Business Yorkshire-based start-up firm on a mission to save business borrowers money and ensure fairness An experienced financial expert is striking a blow for business borrowers by checking commercial loans and mortgages for any overcharged interest or incorrect application fees. Yorkshire-based Secured Lending Audit is a start-up business aimed at helping ensure borrowers are correctly compensated for any mismanagement of a loan or mortgage. Over By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Almost 40,000 Yorkshire businesses now in financial distress as third lockdown bites Across Yorkshire, business distress has surged by 29% since the end of 2019, with more than 38,000 of the region’s firms now in financial trouble, a year-on-year increase of almost 9,000 businesses. Distress levels had also soared by 14% since the previous quarter, with a further 4, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Boiler company helps heat people experiencing homelessness Yorkshire boiler company Boiler Central is partnering with national homeless charity, Crisis throughout January to raise essential funds. The campaign will see Boiler Central donate two per cent of profits for all sales made throughout January, to the charity. In a show of support, Boiler Central staff and some dedicated By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BDO’s Leeds office invests in trainees Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has welcomed 17 new trainees with a further 17 roles available to start later in 2021. BDO’s team in Leeds welcomed its 2020 cohort in November compromising both graduates and apprentices. The new joiners took part in virtual inductions while BDO’s workforce By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leading security provider expands into new space) Today the commercial security firms Oracle Vision and Oracle Fire relocated into larger premises in the first step of its ambitious growth plans. Oracle Vision, and Oracle Fire which provides security, fire detection and data services to large, complex organisations across Yorkshire and the North West, intends to fill the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Housebuilder launches first graduate scheme Top ten national and leading Partnership homebuilder Keepmoat Homes has launched its first ever graduate scheme as it looks to find six new recruits ready to follow in the footsteps of its chief executive officer Tim Beale who started in the industry as a graduate trainee. The Doncaster-based company, which By The Editor • 2 min read
Business A deal made in Sheffield with a local cast A company which is a world leader in its field is poised for significant growth following a management buyout from the University of Sheffield, which has concluded alongside fundraising to take the company to its next phase of growth. Castings Technology International Ltd (CTI) is a world-leading provider of manufacturing, By The Editor • 4 min read
Health Specialist dementia care provider invests in care services with new registered home manager Clare Shuker has recently been promoted from House Manager to Registered Home Manager at one of Vida Healthcare’s specialist care homes, Vida Hall. Working with the team at Vida Hall, Clare is responsible for the various specialist services available. In particular her role will see her manage care delivery By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Former 3M Chairman officially launches new Yorkshire University leadership Centre The University of Huddersfield’s Sir George Buckley Leadership Centre, named after a great Yorkshire-born leader, was officially launched. The Centre aims to support aspiring and senior leaders in the region looking to develop their leadership skills in 2021 and beyond. The Sir George Buckley Leadership Centre has been developed By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Green light for £85m investment is hailed a major boost Leeds City Council has hailed confirmation that work is set to start on a major office development in City Square as a vote of confidence for its drive to breathe exciting new life into this key gateway area. City Square House will stand on the Wellington Street side of the By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Yorkshire specialist PR agency appointed by national financial advisor Lucky North, which was co-founded in December 2019, will work with Tenet&You to position the firm as a high street destination for wealth management support; delivering against a brief that encompasses regional PR. Natalie Yarwood, marketing consultant at Tenet&You commented: “It’s an exciting time for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Finance Yorkshire appoints new board directors Finance Yorkshire has appointed two new board directors and two new members to its Investment Advisory Panel (IAP), which monitors the performance of its fund management teams. John Warner and Nigel Ward (pictured below) have joined as non-executive directors and Melanie Perkins and Peter Tait will provide support and advice By The Editor • 2 min read
