Business A Gold finish for Wakefield Bounce Back Week Wakefield Business Week was historically an annual event, delivered in a partnership capacity by stakeholders including Wakefield Council, the Chamber of Commerce and Wakefield First. This year, the hosts, WF4 Recovery changed the theme up to be Wakefield Bounce Back Week! Following the nine webinars held across five days from By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Bigger Boat set to drive international web project for historic British oil brand Duckhams Integrated agency The Bigger Boat has successfully launched the first of a global roll out of 25 websites throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, for famous engine lubricants business Duckhams. Known for its distinctive green hue – and used by car manufacturing giants including Morris, Bentley and Rolls-Royce – British oil By The Editor • 1 min read
Business 43% turnover growth at Leeds auto-safety business SM UK, the Leeds-based auto-engineering firm that installs accident-prevention safety systems for commercial vehicles, has announced a 43% increase in revenue for the 2020-21 financial year. Turnover rose to £7.7m in the 12 months to June 2021, from £5.4m the previous year, while the business also created 25 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Developers receive green light for £150m first phase at Sheffield's West Bar scheme Full planning approval was granted today for delivery of the first significant phase of the much-anticipated new West Bar mixed use development. The positive decision means that construction of this scheme can start within the next few months, on completion of the ongoing demolition. The reserved matters approval kickstarts regeneration By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Business invests £500k in new operational base Fast-growing Hull-headquartered water mist fire suppression business iMist has made an investment of more than £500,000 to create a new national operational base in Kent. Founded in 2015, iMist has developed its own range of high-pressure water mist fire suppression systems, specifically for domestic and larger residential properties. Its By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Crosslee Park to deliver £10.7m of economic value Hipperholme’s proposed Crosslee Park 27-acre, sustainable mixed-use development could provide an additional £10.7m of economic value for the local area every year, according to an independent study. Carried out by economic development consultancy Hatch Regeneris on behalf of developer Crosslee Properties, the report estimates 208 full time equivalent By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Coach House brings major leisure opportunity to heart of York Property investment and development specialist Helmsley Group has revealed plans to bring a new leisure operator to York after launching The Coach House to the market. Helmsley has acquired the prominent three-storey building, formerly occupied by Thomas Cook and Royal Bank of Scotland and located on the corner of Nessgate By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Widd Signs completes five-figure project at Primark’s Prague store Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has completed a five-figure project for Primark at the clothing retailer’s new multi-million-euro flagship store on Prague’s Wenceslas Square. The digital and traditional signage specialist designed, manufactured and installed over 100 signs at the store – the retailer’s 396th and its first in the Czech By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Agency makeover marks most successful year Market Weighton’s residents might be surprised to learn that an award-winning software and advertising agency resides on its High Street. Inside the former Wesleyan Chapel named ‘Simplytrak House’ you will find SAAS Global the company behind Forward & Thinking, Simplytrak, and Wold Outdoor. SAAS Global (Software And Advertising Services) By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture From Hollywood to God's own country Plans unveiled for £1m “Game-Changing” extended reality studio – set for Yorkshire debut this summer The UK’s first specialist innovation centre in the live events industry, XPLOR, has revealed details of a dedicated £1m Extended Reality (XR) studio on its Wakefield campus later this year. Revealed as the Centre for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Raft of promotions at Yorkshire food packaging specialist PFF Group has made a raft of promotions as the company expands its Keighley-based food packaging division. PFF is one of the UK’s largest independent food packaging manufacturers, supplying packaging products to supermarkets and food manufacturers across the country from its site at Airedale Park. Three long-standing members of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York Biotech Campus welcomes two innovative start-ups to site York Biotech Campus, a leading hub for bioscience in Yorkshire, has announced that two new tenants have joined the site, start-ups AgriSound and Oxxie. AgriSound specialises in ecosystem management and beekeeping technology, whilst Oxxie is a lighting company that designs and produces lighting used in food manufacturing and the pharmaceutical By The Editor • 2 min read
