Business Gilbanks selected for trophy Manchester office Gilbanks, a Leeds-headquartered luxury serviced office provider, is to service new offices in Manchester. The company’s second site follows the success of its work on Park Row in Leeds city centre. Gilbanks has been appointed to launch 22,000 sq ft of new serviced offices at 11 York Street By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Widd Signs announces eleven appointments Leeds-headquartered signage manufacturer Widd Signs has made eleven appointments to its team following a host of new business wins. The traditional and digital signage specialist has hired four people to its installation team including three former employees. Gavin Taylor, Kevin Miller, and Paul Wilkin have returned to the business with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Innovation Festival set to shine light on West Yorkshire’s most inspiring and creative minds Businesses and individuals across West Yorkshire are being given the chance to shine as the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival returns for another year. Taking place from 3 to 7 October 2022, the week-long festival will feature a range of diverse events designed to celebrate and inspire innovation in the region. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Azets launches new restructuring and insolvency service team in Yorkshire Azets, a top ten UK accounting, tax and business advisory firm and the largest regional professional services firm for SMEs across Europe, has today announced the appointment of Jonathan Amor as a partner to lead the firm’s new restructuring and insolvency team for its Yorkshire offices. The appointment will By The Editor • 2 min read
Business A Heavenly Pair: Lucky North signs footwear brand Leeds-based specialist PR agency Lucky North has announced the addition of a new client to its roster with the signing of Leicester-based footwear brand, Heavenly Feet. The appointment comes following a hugely successful period for Heavenly Feet, as direct to consumer online sales have gone from strength to strength in By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Barnsley business gets to grips with carbon reduction with help of Yorkshire Tea A Barnsley manufacturer has calculated that its annual carbon output is equivalent to brewing 109 million cups of Yorkshire Tea! Furniture manufacturer Metalliform put its business through a carbon calculator to get a baseline figure for the size of its carbon footprint, as part of the Net Zero Barnsley programme. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Wrigleys Solicitors announces Wellington Place move Wrigleys Solicitors, one of the UK’s leading specialist legal practices, has announced it will be moving from its current home on Cookridge Street to the Wellington Place development located in the heart of Leeds. Wrigleys has enjoyed a presence in Leeds since it was founded in 1996. The niche By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chancellor’s personal tax giveaways designed to drive economic growth Tom Evennett, EY Head of Private Client, comments: “Over the last two days the Chancellor has delivered £22bn of tax and social security cuts for 2023/24. Yesterday we heard about the reduction in the increase in National Insurance Contributions from 6 November and the cancellation of the Health and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Infinity Inc. branches out with planting and conservation initiative A leading branded merchandise and uniform supplier, which supplies some of the biggest brands in the world, has ramped up its sustainability goals by teaming up with a pioneering environmental conservation organisation. Infinity Inc has teamed up with Ecologi to plant trees and fund climate change projects across the globe, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Call for Emergency Budget to offer more support for struggling firms * 42% higher than pre-pandemic levels * Headwinds likely to cause issues even for better-performing businesses in the next 12 months * Emergency Budget opportunity to provide lifeline to struggling firms Corporate Insolvencies Insolvency figures released today for August 2022* by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed the number of registered company insolvencies By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire electrical engineering firm welcomes pair of apprentices A Yorkshire-headquartered high-voltage electrical engineering firm has extended its commitment to reducing the industry’s skills gap, by continuing its popular apprenticeship scheme – and is in the process of enrolling this year’s intake. Smith Brothers will provide vital hands-on experience to a pair of trainee cable jointers, which will By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds firm helps manufacturer reduce its carbon footprint Leeds-based Fenton Packaging Solutions began its cooperation with US-based aluminium effect pigments manufacturer Silberline’s European division three years ago. The challenge was to make the packaging of pigments more sustainable and seek a carbon footprint reduction. “We had been freighting empty, nestable, stackable, 6-gallon steel pails for our European By The Editor • 3 min read
