Business Leeds-Based digital marketing agency boosts all employees wages Uncle and Nephew, Robin Hetherington and Sam Raife, founded Brand Ambition in 2020 and have since landed top clients such as Bauer Media, Proxima and Health-Tech company HNC. In under two years, the duo have grown their team and have centred their ethos around “people before profits”. They have recently By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hush Acoustics invests £500,000 in move to new Yorkshire factory Leading UK acoustic insulation manufacturer Hush Acoustics has completed its move to a new site in Sheffield which provides significantly more capacity for production and stockholding of its soundproofing product range. Having outgrown its former site in Liverpool, Hush Acoustics was keen to capitalise on its potential for growth and By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Creative Agency helps Leeds charity to flourish Leeds-based digital creative agency, Tall, have proudly partnered with Flourishing Families Leeds through helping to improve their digital landscape. At a time where the cost of living is rising and more than one in five of the UK population are living in poverty, charities like Flourishing Families have never been By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New tenants arrive and more extend or expand at Marshall’s Mill Strong demand continues for office space across the Marshall’s Mill and Round Foundry estate in Leeds South Bank as two businesses renew their leases, another expands, and two new tenants arrive. The newest arrivals to the historic area, taking up 3,035 sq. ft. on the 4th floor of By The Editor • 2 min read
Whats On Calling Kirklees musicians and composers Can you make the sound identity of Kirklees Year of Music 2023? We’re tuning up for Kirklees Year of Music 2023 (KYOM23) and are offering micro-commissions to musicians and composers of Kirklees to make the essential “sound ident” of Kirklees. KYOM23 is working with Saving Grace founder Nigel Cudjoe By The Editor • 2 min read
Business JCT600 to continue as ‘driving force’ at Bradford City JCT600, the Bradford-based family automotive retailer, is continuing to support long term partner Bradford City Football Club with the announcement of a new and improved three-year sponsorship extension. The agreement extends the current deal through to the 2025/26 season. It is set to take JCT600’s association with the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Boroughbridge-based UNTHA UK powers plastic recycling operation Bespoke plastic recycling company, Meplas, has invested in an LRK1400 shredder from UNTHA UK, to process the 600-tonnes-per-month of hard and soft plastics it receives from the UK’s post-industrial manufacturing outlets, at its facility in East Yorkshire. The single-shaft, high-torque machine will enable Meplas to meet its 1.5-tonnes-per-hour By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Flying taxis and vaccine carrying drones, the future? * New £12m fund will support regulators and local authorities develop initiatives that help businesses bring innovative products and services to market * The Fund is open to bids of up to £1m each and will welcome those that prioritise key issues such as the cost of living and levelling up the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York Minster installs solar tiles in historic first A ceremony has been held at York Minster to mark the installation of solar tiles on the roof of its Refectory building. Attended by City of York Council members, including Cllr Paula Widdowson, Executive Member for Environment and Climate Change, the ceremony included a dedication by Acting Dean, The Rvd By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Jaywing wins international award for Welcome to Sheffield website Sheffield digital creative agency, Jaywing, has gained international recognition for its development of the Welcome to Sheffield website, which was selected as the Best Public Sector Solution at the annual Umbraco awards. More than 730,000 websites worldwide are built on Umbraco’s open-source content management system (CMS). Each year By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Property investment company acquires prime city centre office Leeds-based Akbar Property Investments has acquired a prime office space in the heart of Leeds’ vibrant business district after purchasing One Park Court in a six-figure deal. The swift sale of the four-storey, 3,805 sq. ft. building on 42 Park Cross Street in the city centre, was conducted by By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ailing Yorkshire businesses urged to act now amid peaking liquidations A leading restructuring expert is urging businesses struggling to meet financial repayments to seek help before the cash runs out, following the release of the latest Official Government insolvency statistics for June 2022. Jonathan Amor is a restructuring and insolvency partner at Azets in Yorkshire, the UK’s largest regional By The Editor • 2 min read
