Business Increase in digital demand leads to expansion for Leeds-based agency Yorkshire’s reputation as a growing digital powerhouse and the demand from businesses adapting to a new digital world has led to further expansion for a Leeds-based marketing agency. Despite the economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19, the need for businesses to move online has led to the appointment of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Daval commissioned to design HQ for British performance clothing brand An performance outdoor clothing brand which counts former Olympic gold cyclist Victoria Pendleton and Channel 4 ‘SAS Who Dares Wins’ star Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox among its ambassadors has commissioned Yorkshire based bespoke fitted furniture manufacturer, Daval, to design the interior for its Dorset HQ. Thrudark has commissioned Daval to design By The Editor • 1 min read
Business 11 & 12 Wellington Place aims for highest environmental standards Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, has joined Better Buildings Partnership to deliver the first Pioneer Project in Yorkshire, setting a new sustainability benchmark for the region. Aiming to change the way new office developments are designed in the UK for the better, the Design for Performance initiative focuses on minimising By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Blue Square Utilities creates 60 new jobs across England Smart meter installation firm, Blue Square Utilities has confirmed the creation of 60 new jobs, and made five internal promotions, in a bid to support sustained growth into 2021 following several significant contract wins. The recruitment drive – which began in July and is expected to run until the end of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Lucky North appointed by sustainable decking manufacturer Leeds-based PR specialist agency, Lucky North has won a major new client and added Ilkley-based composite decking manufacturer Composite Prime to its growing client portfolio. Lucky North will work with Composite Prime on a retained basis delivering against a brief that covers trade PR, consumer PR and influencer management to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre takes on first apprentice Management at a Bradford Garden Centre are continuing to invest in their team with the appointment of its first apprentice. The People and Culture team at Tong Garden Centre have partnered with Shipley College to bring in 16 year old Alfie Taylor as a Plants Apprentice. Alfie attends college one By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 36 locations across Leeds to access free school meals during half term Leeds City Council, charities, community organisations and businesses have come together to provide 36 locations where struggling families can access free school meals during the October half term. Sparked by footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign to extend free school meals over the holidays, the city’s business community has rallied By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Professional services firm expands offering in response to rapid digital shift As the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force businesses to enhance their digital presence, professional services firm Shenward has developed it’s offering with the addition of a marketing and PR arm. After witnessing the power of investing in public relations and marketing over the last By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Doncaster Sheffield Airport bucks trend with Wizz Air growth Despite the turmoil the aviation industry is currently facing, Wizz Air and Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) bucked the trend today (Friday 23rd October) as they celebrated the first flights to popular holiday destinations such as Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Lisbon, Alicante, and Malaga taking off from the new base. By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Kirklees College to pioneer Higher Education in West Yorkshire Kirklees College is proud to announce the opening of the Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury, a new learning facility dedicated to higher skills and higher education, this November. The opening of the specialist centre marks a key milestone in the Dewsbury Blueprint, a ten-year plan that aims to make By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Flooring company rolls out Yorkshire expansion One of the UK’s largest distributors of floorcoverings and matting products has opened a new distribution centre in Yorkshire, after expanding into premises at Leeds 27 Industrial Estate. Likewise plc has signed a 10-year lease on more than 80,000 sq ft of space at Leeds 27 Industrial Estate, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Johnsons is nurturing the business leaders of the future Leading commercial nursery Johnsons of Whixley is nurturing the leaders of the future through an innovative in-house training scheme. The latest crop of delegates for the company’s Growing Stars programme has just been chosen, with six employees – Tom Chilton, Richard Csyani, Andrew Nicholls, Wiktor Zygnaki, Kieron Pattison and Ned By The Editor • 2 min read
