Business North East Heating Solutions plans for growth with key hire North East Heating Solutions has boosted its growth plans with the appointment of Guy Mills as customer support manager. Guy joins the company from the Army, where he spent five years in the Royal Signals, including a tour in Afghanistan. In his new role, he will manage a growing customer By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fast-growing property tech start up Crysp appoint Ascensor as software development partner Saltaire-based property compliance platform, Crysp, has appointed Ascensor as its software development partner to help support its continued growth. Crysp, co-founded by Stuart Harlow and Pete Mills with offices in Saltaire, York and London received significant investment from Sheffield-based start-up and scale-up accelerator TwinklHive earlier this year, is continuing to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Just what you need at the end of the year In 2022 - more than ever it'll be YOU they buy. Not what you SELL. BUT - WHO ARE YOU? - when there's 8.5 BILLION of us on the PLANET. How do you motivate and connect with others - even if you've never By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leading IoT specialists host sustainability summit IoT SME Hark are hosting a corporate sustainability summit as part of this year’s Leeds Digital Festival. In the midst of a climate crisis, individual consumer choices don’t provide planet-saving impacts, it’s up to businesses to make substantial improvements to their business model. Hark’s event aims By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Networking event will kick Leeds Digital Festival off in style The opening event of this year’s Leeds Digital Festival could become the biggest online free networking session in the UK this year, and anyone interested in participating is being urged to register for it now. The launch event will take place on Monday 20th September, between 8am and 9am, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business CityFibre and Kirklees College partner to launch dedicated eSports program CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has partnered with Kirklees College to launch an eSports course that will be held at the college’s new fit-for-purpose eSports room. The curriculum will include a coding workshop with local BAFTA-nominated game designer, Zach Cundall, and the college ultimately plans By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New partnership to keep even more sporting stories Leeds based social enterprise, Sporting Heritage and sports event company, The Events Room have joined forces with a new partnership to share legendary sporting stories and collections through a series of events and fundraising. The partnership launch will be celebrated at a special event with rugby legend, Sir Gareth Edwards By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Easy Bathrooms announces £5m move to purpose-built HQ Yorkshire-based Easy Bathrooms has announced a major deal to take on a purpose-built 330,000 sq. ft. facility at Calder Park in Wakefield, which will become its new state-of-the-art HQ and distribution centre. The site is owned, and being developed by, Tungsten Properties. Whilst retaining its current 125,000 sq. By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Firefighters cycle length of UK, raising mental health awareness A group of 14 fire and rescue service personnel are cycling the length of the UK in support of The Fire Fighters Charity – while raising awareness of the mental health challenges they and their colleagues face every day. The team, from both Suffolk and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Services, By The Editor • 2 min read
Editors Blog Do you want guaranteed promotion? It has been some time since I last blogged. To be honest, life and work have been so hectic I don't know where the time goes. Since life returned to normal (or somewhat normal) we have been busier than ever. We have always tried to promote companies where By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York engineering consultancy makes a splash A York structural engineering consultancy, which has worked with top hotels in London, has taken the plunge to move into new offices to cope with increased demand for its services. JME Consultants has seen business boom, with profits up more than fourfold in just over a year. Set up by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Clive Goldstein joins Brilliant as non-executive director Leeds-based Marketing agency, Brilliant, has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director, Clive Goldstein. The appointment comes at a key time of growth for the agency and will see Clive bring his extensive agency experience to support this transformative period within the business. Brilliant first worked with Clive at By The Editor • 1 min read