbeg invests in specialist IT recruitment and technology consultancy businesses Private equity firm Erisbeg has made a significant majority investment into Fruition IT and Fruition Consulting - leading partner brands in the IT recruitment and Technology consultancy sectors. The investment will expedite the international and local expansion strategies of both businesses. Placing the most sought after IT specialist talent, whilst By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Leeds Trinity University welcomes NHS leaders to debate the future of health and social care Leeds Trinity University has hosted senior leaders from the health, care and wellbeing sectors in the region to explore new ways to collaborate on key challenges, ahead of welcoming its first Nursing students in 2024. Chief Executives, Chairs and Chief Nurses from regional NHS Trusts joined charity leaders, civic stakeholders By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Much-loved Sandsend Stores reopen as new tenants take over One of the North Yorkshire coast’s best-loved village shops has reopened with new tenants. Sandsend Stores, the heartbeat of this tourism hotspot, is now called Mary’s Sandwich Shop and is run by brothers Gabe and Cameron Hill and their childhood friend, Jack Cooper, the team behind the local By The Editor • 3 min read
Business A 14,000 sq ft pre-let at City Square House in Leeds Barnett Waddingham, a leading independent UK professional services consultancy focussing on risk, pensions, investment and insurance, is taking 14,000 sq ft of prime office space at developer MRP’s City Square House in Leeds on a 15-year lease. This is the one of the most significant pre-let office deals By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Printer leads the way with investments of over half a million in factory and Jobs The UK’s largest online printer, instantprint, based in Yorkshire, leads the way with investments of over half a million in their latest factory upgrades and new job opportunities. instantprint is renowned for being a leading employer in the local area, creating new opportunities and keeping their factory up to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York Handmade secures £580,000 contract for pioneering development The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has secured one of the most significant contracts in its 35-year history. The company, based at Alne, near Easingwold, is supplying 385,000 specially manufactured bricks for 3 Circle Square in the heart of Manchester’s innovation district. The contract is worth £580,000 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Investment supports data start-up to scale up at Sheffield Technology Parks A data technology start-up is set for growth with investment from Finance Yorkshire. TUBR, founded by entrepreneur Dash Tabor, provides a machine learning platform which enables businesses to turn data into informed actions quickly. The technology can be used across many sectors where it can predict likely future events, for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harrison Spinks receives two King's Awards Fifth-generation family bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has welcomed the Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Mr Ed Anderson, to its Leeds headquarters to formally receive its two prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation and International Trade. The King’s representative visited the 183-year-old bed manufacturer’s Innovation Centre in Leeds to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Joshua Ellis welcomes six-figure investment into new machinery Yorkshire-based textile manufacturer, Joshua Ellis, has taken a significant leap forward in its pursuit of growth, with a substantial investment of £130,000 into a cutting-edge Picanol jacquard loom. The state-of-the-art jacquard loom, installed last month, expands Joshua Ellis’s design capabilities with an increased capacity of 76 threads per By The Editor • 1 min read
