Business Stories Flooring supports growth plans with national campaigns. A fast-growing online flooring retailer is supporting its growth plans with the launch of a national campaign to build brand awareness and drive sales. Stories Flooring has appointed Intrinsic as its strategic marketing partner to deliver the work. Stories Flooring is a Leeds-based retailer that operates across the UK. It By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Identity Consult picks up a wave of projects with local authorities Award winning, independent development and construction consultancy Identity Consult (IC) has been appointed to manage over £250 million worth of projects for local authorities in what has become a record-breaking year for the company. With offices located in Sunderland, York, Preston and Salford, IC has seen unprecedented growth, with local By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Property developer secures funding to acquire shopping centre in Hull A Yorkshire-based property entrepreneur has further boosted his growing portfolio across the north of England after securing a £4.7m funding solution to purchase and develop Prospect Shopping Centre in Hull. Zahid Iqbal has a proven track-record of acquiring and rapidly transforming shopping centres across the region and is hoping By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Data City targets global growth The Data City has marked its sixth year of consecutive growth with significant progress against its mission to build a new global industrial classification system. The company has seen turnover rise 63% to £1.25m in the financial year 23/24 and grown its team to 20. The Data City By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sheffield leaders to showcase Sheffield as a global, green and growing city at UK’s largest real estate event Sheffield’s leaders head to the UK’s largest real estate and investment event next week, ready to showcase Sheffield as a global, green and growing city that is delivering dynamic spaces to work, live and play. A delegation from the city comprising of elected officials, civic leaders and businesspeople By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire Water opens over 20 apprenticeship vacancies Yorkshire Water is recruiting over 20 apprentices to fill a range of roles as part of a wider plan of investment. Available roles at the utility span Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, Automation & Control as well as Data Science, Data Analytics, I.T. Asset Management and Water Process Engineering. Ann By The Editor • 1 min read
Business HMRC customer service levels need urgent improvement, say small firms Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO)’s report on HMRC’s customer service levels, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “The finding by the NAO that nearly half of all calls to HMRC go unanswered says a lot. Tax compliance is a huge headache for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds Trinity University teams up with one of the UK’s leading investigative journalism newsrooms Students from Leeds Trinity University’s MA Journalism programme are participating in a new Northern Big Story Week in collaboration with expert staff from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) – a not-for-profit company who co-publish stories with major media outlets around the world. The event, held at the University’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire digital marketing agency sponsors Climb24 Festival in Leeds West Yorkshire digital marketing agency Bobble Digital is sponsoring this year’s Climb24 Festival in Leeds. The agency will be the digital marketing sponsor for the second annual Climb Festival, working alongside Climb CEO Gordon Bateman to drive awareness of the event. Climb24 is the UK’s only festival dedicated By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Batley-based furniture maker HSL awarded top industry accolade HSL, a family business which employs more than 500 people and has been making and selling upholstered chairs, sofas and adjustable beds in Batley since 1968, has been awarded the prestigious Manufacturing Guild Mark for business excellence by The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and furnishing By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Ofwat awards robot contracts to reduce leaks The fourth round of Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge has awarded two contracts worth £5.8m to Synthotech and its innovation division, Synovate. Harrogate-based, utilities engineering company Synthotech, will use its latest robot technology to identify and repair links from within live water mains without requiring extensive excavations and minimising By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Falconer Print 'swoop' for new premises Falconer Print and Packaging Limited are expanding their operations into Unit H5 Premier Way a modern 15,000 sq ft detached warehouse unit on the Lowfields Business Park in Elland, near Leeds. The asset, which is managed by York-based Citivale, and owned by a Nuveen segregated mandate, was formerly occupied By The Editor • 1 min read
