Business City trailblazers seeking raw talent to fuel drive for success Three tech-powered Sheffield trailblazers are searching for potential new talent via Kickstart, the government’s new work experience scheme for young jobless. City, one of the country’s most successful taxi firms, its app-fuelled delivery business City Grab and sister tech company Caboodleit are giving six unemployed young people the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Lessons in Business Comments from Charles Brook, Partner at Poppleton & Appleby You can read all the biographies you like and listen to every TED Talk ever broadcast; there is one single, inalienable truth about life and, therefore, business – everything is relative to your unique perspective at that specific moment in time. What By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Grand, York futureproof business meetings with new hybrid and virtual events The Grand, York, has launched a range of new virtual and hybrid events to bring delegates together throughout and beyond the ongoing pandemic. Utilising state of the art equipment, the Hybrid and Virtual packages bring together the physical and virtual audience, in one collaborative experience. A remote-control camera captures presenters By The Editor • 1 min read
Business DB3 Architecture announce key management structure changes Building on the successes of 2020, Leeds headquartered Chartered Architects DB3 Architecture have announced further plans aimed at readying the award winning firm for a post COVID-19 future. Having rebranded the long established business and integrated a fresh management team throughout the course of last year, with a business plan By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Jonathan’s race of endurance TopicUK partner Jonathan Kattenberg is to undertake a walk that has been an ambition for a long time. “The 6633 Arctic Ultra has been on my to do list for a number of years and I plan to participate in 2023. (2022 is now set for my “Journey of a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business £6.4m warehouse underway at Wakefield Hub Regional contractor G F Tomlinson has commenced works on a new 65,000 sq. ft. warehouse at Wakefield Hub for Newmarket Lane Ltd, a joint venture between developers HBD and Yorkcourt. Expected for completion by the end of summer 2021, the £6.4m scheme is being constructed at the Wakefield By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Huddersfield house builder commences work on multi-million-pound residential scheme Work has commenced on a multi-million-pound residential scheme which will bring 18 detached and semi-detached, four-bedroom homes to the market in Linthwaite, Huddersfield. Local house builder, SB Homes, is developing Hollin Gate, a site just off Gillroyd Lane, with completion expected by late-2022. The site is set to create more By The Editor • 2 min read
Business VOODOO casts spell over national pizza restaurant A Huddersfield-based mobile communications specialist has secured a significant slice of the bulk SMS messaging market after being awarded the exclusive contract to deliver text alerts on behalf of national pizza delivery chain Papa John’s. VOODOO will be responsible for delivering more than two million text messages per month By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Sign firm appointed to deliver branded signage for new stores Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has been awarded a significant contract by fast-growing retailer Tapi Carpets & Floors to create and install signage within any new store openings over the course of 2021. The traditional and digital signage specialist, which has bases in Leeds will design, manufacture and install an array of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Demolition job paves way for £5.5m affordable homes regeneration in Wakefield Work has commenced on a combined £5.5 million development which will provide 38 new affordable homes in Wakefield. Two sites, which were formerly home to independent living accommodation for elderly people in Wakefield, will be replaced with homes that will be made available for affordable rent and shared ownership. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Significant new client win for Leeds based agency York based global chemical supplier, Fluechem, has recently undertaken a complete re-brand and strategic marketing campaign with integrated marketing specialist Fantastic Media [http://www.fantasticmedia.co.uk/]. The team behind Fluechem has over ten years of experience in delivering solutions for the maritime shipping industry with a specific expertise in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council plan to support apprentices affected by Covid-19 Leeds City Council has pledged to offer support to local apprentices who may be struggling to complete their training due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Temporary business closures and other restrictions imposed during lockdown have resulted in some apprentices not being able to finish their qualifications. Recognising the By The Editor • 2 min read
