Business Northern Asian Power Mission round-up The Northern Asian Power Mission: India 1-5 March offered businesses in the North of England and India the opportunities to discover the benefits of bilateral trade. The five day virtual conference provided businesses across the North with the opportunity to meet their Indian counterparts in order to expand and deepen By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chartered accountants Shenward secures £50k in R&D Corporation Tax refunds for two clients A firm of chartered accountants and business advisors has secured £50,000 in R&D Corporation Tax refunds for two of its clients. Yorkshire-based Shenward worked with the two companies to submit successful claims to HMRC. The two clients – one of which is a restaurant and the other a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Decathlon UK opens new city centre store in Trinity Leeds Decathlon UK are delighted to be opening a new city centre store in Trinity Leeds on Thursday 25 March. The new store on Boar Lane spans 35,000 sq ft over two floors and will take the form of an experimental flagship, allowing customers to touch and interact with all By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work starts on new homes development in Ilkley Work is underway on a luxurious new apartment development close to Ilkley town centre on the highly sought-after Kings Road. The scheme is being developed by YorPlace and Square Feet – a highly respected development partnership that has created several other successful developments in the local area. These include the transformation By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Renewable energy expert moves into 18,209 sq ft premises in Leeds city centre The Phoenix Works has secured a 10-year lease on an industrial unit — owned and managed by Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC. The high-specification 18,209 sq ft unit – which forms part of the Turnkey Park estate in South West Leeds – features a large, self-contained front By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Wakefield BID makes free App available An innovative new App to help local businesses attract more customers is now available to all companies in Wakefield thanks to the support of the local Council and Wakefield Business Improvement District (“BID”). The App, called ‘Roam Local’, will allow Wakefield businesses to make themselves more widely known on a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Grand designs: On your money Barclays issues high-vis scams warning to Property and Construction sector * Barclays data reveals a 31 per cent increase in business scams in January and February, compared with last year * Barclays issues warning to all 30,125 property and construction businesses in Yorkshire and The Humber, as the bank’s data By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Strata reflects on the Wakefield housing market during the Pandemic Over this past year our perception of ‘home’ has completely changed out of necessity. Rather than being a place to hang our hat after a long day at work, home has become office, school, sanctuary and undoubtedly central to our lives. Consequently, our homes have become more important to us By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Exemplar Health Care appoints new managing director Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with a range of complex and high acuity needs, has today (23rd March) announced the appointment of Jonathan Green as Managing Director of Core. As part of his role, Jonathan will oversee the operational management of Exemplar By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ascensor scale up their digital apprenticeship programme Digital marketing agency Ascensor are scaling up their digital apprenticeships in partnership with The Coders Guild. They are also creating ten Leadership and Management apprenticeships, delivered through Pareto. MD Andrew Firth says: “Training and development is a vital part of Ascensor’s business philosophy and growth strategy. We develop and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council welcomes plans for new Northern Powerhouse rail station Leeds City Council has welcomed plans for a new Northern Powerhouse Rail station in West Yorkshire. The proposed station would serve Bradford city centre from a six-acre site off the A650 Wakefield Road that is currently occupied by St James’s Wholesale Market. Revealing details of the plans today, Bradford By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Digital health accelerator programme 2021 Demo Day announced Propel@YH, an accelerator programme that helps digital health innovators to navigate the NHS, is based in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and has announced the date for this year’s Demo Day, which will celebrate the 2020-21 cohort’s successful completion of the programme. The programme, organised by Yorkshire By The Editor • 3 min read
