Business Green-tech raises the bar by offering Degree Apprenticeships Green-tech is providing its employees with the opportunity to study for a higher education qualification whilst continuing to work, by offering Degree Apprenticeships. Designed in partnership with employers; higher and degree apprenticeships offer a higher education qualification, work experience and industry-relevant skills to create graduate calibre individuals within an organisation. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Huddersfield-based Hartford Holdings continues expansion Family-run Hartford Holdings Ltd, the parent company of Trojan Baths, Mantaleda Bathrooms and Thomas Crapper & Co, has acquired Essex-based Traymate Products Ltd as part of its ongoing expansion. Traymate Products, the UK’s leading specialist shower tray manufacturer, which was established by Steve Rance in 2010 and has 26 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Nursery kids plant next generation of trees in conservation area Children at Oakwood House Forest School in Edgerton, Huddersfield, have planted 16 trees in a bid to encourage more wildlife to the area. Kids aged from 2 to 4 years old have helped plant a range of trees native to Britain including oak, beech, alder and birch in the garden By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hull water mist fire suppression business appoints ex-Kier CEO as chair Haydn Mursell, the former CEO of Kier Group, has been appointed as chair of fast-growing Hull-based water mist fire suppression business iMist following a £4.5m investment by private equity firm Foresight Group in January 2021. Founded in 2015, iMist has developed its own range of high-pressure water mist fire By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work starts transforming retail unit in Sheffield City centre Yorkshire construction company, Harris CM, has started work on a £1.5 million refurbishment project that will see a well-known building on Fargate, in Sheffield city centre, transformed into a striking new retail environment. The work at 45-47 Fargate, on behalf of Wakefield-based Woodhead Investments and Development Services, includes the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Joint venture partnership to develop £1.75m Grand Design hidden development Property investment company Illuminating Investments has formed a joint venture partnership with PDS Construction to purchase and develop an exceptional, one-of-its-kind property in Bardsey, Leeds. Together they have acquired the former service reservoir on Wyke Lane between East Keswick and Bardsey with full planning permission to convert it into a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Jobs growth as Leeds-based Umpf announces expansion Umpf, the Leeds-based integrated agency, has announced it will open a new office in London next month. Established in 2009, the agency will increase its headcount from nine to 15 full-time staff by June on the back of new business wins and organic client growth. Umpf founder and MD, Adrian By The Editor • 1 min read
Business First Bus orders 5 electric double deckers for Leeds Park & Ride Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK have jointly announced that their electric vehicle partnership, the UK's leading electric bus producer, has taken an order from First Bus for five BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double deck buses, which will be used on Park & Ride services in West By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Hat-trick of deals at Wakefeld development site A hat-trick of deals has been completed at a prime employment park on the outskirts of Wakefield. Three new flourishing Yorkshire companies are moving into Flanshaw Way, close to Junction 40 of the M1, which is owned by leading Yorkshire property company Frank Marshall Estates. The Bradford-based developer bought the By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Heald enhances bridge bollard system with expansion joint addition Heald Ltd, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation security products, has developed an Expansion Joint Unit to enhance its award-winning Bridge Bollard System, which protects bridges and other locations which require an ultra-shallow mount from the threat of vehicle attacks. Following the Bridge Bollard System’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire Water and Biffa working to reduce, reuse and recycle Yorkshire Water and Biffa are working together recycle and reuse grit produced at the water company's treatment works. The grit, which is screened out as water and wastewater is processed at treatment works, is being reused and recycled instead of going to landfill. Since April 2019, 6,300 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BBC's planned jobs move to Leeds Today the BBC announced it plans to relocate a number of its national journalism roles from London to Leeds. Two BBC News teams will move to Leeds; the Learning and Identity team and some of the new UK Insight team. The move is part of the wider “BBC Across the By The Editor • 2 min read
