Business Wentworth Woodhouse launches talent search for four key roles The search is on for four highly-skilled career professionals to take Rotherham’s historic house Wentworth Woodhouse to the next level in its new life. Once one of England’s finest houses, the Grade I listed mansion set in 83 acres is now owned by a Preservation Trust. Its restoration By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ascensor partners with Leeds Law Society to deliver new website Leeds Law Society has announced a partnership with digital marketing agency Ascensor to develop their new website and digital marketing strategy. Rachel Windle, head of operations at the Leeds Law Society says “We are delighted to engage the support of Ascensor on the development of our website, which plays a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Glu Recruit announces the winner of the Office Heroes Awards! Glu Recruit, the South Yorkshire based specialist recruitment consultancy, has announced the winner of their 2020 Office Heroes Awards, the annual awards ceremony that celebrates the unsung heroes of the workplace in the Sheffield City Region. This year’s event was held in a virtual setting on Friday 4th December, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Further financial support for businesses and community groups Businesses and community groups which have had to close or have been the most severely affected by COVID-19 restrictions can now apply for a new grant. Calderdale Council has launched the Additional Restriction Grant today (Wednesday 9 December), worth around £4 million in total. Grants are available as follows: * Between By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Recycled kitchen wins gold innovation award for Yorkshire manufacturer A Yorkshire based fitted furniture manufacturer that launched a recycled kitchen collection using cabinet doors made from 100% recycled materials has won gold at the 2020 Designer Awards. Daval, based in Slaithwaite, saw its Renzo collection named winner of the ‘Innovation in Kitchen Design’ category at a virtual awards ceremony By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Morley MP meets with ‘wish you could hear’ campaigners Morley and Outwood MP, Andrea Jenkyns, has met with Yorkshire-based specialist bus and coach insurance broker, McCarron Coates, to listen to the concerns of campaigners asking for support for the British coach sector. McCarron Coates welcomed Andrea Jenkyns to their offices, to provide a briefing about their high-impact ‘Wish You By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Five resilient Yorkshire businesses win £3k boost to set them up for success in 2021 Five fledgling businesses which are all going places will get there a little quicker after winning £3,000-worth of business support. All five companies, which either launched or had to pivot or adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic, are set for a boost after winning a competition run by Leeds-based flexible By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New contract for technology company As a well-established leader in technology for workplace pension provision, Yorkshire-based Financial Technology company, Clear Workplace Pensions, has won a contract to provide its innovative Workplace Pension technology to major provider Salvus Master Trust, which has already established itself as a leader in Workplace Pension provision. Under this contract, employers By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Firm shares simple LinkedIn hack to reduce bounce rate Yorkshire-based digital marketing agency Xpand has found a simple hack which business owners can implement now to reduce bounce rate, page views and average session times. After making one small change to their teams’ LinkedIn profiles six months ago, the firm saw astonishing repercussions to their website statistics and is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Materials Processing Institute leads £60,000 project The Materials Processing Institute has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop techniques to recover lithium and graphite from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. With the government announcing a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, it is estimated there will By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Free laptop or tablet for new students at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre To celebrate the opening of the new Pioneer Higher Skills Centre and support students’ studies, Kirklees College is offering a free laptop or tablet to new students enrolling on one of its courses at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in January 2021. The promotion applies to the first 100 new students By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York-based tech firm records biggest growth year York-headquartered employability tech firm, Shortlist.Me – sister brand to online video interviewing solutions firm, Shortlister – has announced its biggest year of growth to date, welcoming 37 new clients to its roster and five new recruits to the team. The two-year-old tech business has recorded a 62% increase in staffing and By The Editor • 3 min read
