Duo of senior hires at leading commercial building consultancy
The Leeds office of Jones Hargreaves, a leading commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy, has made two senior hires as it builds for further growth in 2023.
Kevin Karikari has been appointed as associate partner, electrical building services and Ben Dawson as associate partner, mechanical building services. Both join from
Planning committee vote in favour of 42 new homes in Slaithwaite
Kirklees Council’s Huddersfield planning sub-committee has voted in favour of a new housing scheme in Slaithwaite, which will see 42 homes being built by local builder, SB Homes.
The scheme ranges from one–five-bedroom homes, set over one-, two- and three-storeys.
SB Homes purchased the land three years ago
Further six-figure investment for independent ice cream manufacturer
North Yorkshire’s Brymor Ice Cream has made a further six-figure investment in its production plant, installing a new pasteuriser to further boost its efficiency, which comes just months after investing to double its annual manufacturing capacity to over 1million litres.
The £100,000 self-funded investment sees installation of plant
Housebuilder reveals new headquarters and management team
Housebuilder Honey, which was established last October by former Avant Homes CEO Mark Mitchell, has announced new headquarters in Sheffield city centre and revealed its management team.
Honey has signed a five-year lease on its new 5,000 sq ft Grade A office headquarters on Ecclesall Road. The housebuilder says
Increase in number of rail industry apprentices with Northern
Train operator, Northern is on-course to deliver a fourfold increase in the number of apprentices graduating from its training academies in Leeds and Manchester.
With almost 100 ‘passing out’ of the training scheme in the last 12 months and another 400 on-track to follow suit in 2023-24, Northern has more
Daters in Leeds urged to 'Ask for Angela' if needed this Valentine's Day
In the run up to Valentine’s Day, people in Leeds are being urged to ‘Ask for Angela’ if they feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
Anyone can say the code word ‘Angela’ to staff at participating venues to signal that they feel uncomfortable or are in a difficult situation and would
Surge in business events post-covid leads to new Leeds events hub
Following a surge in demand for businesses event space in 2022, flexible workspace provider, Wizu Workspace, has officially launched its new Park Place event suite in Leeds city centre in a landmark, listed building.
Tom Almas, co-founder and CEO, explained: “Many businesses, especially those who’ve adopted more flexible office