Business Yorkshire property consultancy announces 5 new appointments Yorkshire property consultancy Walker Singleton has announced five new appointments across the firm’s core service areas to help support its ongoing growth strategy. Jessica Siswick and Johnjoe Wright join as trainee surveyors and will work within the commercial and industrial property team whilst Fortune Nguwo has been hired as By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Applegate Properties lands quadruple award win Yorkshire-based Applegate Properties has secured four coveted accolades at The Negotiator Awards – the UK’s leading independent programme for estate and lettings agents, their suppliers, and the residential property industry. Laying claim to the Gold title for Small Estate Agency of the Year, as well as Bronze for Yorkshire and By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink The Crown: Historic Ivegate pub open’s this week after £300k sports bar makeover * Ye Old Crown Ivegate in Bradford recently closed for a £300k refurbishment and is set to return this Friday 2nd December as The Crown * The modern sports bar has also taken over the Brickbox venue and office next door to create a 300-capacity sports fan mecca. * The venue will house By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Payroll for thousands of education employees Payroll for almost 6,000 employees at UK Schools and Trusts is benefitting from new and comprehensive integration between Every®’s bespoke HR platform and Dataplan Education’s first-class payroll bureau service. Both companies were acquired in 2021 by the IRIS Software Group, leading provider of specialist education software, with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New hires and promotions for Leeds based ACS ACS Stainless Steel Limited has announced further growth this month, with the appointment of three new hires and an internal promotion – taking the company’s total headcount to 118. The Cross Green based business has appointed Gareth Twohey as commercial director, Kate Robertson Hart as marketing manager, and former Leeds By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Serbia tops World Cup of websites If the World Cup was decided on teams’ website performance, Serbia would be lifting the trophy for the 2022 tournament. That’s the findings of the Web Vitals Index – a league table powered by next-generation website monitoring specialist, RapidSpike. The list triangulates a range of metrics including Google’s Core By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Farming students enjoy 'outstanding' visit to Mulgrave Estate The award-winning Mulgrave Estate in the North York Moors has hosted 25 students from the School of Natural and Environmental Science at Newcastle University The students spent a fact-finding day on the 15,000-acre estate, focussing on the relationship between agriculture, conservation and environmental management. The day was organised by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business House builder acquires site in Catterick Avant Homes North East has acquired a 10-acre site in Catterick to deliver 135 new-build family homes with a gross development value (GDV) of around £28m. Called Brompton Mews, the development is located just four miles from Richmond town centre. The development received planning permission in August this year following By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire glazing specialist hits 1,000-tonne recycling milestone A Leeds-based manufacturer of glass units for windows which feature integrated blinds has saved 1,000 tonnes of post-consumer waste glass from landfill in two years, and instead diverted it into the production of new glass in a scheme which has provided funding of more than £60,000 for local By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Local Colleges collaborate to offer diverse post-16 study options Kirklees College, Greenhead College and Huddersfield New College have worked collaboratively on a post-16 curriculum which highlights each college’s aim to offer high-quality, varied and specialised post-16 study across the local area. As the new recruitment year has begun, the three colleges are working together to offer programmes of By The Editor • 2 min read
National How businesses can promote sustainability using technology Sustainability is a growing trend in many industries, with energy consumption and financial savings as top motivating factors, and technology is available to assist with this. Businesses are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint, the impact technology and data storage have on this, and the need to have sustainable By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Former Leeds investment broker turns street food entrepreneur A former investment broker who quit his job to set up a street food company in Leeds is on track to turnover £1m this year. James Ooi, who is half Chinese, set up Little Bao Boy after becoming disillusioned with his job, which involved regular travel to Hong Kong. Little By The Editor • 3 min read
