Business The three things to look for when you’re hiring a new employee If you’re a business manager, then we don’t need to tell you about how difficult the past year has been. From furloughs to office closures, the past twelve months have been full of surprises, and very few good ones at that. But in spite of everything, work marches By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Flags fly at half mast in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore Flags on civic buildings in Leeds have been flown at half-mast today in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore who sadly died yesterday. The inspirational 100-year-old veteran raised almost £33m for NHS charities during the pandemic by walking laps of his garden. He was knighted by the Queen in July By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Alpaca buys 70-year-old northeast brickyard A Yorkshire growth strategy firm has taken over a 70-year-old northeast brickyard. Leeds-based, Alpaca, added family-run merchants, W McGovern and Co Ltd of Gateshead to its portfolio of businesses recently and reinstated the former managing director. Founder of Alpaca, Richard Turner, said: “This is an exciting addition to the Alpaca By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ascensor win Northern digital award for best large digital agency of the year Leeds based digital marketing firm Ascensor are celebrating after picking up the prize for Best Large Digital Agency of the Year in the Northern Digital Awards. MD Andrew Firth says: “This is a wonderful win for us, not least of all because our exceptional growth means that Ascensor has been By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Talent specialists: IGA Talent Solutions, rebrands and expands in Leeds city centre IGA Talent Solutions provide recruitment and consulting services to the global professional-services sectors. The international business has european offices boasting impressive locations; including Geneva and London. The company launched back in 2018, following serial entrepreneur and former Dragon’s Den star, James Caan’s initial investment. This funded the inception By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds secures Covid-19 funding to continue engaging with communities Leeds City Council has secured funding to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and boost vaccine take up. The funding has come from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to support a programme of work to engage further with communities across Leeds. Leeds is one of 60 By The Editor • 1 min read
Business World first - biological evidence reveals scalp cooling physically protects hair from chemotherapy Ground-breaking research from Huddersfield, announced ahead of World Cancer Day 2021, proves that scalp cooling physically protects hair follicles from chemotherapy drugs. It is the world’s first piece of biological evidence that explains how scalp cooling actually works and the mechanism behind its protection of the hair follicle. The By The Editor • 4 min read
Business MEPC reaches major milestone at 3 Wellington Place Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, has announced the latest occupier to move to the Wellington Place development, marking a major milestone - 3 Wellington Place now being fully let. New Street Consulting Group, a leadership consulting & talent solutions provider, will take 3,392 sq. ft. of BREEAM excellent, Grade By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire agency makes 3 new appointments due to unprecedented growth Despite the turbulent year, Leeds-based digital agency Tall have made it a success through continued growth of both existing clients and new business wins such as Provident Financial Group, CR Smith and Yorkshire Building Society. They have achieved this by demonstrating the role that digital continues to play within clients By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Launchpad helps Barnsley creative agency enjoy ‘Awesome’ growth A Barnsley-based creative agency which sought to showcase the artistic awesomeness of their home town is setting its sights on using their skills to support new entrepreneurs in the region after rising to the challenges posed by lockdown to enjoy a record year of growth. Graphic designer Dan Rose launched By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Pentest People is named among Leeds Digital Enterprise Top 100 Local cybersecurity consultancy, Pentest People, been named in the Digital Enterprise Top 100 list of the Leeds city region’s most resilient businesses that use digital technologies in the most innovative and transformational ways. Organisations commission Pentest People’s cybersecurity experts to test their websites, applications and IT systems for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Smith Brothers set to fire up 20MW gas peaking plant in Wales Yorkshire-headquartered Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd is well underway with the design, build and energisation of a 20MW gas peaking power plant in Ebbw Vale, Wales, on behalf of developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. The five-month project, due to be connected to the Western Power Distribution (WPD) network in February 2021, will By The Editor • 1 min read
