Business Opening an office in Yorkshire? How to make the right Impression When opening a new office, it is important to consider the impression your business is making to both first-time and returning visitors. The design of your reception area, meeting rooms, and general office space sets the tone and can help sell your business, but the wrong atmosphere can damage your By The Editor • 2 min read
Business South Yorkshire to pilot new Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) South Yorkshire’s Chambers of Commerce have come together to lead a successful bid that could transform skills supply, employment prospects, and business productivity across the region. The South Yorkshire LSIP Trailblazer will be led by Doncaster Chamber working alongside Sheffield, and Barnsley and Rotherham Chambers of Commerce and a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Connect, explore and celebrate being ‘Free Again’ After more than a year of the world being grounded, a new campaign is encouraging people to be ‘Free Again’ by following the call of their natural instinct and reclaiming the joy of connecting with others. Leeds-based businesses travel specialist Ventur and creative agency StormBrands have teamed up to celebrate By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fetera Donates 3D printer to Gateways School Keighley based 3D print filament manufacturer Fetera has donated a 3D printer to Gateways School, Harewood to promote the benefits of a career in science and technology to its students. Used with the school’s CAD modelling software and filament supplied by Fetera, the printer will enable students to design By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BDO North strengthens corporate governance proposition with senior hire Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed senior advisory specialist, Michael Stallard, as UK SOx and Controls Advisory National Lead. Michael (pictured), who will be based across the North, joins from Deloitte where he helped businesses to modernise their controls in line with broader digital strategies. At BDO, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Widd Signs announces two major contract wins Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has won five-figure contracts to support on two flagship developments, 5,000 miles apart. The digital and traditional signage specialist, which has bases in both Leeds and St Helens, has been appointed to work on both The Plaza building in Liverpool and an exclusive, luxury fitness and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business KC Communications launches Summer work experience program Huddersfield based PR and marketing agency KC Communications has announced that it will be running a summer work experience program aimed at 14 - 18-year-olds as it seeks to fill in the gaps left as a result of the pandemic. The firm, which was named Yorkshire SME Apprenticeship Employer of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work completes on pioneering new homes development in Leeds Work is now complete on an innovative new homes development in Leeds, built for people in uncertain housing situations, which makes it the first of its kind in the city. Developed by longstanding Leeds homeless charity, St George’s Crypt, and designed by Brewster Bye Architects, the development consists of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Further expansion at Doncaster Sheffield Airport brings more choice for customers Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) and TUI, the world’s leading tourism business, reveal their ambitious bounce-back plan with more seats on sale than ever before. With two new Summer destinations also on offer, there’s even more choice for passengers from Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Yorkshire’s award-winning airport already By The Editor • 2 min read
Business AYRE Events NHS Foundation Trust to deliver annual awards Leeds based events specialist AYRE Event Solutions has strengthened its relationship with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust after being asked to deliver it’s annual Proud Awards ceremony in Rotherham this November. The awards ceremony will be a fully in person event set to take place at Magna, Rotherham. With By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Update on transforming the A61 South bus corridor Work will complete in late summer / early autumn on the A61 south bus corridor from Leeds to Wakefield, via Stourton and Hunslet. The A61 south improvement scheme forms one of Connecting Leeds plans for priority corridors and consists of a series of improvements to bus prioritisation, walking and cycling. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The City & Capital Group names former Jones Hill boss as latest senior hire West Yorkshire-headquartered financial consultancy, The City & Capital Group, has appointed Brian Hill as its new head of acquisitions and succession planning. With over 15 years of professional practice, Brian brings with him personal experience of the acquisition process, having made a seven-figure exit from his award-winning, independent financial advice By The Editor • 1 min read
