Business Yorkshire businesses encouraged to sign up for free support in 2022 Businesses in Yorkshire are being encouraged to sign up for free support to kickstart 2022. The call comes at the end of another successful year for AD:VENTURE, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and supports businesses across the Leeds City Region that are pre-start or By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Company insolvencies surge by 88% with numbers higher than pre pandemic levels Insolvency figures released for November 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed an 88% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same month last year (1674 in November 2021 and 891 in November 2020). They were also 11% higher than the number registered two years previously (pre-pandemic; 1,509 By The Editor • 3 min read
Business SalesStar UK invests in young media professional Sales development consultancy, SalesStar UK, is celebrating another milestone having appointed its first employee via the government’s Kickstarter scheme. The Huddersfield-based firm, has appointed Oliver Eaton as social media executive, who will be in charge of the output of content across all of the firm's social media By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New commercial broker Attis Insurance reports rapid growth Newly launched commercial risk and insurance broker Attis Insurance has reported strong growth in its first nine months trading. The business expects premium to top the £50m barrier in 2022, and since its launch in Leeds in February this year, has opened a total of six offices across the north, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business R3 responds to November 2021 insolvency stats Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, responds to today's publication of the November 2021 corporate and individual insolvency statistics for England and Wales: “The monthly increase in corporate insolvencies has been driven by a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business One Stop Hire Limited expands and agrees six-year lease with Towngate PLC Power tool and industrial equipment specialist, One Stop Hire Limited has secured a six-year lease on Unit 1, New Princess Steet, Holbeck, Leeds — owned and managed by Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC. The property comprises a 11,372 sq ft industrial warehouse unit — with an By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Curtis and Lugo double up hotel interiors offering Leeds-based leading UK hotel furniture supplier Curtis Furniture, now in its 25th year, is further enhancing its offer to hoteliers by adding the Brownhills-based Lugo seating brand to its portfolio. Curtis Furniture specialises in the supply of bedroom furniture to hotel groups such as Hilton, Holiday Inn, Sheraton, Marriott and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Flying Tiger Copenhagen opens at White Rose Fun homeware and gifting brand Flying Tiger Copenhagen has opened at White Rose this week, just in time for visitors to snap up delights during their Christmas shopping. Flying Tiger’s White Rose store will be one of 85 locations across the UK and it will be launching with the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Mirfield-based digital agency appointed by global manufacturer Mirfield-based digital marketing and web design specialist Fishtank Agency has been appointed by global manufacturer Seal For Life to develop a new website after a rewarding seven years of managing its digital marketing services. With a growing client roster including Britvic, City Taxis and Wigan Warriors, Fishtank Agency has built By The Editor • 1 min read
Business The Data City announces record-breaking 2021 plus investment for international growth Data-as-a-Service company, The Data City, has announced a record breaking 2021, winning 20 new clients over the past 12 months including The Home Office, WPI Economics, The North East LEP and Transport for the North. The Leeds-based tech firm’s growth has also attracted investment from Venturian Funding and Investment By The Editor • 1 min read
Business $10 million global contract win doubles turnover and boosts jobs A contract to install back-up power for a major new project in Saudi Arabia has taken York-based family business Enrogen ‘into the Premier League’ of UK manufacturing. The firm, established in 2005, has been selected to install 12 diesel back-up generators at a huge new data centre being built by By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Scarborough Specsavers invests £20,000 into cutting-edge optical technology and store revamp Directors at Scarborough Specsavers have invested £20,000 into the store, to provide higher-grade optical technology for customers in the region and to accommodate for post-lockdown demand. Earlier in the year, the store invested in new 3D scanning OCT machine, to help support the community’s eye health, which has By The Editor • 1 min read
