Business Fast-growing property tech start up Crysp appoint Ascensor as software development partner Saltaire-based property compliance platform, Crysp, has appointed Ascensor as its software development partner to help support its continued growth. Crysp, co-founded by Stuart Harlow and Pete Mills with offices in Saltaire, York and London received significant investment from Sheffield-based start-up and scale-up accelerator TwinklHive earlier this year, is continuing to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Just what you need at the end of the year In 2022 - more than ever it'll be YOU they buy. Not what you SELL. BUT - WHO ARE YOU? - when there's 8.5 BILLION of us on the PLANET. How do you motivate and connect with others - even if you've never By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leading IoT specialists host sustainability summit IoT SME Hark are hosting a corporate sustainability summit as part of this year’s Leeds Digital Festival. In the midst of a climate crisis, individual consumer choices don’t provide planet-saving impacts, it’s up to businesses to make substantial improvements to their business model. Hark’s event aims By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Networking event will kick Leeds Digital Festival off in style The opening event of this year’s Leeds Digital Festival could become the biggest online free networking session in the UK this year, and anyone interested in participating is being urged to register for it now. The launch event will take place on Monday 20th September, between 8am and 9am, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business CityFibre and Kirklees College partner to launch dedicated eSports program CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has partnered with Kirklees College to launch an eSports course that will be held at the college’s new fit-for-purpose eSports room. The curriculum will include a coding workshop with local BAFTA-nominated game designer, Zach Cundall, and the college ultimately plans By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New partnership to keep even more sporting stories Leeds based social enterprise, Sporting Heritage and sports event company, The Events Room have joined forces with a new partnership to share legendary sporting stories and collections through a series of events and fundraising. The partnership launch will be celebrated at a special event with rugby legend, Sir Gareth Edwards By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Easy Bathrooms announces £5m move to purpose-built HQ Yorkshire-based Easy Bathrooms has announced a major deal to take on a purpose-built 330,000 sq. ft. facility at Calder Park in Wakefield, which will become its new state-of-the-art HQ and distribution centre. The site is owned, and being developed by, Tungsten Properties. Whilst retaining its current 125,000 sq. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York engineering consultancy makes a splash A York structural engineering consultancy, which has worked with top hotels in London, has taken the plunge to move into new offices to cope with increased demand for its services. JME Consultants has seen business boom, with profits up more than fourfold in just over a year. Set up by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Clive Goldstein joins Brilliant as non-executive director Leeds-based Marketing agency, Brilliant, has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director, Clive Goldstein. The appointment comes at a key time of growth for the agency and will see Clive bring his extensive agency experience to support this transformative period within the business. Brilliant first worked with Clive at By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Mirfield-based Fishtank Agency on hiring spree to support growth plans Mirfield-based integrated digital marketing specialist, Fishtank Agency, underlined its commitment to dynamic growth by appointing two key hires to its team. Following on from a trio of hires last month, junior digital marketer Danielle Stephenson and junior web developer Jayme Tibbatts will work with the agency’s national and global By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Zenith becomes carbon neutral Leeds-based Zenith has announced that it has achieved carbon neutral status. The milestone has received international recognition with certification from international environmental consultancy Carbon Footprint. After calculating its carbon footprint for the first time in December 2020, the company has offset its carbon emissions for FY21 using globally recognised and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chamber Means Business Exhibition places tourism under the spotlight Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber is returning to the New York Stadium next week to showcase and celebrate the work of businesses from across the region as well as hearing how tourism is playing a vital role in putting South Yorkshire on the map when its Chamber Means Business Exhibition returns. By The Editor • 1 min read
