Charity Leeds business partners with local charity to improve mental wellbeing in UK workforce Leeds based HQ of The Alternative Board (TAB) has announced a new partnership with local charity Rugby League Cares to improve mental wellbeing in workplaces across the UK. Independent charity Rugby League Cares’ mission is to enhance and enrich people’s lives through the power and positive influence of Rugby By The Editor • 2 min read
National AI boom: don’t miss out, but avoid the frenzy Investors must take a cautious approach to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom to avoid getting ‘burned’, warns a serial tech entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The warning from Nigel Green of deVere Group follows By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Richard Gretton appointed as commercial director at GNG Sales director Richard Gretton has been appointed as commercial director at GNG Group as the West Yorkshire business continues to drive the growth of its consumer, contract and medical mattress division. With over 25 years’ sales experience, Richard’s long track record includes working within the furniture industry. He joins By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford BID launches city walksafe app to the public Bradford is the first WalkSafe city in the world Residents and visitors to Bradford can feel safer when walking around the city centre, with the release of the new WalkSafe app. The Bradford Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with WalkSafe to become the first city anywhere to introduce By The Editor • 3 min read
Businesswoman New regional director for Northern in Yorkshire and the Humber Kerry Peters has been appointed regional director for Northern in Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands. She takes up her new post at the end of the summer, when the current regional director, Tony Baxter, leaves to become operations director at Chiltern Railways. Kerry, who was born in Lancashire and By The Editor • 2 min read
National What to consider when thinking about safety on a work site Working on a construction site brings a unique set of dangers to the professional arena. There are typical hazards to navigate that will always need mitigating in some way, and some of this is up to the employer while the rest is down to the employee. This guide has some By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Recognise someone who's excelled this year Applications have now opened for two popular Awards – The Kathy Woodward Award for Learning and the Victor Watson Trophy. The Kathy Woodward Award for Learning Launched in 2015 in memory of the BPIF’s much loved CEO Kathy Woodward, who sadly passed away in 2014, the £1,000 Award, sponsored By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Two partners appointed at Begbies Traynor in Yorkshire Louise Longley and Ian Royle have been promoted to the position of partner in the Yorkshire region by leading rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. Having joined Begbies Traynor’s Leeds office in 2004 as an insolvency administrator, Louise qualified as an insolvency practitioner in 2011 and rose to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre reaches final of regional business award The team at a Bradford garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional business award. Tong Garden Centre has been shortlisted in the Sustainability category in the Bradford Means Business Awards. Tong Garden Centre's head of people, culture & sustainability, Neil Barwise-Carr, said: " By The Editor • 1 min read
Business 3M BIC celebrates decade of innovation and enterprise One of the UK’s first ever innovation hubs, the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) in Huddersfield, has reached its 10-year milestone as it reflects on a decade of supporting over 500 businesses worldwide and narrowing the gap between the academic and commercial worlds. Carved out from a former By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Neurodiverse Leeds agency wins top marketing campaign award. Leeds marketing agency 21 Degrees Digital has won a national award for Best Marketing Campaign, which endorses its commitment to recruiting neurodiverse members of staff. The team picked up their top prize at the BizX Awards, and were also shortlisted finalists for two other awards - 'Best Service Based By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Membership value and the support of local charitable causes is the theme There’s no doubt that an Annual General Meeting is a formality, but for Beverley Building Society, it’s also a great opportunity to connect with its members and demonstrate how it continues to work hard for their benefit. This was very much apparent at the Society’s recent 2023 By The Editor • 4 min read
