Business Luminate Education Group launches new training centre for businesses Luminate Education Group, a leading provider of education in Yorkshire, has launched a new training centre in the heart of Yorkshire to boost the skills needs of the region’s economy. The Yorkshire Centre for Training and Development (YCTD) will offer bespoke training packages, specific to business needs and employee By The Editor • 1 min read
Business West Yorkshire chartered quantity surveyors appoint new director Pontefract based Quantum CPM, which provides quantity surveying and project management services to the construction and industrial sectors, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a new director. Lee Williamson takes up the post to expand the company’s specialist support for construction contractors and sub-contractors involved in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Not-for-profit company pitch to take lease on The Arcade in Dewsbury A community benefit company is seeking to run a Grade II-listed Victorian shopping arcade when Kirklees Council completes a £2.3m refurbishment programme in 2022. The re-opening of The Arcade, one of Dewsbury’s grandest - and fondest-remembered – old buildings can be a catalyst for the regeneration of the town By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshireman elected to key role at national trade body A Yorkshire businessman has taken up a key role at a national trade body. Stephen Bagnall, managing director at Bagnalls Group, has been elected chair of the management board at the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA). The appointment follows a landmark year for Bagnalls, which celebrated its 145th anniversary in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Care home welcome new director of business development and marketing Orchard Care Homes, a leading provider of senior living in the UK, with care homes in the North of England and the Midlands, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Mark Pridmore as director of business development and marketing. Mark joins Orchard with 20 years’ experience in By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Luxury retailer Nest relaunches dedicated contracts website A luxury online retailer has responded to feedback from commercial and residential interior designers and electrical contractors with the relaunch of its self-serve contracts website which includes updated features that makes it easier to source, plan and design installations online. Nest Contracts, created by Yorkshire-based retailer Nest, provides exclusive access By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Demand soars for student property in Leeds High numbers of students in Leeds have already reserved homes to move into for this summer and in a surprising trend, many are getting in early to reserve the biggest properties, so they can continue living with all the people they shared halls with during lockdown. As a result, 2021 By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Force24 help Welcome to Yorkshire deliver hyper-personalised customer comms and streamline staff workloads Welcome to Yorkshire has plugged in marketing automation to personalise customer communications, support members during the Covid-19 economic recovery and reduce manually intensive in-house jobs “by 50%”. Pre-pandemic, tourism in Yorkshire was worth a staggering £9 billion to the local economy, including £567 million in international spend, and employed 225, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire manufacturer donates laptops to local school The UK’s leading developer of specialised leak detection and environmental protection systems, Andel, has donated more than 20 laptops to schoolchildren in need of IT equipment to support their homeschooling. Following an upgrade to their systems and equipment, the Yorkshire manufacturer gave 10 laptops and tablets to Marsden Junior By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Asian Standard newspaper launches in Leeds Asian Standard newspaper has launched a new edition to cover the Leeds area. The free weekly print title carries news and features targeted mainly at a local South Asian readership and the Leeds edition has been added in response to popular demand. Published by RF Publishing Ltd, it is the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Rising tech entrepreneur invited to help new businesses and start-ups Northern Max Mentor A rising Leeds tech entrepreneur is using his skills and experience to help start-up businesses grow their way out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Phil Storey, founder of innovative website maintenance app Glow, has become a mentor for the Northern Max Accelerator, a Bradford-based business support programme for rising digital and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Two new hires and head of transformation move for Vapour Disruptive cloud technology specialist Vapour has made a number of team changes to support the company’s progress towards £7m turnover, as announced last month. Long-standing operations lead Carol McGrotty (pictured) – who has been with the business almost since its inception – has moved into the new role of head of By The Editor • 2 min read
