Business April 2021 monthly insolvency statistics – R3 response Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, responds to the publication of the April 2021 corporate and individual insolvency statistics for England and Wales: "The monthly fall in corporate insolvency numbers shown in the figures published By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire businesses who have grown & thrived since lockdown Flexible serviced office provider, Offyx, home to 100s of Yorkshire businesses at their 72,000 sq ft site in Leeds, are celebrating both their clients and their own incredible growth over the last year, after a 16% increase in revenue for the business. With many companies forced to work from By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Next stage in campus plan revealed Sheffield Hallam has released new images which show the latest plans to develop its city campus at a key gateway to Sheffield City Centre. Three new buildings for teaching and learning are planned on the site of the recently demolished Science Park and adjoining car park, adjacent to Howard Street By The Editor • 2 min read
Business IT services provider expands with head office investment North Yorkshire IT services provider Integral IT has made a £140,000 investment in moving from its Harrogate base into larger, refurbished offices in Knaresborough. The company’s new home in Whitfield Business Park covers two floors and features open plan office space with capacity for 15 administrative and technical By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Countdown is onto get involved in this year's National Sporting Heritage Day The official countdown is on to celebrate the UK’s sporting legacy for National Sporting Heritage Day Launched by social enterprise, Sporting Heritage CIC in 2014 following the 2012 London Olympics, and taking place on Thursday 30th September, the annual event has grown year on year. 100s of museums, archives, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Gift cards supporting businesses reopening in Yorkshire Fintech Miconex has launched a new Spend It campaign across its Yorkshire Town and City Gift Card programmes, in Barnsley, Sheffield, Harrogate, Scarborough, York and Halifax, encouraging consumers to get out and spend their existing local gift cards to support businesses reopening after the latest lockdown. The campaign asks consumers By The Editor • 4 min read
Business New nursery team focussed on kids not KPIs A nursery group in Huddersfield has named a new four-person senior management team in a bid to enhance its ‘outstanding’ levels of care for children. New recruits, Gail Howarth and Amanada Boocock, have joined Portland Nurseries’ stalwarts Julie Lister and Samantha Warburton to create an experienced line up of senior By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Claire Rowley joins Castings Technology International Rotherham based Castings Technology International is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Rowley as commercial manager. Claire’s appointment will strengthen Cti as it expands its activities into new markets. She brings experience in a broad range of international market sectors, including aerospace, oil and gas, defence and nuclear By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Keighley business branches out Keybury Fire & Security, based in Keighley, has gifted 100 trees to be planted in the county, as part of Welcome to Yorkshire membership, to thank loyal customers after what has been a particularly difficult year for many. Welcome to Yorkshire’s global “My Y” membership scheme, launched on 1st By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Leeds print company nominated for three awards Northern Flags and sister company FaberExposize UK have defied the pressures of the pandemic to land three highly sought nominations for the Made in Yorkshire Awards. The wide format print specialists put over 35 years over experience to good use as they landed nominations in the Manufacturer of the Year By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Tech R&D firm Consult Red becomes employee-owned Consult Red, the Shipley-based technology development firm, has announced it is becoming an employee-owned company. Consult Red works with some of the world's largest brands to develop cutting-edge in-home entertainment technology and other innovative, smart, secure, 'Internet of Things' (IoT) products. The directors are transferring shares By The Editor • 2 min read
Business SM UK supplies £500,000 vehicle safety installation programme SM UK, the growing Leeds-based auto-engineering business that specialises in improving safety for HGVs, vans and other commercial vehicles, has won a £500,000 contract to upgrade parcel delivery firm Tuffnells’ fleet of 230 brand new vehicles by installing state-of-the-art safety equipment. SM UK, which recently announced it will open By The Editor • 2 min read
