Business Transformer and generator specialist secures multi-million pound investment One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of power and distribution transformers, Winder Power, has secured a multi-million pound combined debt and equity funding package from Connection Capital to support a management buyout of the business. Hundred-year-established Winder Power, which has risen to become one of the most trusted suppliers By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Holden Smith supports sale of world-renowned trombone manufacturer Yorkshire law firm Holden Smith has supported the sale of world-renowned trombone manufacturer, Michael Rath Trombones, for an undisclosed sum. The instrument maker, located in Huddersfield, has been acquired by global musical instrument retailer, John Packer Musical Instruments. Rob Kelly, director and head of corporate at Holden Smith, said: “Michael By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New data collaboration to drive investment in innovation The Data City has supported a new collaboration led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to help investment in growing businesses by the public and private sectors. The initiative saw a group of economists and data scientists from Cambridge Econometrics, The Data City, and Innovation Caucus create By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire linseed paint manufacturer expands Environmentally sustainable linseed paint manufacturer Brouns and Co has relocated to new premises in Sherburn in Elmet to accommodate the firm’s growth, after reporting a 400% increase in export sales to the US in the last three years. Brouns & Co, which moved production of its all-natural linseed paint By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Housebuilder announces £49.3m development 75 percent sold Avant Homes has announced that three quarters of the 152 homes at its £49.3m Radford’s Meadow development in Micklefield have been sold. Located between Leeds and Pontefract and within close proximity to the A1 and M1, the development comprises a mix of three- and four-bedroom practically designed, energy By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Firm delivers brand refresh for UK’s leading food waste recycler Propaganda brand consultancy has delivered a brand refresh and updated proposition for ReFood, the UK’s leading food waste recycler, in response to challenging market dynamics and increased competition. Propaganda has worked with ReFood for over 10 years, having created the UK launch and brand strategy back in 2013. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Mulgrave Estate to discuss plans to plant over 300,000 trees The award-winning Mulgrave Estate in the North York Moors is holding a public meeting to discuss Phase One of plans to plant 300,000 trees over 550 acres in a pioneering woodland project. The Phase One planting area will cover the parishes of Glaisdale & Egton (Egton Grange). Robert Childerhouse, By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Work starts on site for the expansion of the £10m Leeds private hospital Work has now started on site for a high-quality 10,000 sq ft extension to the flourishing Leeds Private Hospital at the 17th Century Red Hall House estate. Consultant facial plastic surgeon Dr Fas Arshad and his wife Ms Sommiya bought the historic estate, by the East Leeds Orbital Route By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford Bid to back no more week campaign Bradford BID is hosting a free workshop during national No More Week (4-8 March), for member businesses on why domestic abuse is a workplace issue and how they can better support their workforce. The awareness campaign is aimed at getting organisations to play a more proactive role in standing up By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Benidorm Tom plays Holmfirth Picturedrome By demand international cabaret and TV star Benidorm Tom returns to the Picturedome on Friday 22 March. What's New Pussycat? Well, it's Benidorm Tom with his spectacular full band show all the way from the Costa Blanca to Kirklees! From Stars in their Eyes to appearing By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Rising number of start-ups last month in Yorkshire and the Humber There is some reason for cautious winter economic cheer with the latest research from the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3, showing that all regions and nations across the UK, including Yorkshire and the Humber, saw an increase in the number of new businesses launching in January 2024 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Manufacturing Festival 2024 - launches 22 February The Leeds Manufacturing Festival returns this month with an extended, year-round programme of events highlighting career opportunities for young people in the region’s manufacturing sector. Now in its seventh year, the festival is designed to raise the profile of the industry in the city, promoting the wide range of By The Editor • 3 min read
