Food&Drink NPIF funding brings early Christmas treat for Hull bakery Christmas has come early for a Hull bakery which produces over a million festive cakes and puddings each year after calling on help from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance and Finance For Enterprise to secure the vital funds needed to expand its operations to new premises and double its workforce. By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Venari Group to create 100 jobs in Ford deal Brighouse-based Venari Group and Ford have today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding for a new alliance to take cooperation between the two businesses on emergency vehicles to the next level. The Ford Venari Alliance brings together Ford, the UK market leader in commercial vehicles and Venari, the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Interiors expert creates online hub for design inspiration Interior designers and specifiers across the UK can now order samples from a range of leading suppliers and find fresh inspiration for their projects in the same online marketplace. Sample Library – targeting the UK design market – features leading products from the design world and gives its professional users a quick, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business How to do financial self-discipline without sewing your wallet shut Learning to be disciplined with money [http://www.moneyunder30.com/be-disciplined-about-money] is not always easy. It’s not something they teach us how to do at school and it’s not something that comes naturally to most of us. But it is necessary if you want to get ahead financially By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Coalfields Regeneration Trust supports plan for the North The Coalfields Regeneration Trust, the only organisation dedicated to levelling up the former coalmining communities throughout the UK, has shown its support for an independent report authored by Professor Steve Fothergill and Tony Gore of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. Providing a foreword By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Alpaca back 16yr old Ginetta driver all the way Based in Wetherby, Rob Ashall and Richard Turner founded business growth consultancy Alpaca in 2014, with a driving ambition to set themselves apart from the competition with a commitment to thinking differently. It’s this approach that sees Alpaca and their legal brand Alt-Legal teaming up with 16-year-old up and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business SalesStar UK’s pandemic efforts recognised in global awards Sales development consultancy, SalesStar UK, has been recognised in the annual SalesStar Global Awards for its success and efforts throughout the pandemic. The Huddersfield-based firm took home Partner of the Year, the Team First Award and Rookie Coach of the Year for achieving exceptional growth in the last 12 months. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Avant Homes acquires land for £21.5m, 80-home development Yorkshire Avant Homes has purchased 14.47-acres of land to deliver a £21.5m development of 80 design-led homes in Green Hammerton, North Yorkshire. Located just off the A59 directly between York and Harrogate, Avant Homes secured planning approval from Harrogate Borough Council in March 2021. The new development, named By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Kohinoor selects Paladin for new product launch Harrow-based Indian food brand Kohinoor has selected Yorkshire-based creative marketing agency Paladin to launch its new range of condiments. Kohinoor, part of Indo-European Foods Ltd, has created a new range of pickles and chutneys for the consumer market that will be launched in ASDA this summer. Paladin has been tasked By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Brighouse's O&H returns to profitability under Venari Group ownership The UK’s oldest and largest ambulance manufacturer, O&H Vehicle Technology (OHVT), has announced its official, successful turnaround after posting profitable results for the first time since 2017, 18-months after its acquisition by Venari Group. O&H Vehicle Technology’s figures for the period ending February 2021 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Lairgate Financial celebrates fifth year of ‘doing advice differently’ Wayne Audsley and Phillip Betts established their financial advice business in 2016, with the aim of championing something they believed was becoming increasingly rare in the marketplace – customer-centricity and true independence. Now, five years on, they’re celebrating the fact that clients have endorsed that approach in their hundreds, to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barnsley manufacturer ups production by 25 per cent and creates ten new jobs A Barnsley-based engineering company has increased production by 25 per cent this year following a hike in post-pandemic orders. LNS Turbo UK, manufactures chip disposal systems for industrial cutting machines and sells them across the UK and Europe. Last year, 1,600 chip conveyor units rolled off its production line; By The Editor • 2 min read
