Business Online bathroom retailer announces record increase in sales Doncaster-headquartered online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has announced that its sales rose by a record 46 per cent to £103m for the year ended 28 February 2021. In addition, the business saw its EBITDA increase by 115 per cent to £4.5m. Over the same period, the company grew its By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Packaging specialist enjoys record year of growth Humber-based packaging specialist, which has been helping retailers take advantage of the boom in online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, has secured a £110,000 loan, jointly funded by alternative lending provider Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and backed by CBILS. Hull Boxes & Packaging, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business 150-year-old national newspaper grows audience with new digital offering The Universe, a national news and lifestyle tabloid established for 150 years, is growing a new digital audience with the launch of an online version designed and built by Leeds-based agency, Creative Marketing Services. With a loyal readership amongst Britain's Catholics, the print edition of The Universe is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business How to drive sales with retail merchandising strategies If you work in retail, then you will know just how effective the right merchandising strategy can be. If your products aren’t arranged in the right way, you might not get those all-important sales. This is why many retail stores employ retail merchandisers who can focus all of their By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New jobs and £1m investment as East Yorkshire garden centre One of the UK’s oldest garden centres, California Gardens at Howden, near Goole, has been sold for £1.5m to two local businessmen who plan to invest over £1m in a new restaurant and other upgrades to the 4-acre site. California Gardens, which has been owned by the Hall By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Accountancy firm's partnership with York Science Park A Yorkshire chartered accountancy and business advisory firm has partnered with York Science Park to deliver free advice and guidance to students and startup businesses that are part of the Park’s innovative Phase One initiative. Hentons is offering students, entrepreneurs and start-ups free advice at a series of workshops. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New Solartainer cuts carbon emissions for off-grid sites by 99% Yorkshire-based sustainability consultants EV3 Power and plant hire company Think Hire have developed a new solartainer solution that reduces carbon emissions for off-grid sites by 99%. By using HVO fuel – one of the cleanest fuels on the market - in diesel generators attached to the solartainers, EV3 and Think Hire By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Packaging firm joins world first recycling project A Yorkshire food packaging company has signed up to help deliver a world first – the production of food grade mechanically recycled polypropylene. Keighley-based PFF has joined the NEXTLOOPP project – a global initiative launched by sustainability consultant Nextek. The project aims to produce the first commercially available high quality food grade By The Editor • 2 min read
Business What to consider when launching an apprentice scheme in your business Traditionally, when you reach the age of leaving school, most people think of heading off to higher education full-time, whether that be going to college, university, or something else. As times have changed and adapted, more options have opened up for people in this position, including the likes of doing By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire tech company attracts Swedish investment Castleford based Renovotec is set for growth after agreeing a deal with Stockholm headquartered investment company Röko. Röko has acquired 75% of Renovotec, a leading provider of hardware, software and mobile solutions, established 12 years ago by Richard Gilliard and Lance Bennett. The company employs 75 people and has won By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire entrepreneur showcases the future of homeworking. Yorkshire entrepreneur Alex Duckett is showcasing the future of homeworking with his new company Mhor. He aims to address many of the challenges professionals face when working from home and help companies meet their obligations on employee-wellbeing and compliance issues. The company provides a fully-managed service based on a modular By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Experienced technical hires boost Force24’s ambitious growth plans Marketing automation platform Force24 has made further strides towards its goal of tripling headcount by 2024, with the appointment of two senior leaders. David Turner and Matt Cox (pictured) have joined the 11-year-old business as chief technology officer and finance director respectively, bolstering the Yorkshire brand’s plans to build By The Editor • 2 min read
