Business CDS names Adrian Odds as new marketing and innovation director Strategic communications agency CDS has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Adrian Odds – who takes on the newly-created role of marketing and innovation director. Under his new remit, Adrian will lead the marketing function for the Leeds-headquartered firm as well as ensuring the agency is perfectly positioned to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Investor swoops for industrial units at Doncaster's Kestrel Court Two newly built industrial units next to Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been acquired by a private property company in a £3.125 million deal negotiated by the Leeds office of property consultancy, Gent Visick (GV). GV has negotiated the acquisition of units 1 and 3, which measure 13,654 sq By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Plans approved for historic mill complex to be transformed into homes A Grade-II listed mill complex close to Bradford city centre that has fallen into a state of disrepair will now be transformed into 117 new apartments after planning permission was granted by officials at Bradford Council. Barkerend Mills, which is less than half a mile from Little Germany, consists of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Accountancy firm hits the right note Chartered accountancy, tax specialist and advisory firm, Hentons, which has a passion for music that has transcended 40 years in the business, has been nominated for a top music industry award for the third year in a row. Hentons, has been shortlisted in Music Week’s ‘Accountancy Firm of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Jaywing strengthens retail client services team Following several new significant client wins including Rohan and La Redoute, data-powered integrated agency, Jaywing, has bolstered its retail team with five new hires. Nick Robinson - account director - With 16 years marketing experience across both client-side and agency businesses in retail, sport, FMCG and e-commerce, Nick brings a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Retailers eye 17,000 UK store openings this year as consumers in Yorkshire ‘look local’ post-lockdown New research* by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that 17,000 local high street stores could open across the UK in the next 12 months as shoppers adapt to a post-lockdown world by ‘looking local’. In a new thought leadership report published today, Retail Unlocked, Barclays’ data shows that consumers in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Pelican delivers first vehicles in its largest-ever UK order for all-electric buses Long-established family business Pelican Engineering, based in West Yorkshire, has delivered the first vehicles in an order for 55 Yutong buses to McGill’s Group in Glasgow. The zero-emission vehicles are destined for use on routes around the city and Renfrewshire, including during the forthcoming COP26 climate change conference, as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire social enterprise to help support 65k people under supervision of NPS Over 45,000 people supervised by the National Probation Service are set to receive Education, Training and Employment (ETE) support under the roll out of four major Ministry of Justice contracts across London, the North West, the West Midlands and Wales. Maximus UK – a global leader in the delivery of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Spacemade launches Leeds coworking space in former Pizza Express Spacemade has launched its newest coworking space at its Park House building in Leeds to meet the soaring demand for flexible workspaces post-Covid. The 4,000 sq ft space, which was formerly a Pizza Express, has been completely transformed into a modern coworking hub for businesses, entrepreneurs and remote workers By The Editor • 2 min read
Business IT provider predicts post-covid surge in cloud adoption Boston Spa-based Deans Computer Services (DCS) is predicting a sustained surge in the use of cloud-based solutions as businesses reset their post-covid operations. The IT provider experienced a huge increase in demand for cloud during the pandemic as companies organised remote working and associated technologies. DCS believes that the enforced By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bold environmental pledge sees Leeds firm invited to No. 10 A pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050 and half emissions by 2030 has seen Leeds-headquartered Bailie Group invited to 10 Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, as part of a select group of small and micro companies from across the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Thornton & Ross relocates UK headquarters Thornton & Ross has signed a 10 year lease to establish a new UK headquarters within the iconic Globe Mill, a historic building dating back to 1887 located in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire. Part of global healthcare company STADA, the business is moving approximately 150 commercial staff across core business hubs By The Editor • 3 min read
