Business City-wide initiative to support a diverse future for digital in Leeds Prominent digital, education and public sector organisations across Leeds have joined forces with social enterprise Ahead Partnership to launch an initiative to help address skills gaps and break down long-standing barriers around digital sector careers. With almost 35,000 people employed in digital in Leeds alone but many businesses still By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Furniture store sets up home at Lakeside Village Lakeside Furniture Direct are set to open a new store at Lakeside Village Outlet Shopping in Doncaster. Selling quality indoor and outdoor furniture, Lakeside Furniture Direct have had a presence at Lakeside Village for 19 years in the outside area near Next. Now, due to much demand, the owners have By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sustainable decking brand lands UK’s largest independent grass supplier as retailer The UK’s largest sustainable decking brand, Composite Prime, has secured the UK’s largest independent artifice grass supplier as a retailer of its luxury decking products. Grass Direct, which was formed in 2012 and stocks the widest range of artificial grass in the UK, will retail Composite Prime’s By The Editor • 1 min read
Business EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 regional winners from Yorkshire announced EY has announced its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ UK regional winners, with four businesses from Yorkshire making the shortlist. They will join 20 other entrepreneurs, representing 17 businesses, from across the country in the UK finals in November. This year’s finalists highlight the vibrant diversity of Yorkshire’s By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Supplier Auditing - a reliable and robust way to source products in Southeast Asia With Covid-19 and Brexit having a major impact on production, Yorkshire based businesses are advised to look further afield to establish new supply chains and ensuring the resilience of existing ones. Sheffield based international business consultancy, Mosaic International, offers specialised advice and services to businesses entering markets in the UK By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Total UK Limited branches out to support tree planting project in the Yorkshire Dales Total UK Limited, affiliate of TotalEnergies, has joined forces with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to support the planting of three hundred trees in 2021 across the Yorkshire Dales. The long-term partnership, which is expected to run for the next three years and beyond, will see Total UK Limited planting lots By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Allvotec and Vapour partner to accelerate the next generation UC integration Allvotec – an ICT specialist for major service providers – has partnered with Yorkshire-headquartered disruptive cloud specialist Vapour, to bolster its Unified Communications portfolio. The 30-year-old organisation empowers more than 200 partners to drive the digital transformation and growth of their public and private customers. And as the market’s retirement of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barclays launches second dedicated start-up accelerator for Black founders Barclays Eagle Labs is launching its second 12-week virtual accelerator programme, designed to help early-stage tech businesses founded by one or more Black entrepreneurs, in order to continue to help boost diversity in entrepreneurship. The accelerator, in partnership with Foundervine, an award-winning social enterprise specialising in digital start-ups, includes a By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Filmily selects Paladin for creative projects Award winning fan engagement platform, Filmily, has selected Yorkshire-based marketing agency Paladin for a range of creative projects. Filmily, winner of a 2020 Sports Pro OTT Award, works with rights owners and event organisers to drive greater fan engagement through curated, film-based experiences. Using proprietary AI, Filmily identifies in real By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Opportunities for Northern young people with two key hires Yorkshire based PR and marketing agency, Loaded PR, has expanded its current team with the appointment of two young people from the north. The fast-growing agency has appointed Rhys Westerby as digital marketing apprentice, and Peter Lessani as digital account executive through the Kickstart Scheme. They are the second and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New agency launched Iris Digital Media has launched a new digital marketing agency in Yorkshire to help brands and organisations make smarter digital decisions online. Mike Longfellow will lead the company as the managing director of their Performance Marketing and Consulting divisions. He will be supported by a senior team who have delivered By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Manjit’s Kitchen to celebrate 10 years with events Leeds street food pioneers Manjit’s Kitchen will celebrate their 10th birthday over the next few months with a number of collaborations, events, special items and tap takeovers. A beloved Leeds food and drink institution, Manjit’s Kitchen, run by Manjit Kaur and Michael Jameson, has been slowly and carefully By The Editor • 2 min read
