Business Yorkshire Water recruiting 35 engineering roles Yorkshire Water is recruiting for 35 new roles within its engineering team. Available roles include process safety engineering, solution development engineers, project managers and reliability engineers spanning control and instrumentation, mechanical and electrical disciplines, as well as statutory compliance technicians and more. The roles cover all aspects of engineering within By The Editor • 1 min read
Business What impact will digital currency have on our future? The world is abuzz with Bitcoin and crypto news but what does it all really mean, and will it last? Ventur chat with Katharine Wooller, Managing Director of crypto wealth platform Dacxi as she unveils some of the secrecy around digital currencies and the impact they will have on our By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Andrew Taylor crowned Exemplar in The Manufacturer Top 100 2021 Managing director of Huddersfield-based structural glass manufacturer, Specialist Glass Products, Andrew Taylor, has not only been acknowledged in The Manufacturer Top 100 2021 but highlighted as an Exemplar for his exceptional contribution to the manufacturing sector. The list showcases inspiring leaders and innovators in the manufacturing industry and celebrates the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barclays beefs up the South and East Yorkshire corporate team Barclays has announced the appointment of Richard Tyacke and Tom Cawkwell as new relationship directors covering the South and East Yorkshire region. Tyacke, who recently moved to the South Yorkshire area to be closer to family, has worked at Barclays for over eleven years, most recently as a Relationship Director By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sheffield Hallam named 2021 Outstanding Entrepreneurial University of the year Sheffield Hallam University lifted the Outstanding Entrepreneurial University trophy at the seventeenth annual Times Higher Education (THE) Awards, widely referred to as the ‘Oscars of higher education’. The University’s sustained investment has seen entrepreneurship and employability principles embedded throughout the whole organisation, including its teaching, regional partnerships and research By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Entrepreneur named small business entrepreneur of the year at National Awards Yorkshire-based business founder Nicky Story, 30 from Mexborough, has been named as the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year winner, for GBEA North West and Yorkshire and The Humber region, at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. In partnership with Starling Bank, the ceremony was held at Grosvenor House in London By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Find out what it's like to coach Richard Branson Charismatic personal tennis coach to Richard Branson, James McLusky, shares some stories from his trips to Necker Island - a tough gig but somebody has to do it! What does it take to coach one of the most famous people on the planet, what qualities does he see up close By The Editor • 1 min read
Business MEPC welcomes LexisNexis to the Wellington Place community Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, has announced LexisNexis as the latest occupier to join the Wellington Place community. With its longstanding association with Yorkshire, engineering software solutions from Leeds for over thirty years, LexisNexis took the opportunity to unite the different parts of the LexisNexis family from their various offices By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Manufacturing expert appointment Digital marketing agency Xpand has added to its offering of sector specific marketing strategy with the appointment of an experienced manufacturing industry marketer. The Saltaire-based agency, which has significantly increased its construction and manufacturing portfolio over the last 5 years, has appointed Amy Williamson as its new digital marketing executive. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Investment in R&D sparks recruitment drive for UK’s largest sustainable decking brand Composite Prime, the UK’s largest sustainable decking and cladding brand, has more than doubled its company headcount during the pandemic, with six new recruits from the local area, including two senior hires. To facilitate its entry into new global markets this year, Composite Prime has appointed a product development By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sterling lets grade A offices amid Leeds out-of-town boom Yorkshire property development and investment company Sterling Capitol has let 1 Sterling Way at Capitol Park, Leeds, to IVF specialists Create Fertility, The deal was brokered by the Leeds offices of property consultancies JLL, Carter Towler and Knight Frank, who represented Sterling Capitol. 1 Sterling Way was extensively refurbished to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Ascensor Digital agency celebrate successful ‘ivory’ year with innovative wildlife fundraiser Leeds-based digital agency Ascensor is celebrating strong business results by announcing an innovative fundraiser. As part of their 14th anniversary, traditionally represented by an ivory gift, they are launching an online fundraiser for Elephant conservation. MD Andrew Firth explains “We have enjoyed some great business results and were looking for By The Editor • 2 min read
