Business £93m cost of re-booking rail tickets a thing of the past Northern partner, Seatfrog, has released research which reveals the £93 million cost that people incur re-booking new seats after missing their pre-booked journeys in the North of England. The train operator joined forces with Seatfrog in April to enable their customers with Advance Purchase tickets to benefit from greater ‘on By The Editor • 1 min read
Business City Square enters final phase of construction from 15 May Major changes are taking place to vehicle movement in the city centre, as construction work begins to introduce a new 24-hour East Parade bus gate, coming into operation on 19 June. Works starting on 15 May will also see changes to a section of East Parade to make it two-way By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Document Management specialist, Microform gains BS 10008 accreditation Wakefield-based document management solution specialists, Microform, has recently gained accreditation for BS 10008: a new standard for legally admissible electronic information. BS 10008 is a standard that sets out guidelines for the creation, storage, and retrieval of electronic records that are intended to be used as evidence in a legal By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Milestone hit at Barnsley 340 logistics development Real estate developer, Firethorn Trust, has reached a significant milestone at Barnsley340, a 24-acre logistics development owned by Cain International, with structural steelwork now in place. Firethorn Trust is acting as asset and development manager for the South Yorkshire scheme on behalf of the privately held investment firm, Cain International. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business West Yorkshire open for business at major national conference On Tuesday 16 May West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin will declare the region open for business as she addresses delegates at the UKREiiF conference in Leeds. In front of an audience of thousands of representatives from the business and public sector communities, the Mayor will highlight opportunities for investment, with By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Game changing product launch Leading Yorkshire manufacturer and designer of structural building components, ACS Stainless Steel Fixings (ACS) has today launched Intex™ Fire Protect – setting a new standard for masonry support. Intex™ is the first combined masonry support system combining four critical components in one easy-to-fit design – meaning it is over 40% faster to By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Transforming Leeds City Rail Station: Major improvements to begin Major improvements to Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area begin next week – and visitors are being encouraged to consider how these changes will affect their journey to and from the station. From Wednesday 10 May, short-stay car parking at the station will move to the multi-storey By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Lakeside Conference Centre welcomes global delegates Lakeside Conference Centre (LCC), based at leading hub for bioscience York Biotech Campus (YBC), was recently selected as the hosting venue for the International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (ICPPR) Bee Protection Group’s 15th symposium. This international event brought 129 delegates from global organisations across 17 countries including the Netherlands, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Water enhances training academy Yorkshire Water has submitted a planning application to Bradford Council that would allow the water company to refresh part of its historic Esholt Hall estate, to provide additional classrooms, office space and facilities for colleagues undertaking training at its academy. Yorkshire Water’s academy is currently made up of four By The Editor • 2 min read
Business EY North teams advise on deals worth almost £650mn in Q1 2023 EY teams in the North of England acted on transactions worth a total of almost £650mn in the first quarter of 2023. Technology investment continued to be a key theme for the region’s deals, as EY’s Transaction Diligence team in Yorkshire provided financial and taxation vendor due diligence By The Editor • 2 min read
Business LIDL recruiting over 1500 warehouse colleagues in Leeds Lidl GB has announced that it is recruiting over 1,500 warehouse colleagues across its existing regional distribution centre (RDC) network, while confirming plans to build a new RDC on a 35-acre site in Gildersome, Leeds. The plans submitted to Leeds City Council for a 54,000m2 build represent a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Heat recovery business creates new engineer role A Yorkshire-based Heat Recovery business has created a new role as it experiences unprecedented demand for its services. DK Heat Recovery has recruited time-served refrigeration service engineer, Calum MacPhee to the new role of engineering manager to support the business's expansion. Calum is excited to be joining the By The Editor • 1 min read
