Business Queen’s Award success lifts growth for weighing specialist A Rotherham-based healthcare and industrial manufacturing company has successfully signed up five new international distributors across Europe and South East Asia since their Queen’s Award win for the Marsden Patient Transfer Scale. The presentation of the award was made to chief executive, Mark Holdaway, during a special visit to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire-based bus and coach specialist training 20 apprentice HGV technicians As part of its ongoing commitment to nurturing talent in the transport sector and developing its team, Yorkshire-based family business Pelican Engineering is training 20 apprentices within its 160-strong Castleford workforce, despite the disruption of the pandemic. It has recruited six apprentices in 2021 and plans to recruit a further By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Helmsley Group secures double retail boost for Coney Street Popular national gift and gadget retailer Menkind is to open a store in the heart of York’s retail area, creating a number of new jobs. The business, which stocks items ranging from licensed products to personalised items and the latest tech, will open its doors on Coney Street in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Global manufacturer aiming for perfect chemistry following key appointment An innovative Yorkshire-based manufacturing business has marked its most successful trading year to date with a major strategic appointment. Jack Proctor has joined CO2Sustain, developers of CO2Sustain®, a patented solution that helps makers of carbonated drinks keep the fizz in their products for longer. Jack joins as sales and commercial By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Water announces partnership with 32 innovation businesses Yorkshire Water has invited 32 partners to join its ‘Innovation Marketplace’, which will see suppliers bid for contracts to provide solutions to the water company’s challenges. The regional water company is looking for innovative new approaches from the partners, focusing on areas including water supply interruptions, leakage and avoiding By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Zenith Commercial drives growth with senior appointments Zenith Commercial is supporting its growth plans with several senior appointments. With the division passing the milestone of 50,000 commercial vehicles under management and nearly 500 employees, it’s making a series of investments in its people. Sally Warren is appointed as maintenance operations director and joins the business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business FC Humber Utd scores sponsorship from Aon Leading global professional services firm Aon plc has been unveiled as the main club sponsor for semi-professional football club FC Humber Utd. Aon, which provides its Humber-based clients, from SMEs to large corporates, with a broad range of risk and health solutions, has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with FC By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York staff safety software firm wins Ordnance Survey contract Employee location and protection software developer Vismo, based in York, has won a contract to supply its suite of applications to Ordnance Survey. The national mapping service agency, which provides geographic data for government, business, and individuals, will use Vismo’s lone working health and safety app to protect its By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Digital marketing specialist Fishtank appointed by Rotherham-based Glu Recruit Rotherham-based recruitment service, Glu Recruit, has appointed Mirfield-based digital marketing specialist, Fishtank Agency, to develop their brand identity and design a new website following a successful business proposal. Founded in 2008 by Damien Fisher, Fishtank Agency has since developed a strong reputation for its innovation and creativity within the design By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Theakston Brewery to hold once-in-a-generation Trussing In ceremony For the first time in a generation, a historic ‘Trussing In’ ceremony, where an apprentice barrel maker - or ‘Cooper’ - graduates to become a Journeyman Cooper, will take place at iconic Yorkshire brewery T&R Theakston. In a ceremony largely unchanged for hundreds of years and tracing its By The Editor • 2 min read
Business EV3POWER grows EV installation force by 20 Wakefield-based sustainability consultants EV3POWER have taken on an extra 20 EV charger installers, taking their installation team to 50. The new employees, all qualified electrical engineers, will be based in Yorkshire and around the country operating from EV3’s 24 regional hubs. The increase in workforce has been driven by By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sign firm achieves its strongest pandemic month with five new contract wins Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has recorded its strongest month since the start of the pandemic, securing five new contract wins in September, including a five-figure deal with Chelsea Football Club. The wins, which have a combined value in excess of £200,000, come as the digital and traditional signage specialist continues By The Editor • 2 min read
