Business Leeds prepares to host UK’s largest legaltech event outside London Leeds is gearing up to welcome hundreds of Legal and Tech professionals tomorrow as it hosts the fourth annual LegalTech in Leeds Conference - now the largest LegalTech event outside of London. Set to take place on the 24th April at Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, the 2025 conference comes at By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Work has started on new £12 million industrial development near the M1 in Barnsley Construction has started on a £12 million speculative development of industrial units just off Junction 36 of the M1 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Carnell Management Services - CMS - is delivering the new commercial development called Kestrel Park, supported by Barnsley Council’s Property Investment Fund and the South Yorkshire By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Keyland Developments Ltd submits plans for 230 new homes in Greetland Keyland Developments Ltd (Keyland), the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister company to Yorkshire Water, has submitted an outline planning application to Calderdale Council for a new residential development in Greetland. The proposed development, located to the south of Saddleworth Road on the Ellistones Gate site, outlines plans By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Garden centre group is highly commended in a national people and culture award The team at a Bradford-headquartered garden centre group is celebrating after receiving a Highly Commended award in a prestigious national HR competition. Yorkshire Garden Centres Group received the accolade in the People Team of the Year category of the British HR Awards which celebrate organisations and individuals that are driven By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New production director at Yorkshire's Thurston Group Yorkshire-based off-site manufacturing specialist, Thurston Group, has announced the appointment of a new production director in a move set to boost the company’s delivery of efficiency-focused operations and high-quality product output across all of its sites across the North of England. Dan Pollard joins the firm bringing with him By The Editor • 2 min read
Business WorkWell welcomes a new wave of occupiers to East Leeds offices Workspace operator WorkWell has announced a strong surge in new lettings across its East Leeds sites, with several growing businesses joining its sites at Carrwood Park and Brookfield Court. The new members of the growing business community include Horizon Care & Education, CSX Carbon and PGI Financial. The influx of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Design Tonic moves to newly refurbished Rose Wharf Caddick has announced that it will be welcoming commercial interior design and build specialists, Design Tonic, into Rose Wharf, its historic Grade II listed building near the River Aire. Design Tonic will be taking approximately 2,450sq ft of space on the third floor of the building, which it is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Plans submitted for £100m urban regeneration scheme in Burmantofts Housebuilder Avant Homes has submitted plans to transform the historic 49-acre former Burtons clothing factory site in Burmantofts, Leeds, into a thriving new sustainable community. Called Montague Place after Sir Montague Burton who founded the factory in 1921, the initial phase of the development off Torre Road will comprise a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Homebuilder awarded five stars by customers for 16th year Leading housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has once again received the maximum five-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey. his is the sixteenth year in a row that Barratt and David Wilson Homes has achieved the top five-star rating – far longer By The Editor • 2 min read
Business WorkWell sets sights on Northern expansion with plan for up to ten new sites Workspace provider WorkWell has revealed plans to significantly expand its footprint across the north of England, with ambitions to open ten new office sites over the next decade. The Leeds-based company, which operates two centres in Leeds and recently opened a flagship site in Harrogate, will focus its expansion efforts By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leading Yorkshire developer predicts a golden age for Yorkshire housing market A leading Yorkshire residential property developer believes that the sustained downward trend in interest rates, combined with Labour’s planning reforms, will lead to a golden period for the housing market over the next two years. Paul Brown, managing director of award-winning Huddersfield-based Vivly Living, anticipates that the forecast of By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Young minds shaping the future of Sheffield Sheffield’s next generation of property professionals took centre stage this week as Regeneration Brainery joined Urban Splash, Peter and Paul, Made it Together, and Capital & Centric for a week-long training programme in the city. The award-winning academy, dedicated to inspiring and mentoring young people aged 16 and over, By The Editor • 2 min read
