Business Bradford College officially opens STEM building after £6.9m refurb Guests from education, construction, and regional employers joined staff and students for the official opening of Bradford College’s Garden Mills building. A multimillion-pound renovation project has transformed the derelict mill on Thornton Road into a flexible digital, science, and allied health training facility for higher-level students. The 1900s five-storey By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Vivly Living donates £1,000 to Huddersfield community food bank Vivly Living, the Huddersfield-based residential property builder and developer, has donated £1,000 to the HD8 Food Pantry. The HD8 Food Pantry is a community food bank which supports over 100 families in the villages of Skelmanthorpe and Denby Dale, close to Huddersfield. Jen Wass and Joe Murray of Vivly By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Law firm advises B&M on new distribution centre Retail specialist law firm Gordons has advised longstanding client B&M on the ten-year lease of a new state-of-the-art 674,265 sq ft distribution centre in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The letting is one of the largest logistics deals in the UK this year and the facility is set to By The Editor • 1 min read
Businesswoman Senior appointment for Yorkshire office group Office group WorkWell has appointed a new centre manager for its Copthall Bridge office redevelopment in Harrogate town centre. Experienced manager Jo Little will head up operations at the fully refurbished three-floor building at Station Bridge. Jo joins WorkWell from Harefield Hall in Pateley Bridge, where she was the operations By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire firm wins Institute of Physics Business Innovation award FeTu, the Elland-based green energy business whose groundbreaking technology converts low-temperature waste heat into electricity, has been awarded one of applied physics’ most prestigious accolades, the Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Innovation Award. The award celebrates FeTu’s success in translating physics research into a viable commercial enterprise with a By The Editor • 1 min read
National Paramount Retail Group rescues 100-year-old British business Bartoline Paramount Retail Group, a leading name in the UK retail sector, has acquired Bartoline, a trusted British brand in the DIY and decorating industry for over 100 years. The acquisition secures 90 jobs and ensures the future of a historic company which has become a cornerstone of British home improvement By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Heritage meets iconic style with Clarks Originals Made with woollen fabric from Hainsworth Signature Fabrics, a renowned British fabric manufacturer and woollen mill, Clarks Originals' new Wallabee Shoes highlight British craftsmanship. Hainsworth Signature Fabrics manufactures the fabric from its vertical woollen mill, which processes the fabric from raw fibre to finished cloth entirely from its site By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink New beer hall and restaurant set to transform Sheffield's food and drink scene A Euro-inspired beer hall and restaurant is set to open in Sheffield next year, becoming the largest of its kind in the city. The vast new venue will showcase fresh imported tank beer, continental cuisine, and top-tier live entertainment - all under one roof. Named Kapital, the venue is the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire and Humber insolvency-related activities falls by a third Insolvency-related activities fell sharply across the country in November, according to the latest research from the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3. In Yorkshire and the Humber, insolvency-related activities, which includes liquidator and administrator appointments and creditors’ meetings, were down by almost a third (29%), falling from 309 By The Editor • 1 min read
Business MEPC announces plans to refurb flagship 2 Wellington Place building MEPC, the developer and asset manager behind Wellington Place urban quarter, has announced plans for an extensive upgrade and comprehensive refurbishment of 2 Wellington Place, as it continues to deliver industry leading, sustainable office buildings for the future. The plans will see 119,154 sq ft across seven floors of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Firm goes from strength to strength as extended cold store heads towards full utilisation Reed Boardall, one of the longest-established operators in the temperature-controlled food storage and distribution sector, is consolidating its strong presence in the market with the group seeing profits before taxation rise to £2.51m in its latest financial results as it moves towards complete utilisation of its extended cold store. By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink South Indian dining concept to open at Victoria Gate Leeds Tharavadu, the award-winning South Indian restaurant based in Leeds, is set to open a new rooftop dining concept, Uyare, at Victoria Gate Leeds. The restaurant group has signed a long-term lease to occupy the 7,000 sq ft space previously home to Issho, cementing Victoria Leeds’ reputation as one of By The Editor • 1 min read
